When it comes to painting your home, our team of experts can help guide you through the process of choosing the perfect paint for your indoor and outdoor space. We have a wide range of paints on offer for outside and inside your home. Our Letterkenny and Ballybofey stores stock all the leading brands including Fleetwood.
Choosing Your Indoor Paint
Choosing interior paint can be quite overwhelming as it plays such an important part in both the look and feel of your home. There are plenty of elements to think about when choosing interior colours such as the effect different colours can have. Warm colours tend to be more vibrant and work well in dining rooms and living rooms where you might be entertaining guests, while cooler colours create a relaxed mood and bring calmness to a space.
Fleetwood ‘Origami White’ creates an airy feel in your open spaces.
Colours will also enhance the feeling of a space or make it smaller, and this is probably one of the most important factors to consider. Light colours tend to feel more spacious and airier than darker tones, while warm colours have the potential to make a small space feel even smaller and slightly claustrophobic.
‘Betsy 1920 Deep’ from Fleetwood helps you achieve a warm, cosy feel in your home.
We also encourage you to really think about the aspect of the room. Is it south-facing or north-facing? This has a huge impact on the feel of the space; south-facing rooms tend to be light filled and can lend themselves to virtually any colour choices you prefer. On the other hand, north facing rooms have a cooler and slightly gloomier feel to them. To combat this, Foy and Company experts recommend using warmer yellow tones like ‘Jet Stream’ or ‘Candle White’, or to embrace the darker environment and its warm look and feel, use shades such as ‘Betsy 1920 Deep’ from the Fleetwood Vogue collection.
‘Bofin Fern’ from Fleetwood used in the kitchen.
As the world continues to become more digital, your home should serve as a retreat, which is why deep, calming shades of green are popular. One colour to consider is ‘Bofin Fern’ from Fleetwood.
Choosing Your Outdoor Paint
Choosing colours for the exterior of your home can be difficult as there are various elements to consider, such as the dominant features of the exterior (stone, brick, fencing, etc.), the architectural style of your home and the buildings and colours around you. You want to choose colours that set your house apart but don’t clash with nearby buildings.
A combination of Fleetwood’s Slate Grey and Brilliant White will make windows and doors look bigger.
Dark colours are used for dramatic effect while light colours can make a space look bigger. For example, if your house is small with white window frames, paint the reveals and windowsills white to expand their size. Our colour experts recommend using Fleetwood’s ‘Slate Grey’ along with ‘Brilliant White’ to achieve this effect.
Colours that always work well on your exteriors are off-white and beige, shades of blues and greens, and lighter shades of grey. Light grey adds a modern feel and is neutral enough to be paired with a range of colours and styles, while off-white is warm and inviting and pairs very well with wood accents. When used as accent colours, pale blue or green will add a whimsical touch to your exterior.
Visit www.foys.ie to book a colour consultation with one of our colour experts today.