Exterior Color Consultation:

People are becoming choosier and more adventuresome about exterior paint color combinations. Your house can reflect a sense of style. It doesn't have to look like every other Colonial or Ranch on the block. Give your home a new identity with an appropriate and well-chosen exterior paint color scheme. Paint color is the single most effective way to change the personality of your house and transform it to its best advantage. People who have never noticed your house before will take notice. Your home's value will increase and it will improve the overall appearance of your neighborhood. Give your house the same amount of style on the outside as it has on the inside with well-chosen exterior house paint colors.

Whether you are a developer, builder, architect, property manager or homeowner, you will benefit from carefully selected exterior colors.

Selecting exterior architectural colors can be a terrifying decision of a most public nature, because once the choice is made, everyone who passes by sees it. One of the difficulties in choosing exterior paint colors is that color "grows" and gets more intense as the size of the house increases. An exterior paint color consultation is designed to alleviate the anxiety and reduce the risk of selecting paint colors and determining paint color placement. With Bonnie Krims knowledge, research, color placement planning, expertise and strong sense of color, you are assured excellent results for your home, office or commercial building.

For more on exteriors, read Exterior Color Renaissance, in the Summer 2005 issue of my newsletter, Perfect Palette Update.

Process

Exterior Paint Color Consultations
By U.S. Mail or E-mail (faster)

1) You take photographs of your house (Photo Instructions). Fill out the short Client Profile Form, which tells me a bit about your home and your objectives. You may describe your color preferences or indicate them using paint chips. Include any samples that you feel will give me a better idea of your style and tastes (i.e., magazine pictures, photographs of other homes).

2) Send in your info:

• By mail, print and send the Client Profile Form, enclose your house photos,and a check.
• Or to send electronically, fill in the Client Profile Form and click "Submit" at the bottom to send, and then e-mail me your photos, and use PayPal to submit a payment (Consultation Fees). Please send me e-mail to let me know if anything is coming by mail.

3) I will e-mail you with confirmation of receipt when your package arrives. I will familiarize myself with your homes' particular architectural features and read through your objectives, such as color preferences, from the Client Profile Form to determine the best color options for you, starting with the house body color. I will call you to discuss any questions or concerns. Personalized paint color schemes will then be created for you to consider.

4) A set of 7-10 color schemes will be sent back to you with accompanying paint color chips and color numbers from readily available national paint manufacturers. Each option consists of a harmonious set of colors for the house body, trim and accents, such as doors, shutters and porches. These colors work together to enhance the architecture. Every color scheme offers a little something different, but is equally as viable. And, each of the options meets your stated personal criteria.

The advantage of having 7-10 complete schemes up front, is that little, if any, "tweaking" is necessary. And, having compared the 7-10 schemes, you will know that you have made an informed choice.

Placement maps and instructions for testing your paint colors are included. Color placement is indicated on reproductions of your photos or "painted" onto your architectural elevations. These "placement maps" indicate where each color goes (house body, trim, doors, window sashes, porch, etc.) and give you a clearer idea how your house will look. It is also a helpful tool to provide to your painter.

5) After you receive and review your package, we schedule a phone call to discuss your project. This must occur within four weeks receipt of your package while your project is fresh in my mind. Once the phone consultation has concluded, any additional work will be on a fee for service basis. Questions that come up during the selection process may be addressed by phone and/or e-mail.

I also offer assistance selecting color for your roof, stone and brick elements as well as outbuildings, (such as the garage) at no extra cost.

EXTERIOR CONSULTATION FEES

Bonnie is the author of the best-selling The Perfectly Painted House (Rockport Publishers, 2002), which is a unique guidebook for selecting and combining exterior paint colors. She has designed exterior color combinations for most every architectural style of home in the U.S. These include Colonial, Cape, Dutch Colonial, Georgian, Classic Revival, Greek revival, Victorian, Colonial revival, Tudor, Mission, Bungalow, Craftsman, Ranch, and Contemporary. Many of these homes are historic, but color palettes are not necessarily limited to what was appropriate to the period (unless requested). Bonnie creates color schemes for small, modest homes, and for large homes, such as a recent commission on a California Contemporary located in Los Angeles, designed by noted architect, Richard Landry.

Bonnie has an extensive knowledge of color theory and has spent years studying the fine art of painting. Over the course of many years she has photographed, collected and created a portfolio of houses of every style and color. She continues to photograph houses to add to this collection and for color inspiration. In addition, Bonnie has a large resource library filled with books on architecture and color.

Every job is treated individually and personally. Bonnie designs your paint color scheme and communicates directly with you throughout the process. Colors reflect the needs and tastes of the client. Bonnie does not have assistants, or use stock color schemes. Paint colors work within the surrounding landscape and within the context of neighboring houses or buildings.

Payment Methods

By Check:

By Credit Card/Pay Pal:

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Amount:	Standard (Credit Card):	$1235
	Rush (Credit Card):	$ 1338
	Full Service (Credit Card):	$ 1750

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