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\u200cTiny house exterior colours<\/b> – Choosing what colour to paint\u00a0<\/span>your<\/span> Tiny House can be quite a chore if you aren’t colour conscious and don’t know where to begin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fear not, we got you. We promise our sense of design<\/a> and Architectural aesthetics won’t leave you wanting more.<\/p>\n

Sometime last year, I had the opportunity to work at a paint company<\/a>. Although they were more into special effects paint, I learnt a lot about painting a house. Not only are there processes to follow before the paint is applied but also the thought process behind choosing a particular colour scheme counts greatly.<\/p>\n

This makes me uniquely qualified to advise you on \u200cTiny house exterior colours you should or should not use.<\/p>\n

This being said, choosing what exterior colours to paint your Tiny House is not as simple as saying “I’ll use a white colour” or “I’ll use a deep colour”.<\/p>\n

Yes, while there can be a major, dominant colour, it has to be a part of a larger colour scheme that makes up the palette for your house. Lang\u2019s Painting<\/a> adds that this colour scheme cannot be haphazardly selected. They must be complementary to one another. (E.g – You can’t have Blue and Brown in the same colour scheme…that’s a catastrophe!).<\/p>\n

Before you choose \u200cTiny House exterior colours…<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Before you decide on what colours to paint your Tiny Home, here are a few things to have at the back of your mind:<\/p>\n

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  1. Understand colour mood<\/li>\n
  2. What you should know about dark colours<\/li>\n
  3. Visualize your palette<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    #1. Understand colour mood<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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    Believe it or not, there’s a psychology to colour. Different colours have been proven to affect the way humans feel.<\/p>\n

    On a colour spectrum wheel, there are what is regarded as “Cool colours” and “Warm colours” (you probably learnt this in Elementary School Art class).<\/p>\n

    Colours in the red area (Red, Yellow, Orange) evoke a feeling of warmth, anger and hostility while colours in the blue area (Blue, Green, Purple) can conjure up feelings of calmness, sadness or indifference.<\/p>\n

    In essence, while thinking about what to paint your Tiny House exterior surface, think about what emotions you would be evoking for yourself and any other person living in or visiting your Tiny Home.<\/p>\n

    #2. What you should know about dark colours<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Colour mood aside, according to Gardenista<\/a>, opting for a dark colour for your exterior is a bad idea. This is because darker paint blisters and peels off at a much faster pace than lighter colours.<\/p>\n

    Why? They absorb more rays from the Sun which causes them to get heated up and cool down over and over again (thus making them expand and contract repeated).<\/p>\n

    So don’t even think of using a dark colour for your Tiny Home exterior walls.<\/p>\n

    #3. Visualize your palette<\/strong><\/h3>\n

    Not just in your mind. But visualize the combination of colours you plan to use on a part of the exterior wall.<\/p>\n

    Create a sort of visual sample of each colour in your chosen colour scheme so you can see if really, they work together.<\/p>\n

    This also helps if you’re not the only one making this decision and a partner or spouse needs to see the colour scheme. They can’t read your mind, can they?<\/p>\n

    \u200cTiny House exterior colours: How to choose<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    When choosing a colour scheme for your Tiny home, there are 3 elements to take note of your field colour, your accent colour and your trim colour. Let me explain each:<\/p>\n