The growing trend of homeowners staying in their
existing houses longer due to economic challenges has had a colorful
effect on homes. People are taking the opportunity to personalize their
homes more with colorful exterior accents and they're not stopping with
just a splash of paint.
According to national color expert Kate Smith,
homeowners are taking steps to express their personalities by adding
color to everything from their roofs to their entry doors to their
window frames.
"Today's homeowners are looking beyond variations
of whites and beiges to set off the key accent points of their homes,
such as louvers, trim and window frames," says Smith, president of
Sensational Colors. "With the realization that they're going to be
staying in their current houses longer comes the commitment by people to
truly personalize their homes. This has resulted in eye-catching
neighborhoods.
"As homeowners replace major components of their
homes they place greater value on finding products with a long life
span, lower maintenance and style. They are seeking out both a
noticeable change and an improvement from existing products on the home.
The ability to add a creative element, personal touch or signature
color tends to 'bond' homeowners even more closely with their living
spaces."
According to Smith, one of the hottest trends for
exterior enhancements is to select vinyl windows with exterior color
frames that complement the overall look of the home. She cites the
Decorum by Simonton product line as one that offers everything consumers
are looking for -- color, energy efficiency, style and low maintenance.
"With their minds on sustainability and their eye
on good design, many homeowners are investing in color as a way to
express themselves and reinvent their current homes," says Smith.
"Simonton offers exterior window frame colors of brick red, pine green,
bronze, driftwood and chocolate that perfectly match up with the earthy
colors homeowners gravitate to for their home exteriors. These same
colors can be drawn out further on trim elements of the home along with
being component colors of the roof and entry door."
Along with offering colorful exteriors on their
replacement window frame exteriors, Simonton also offers the same colors
on new construction windows so homeowners can build with color
confidence right from the start.
"A window is like a two-sided canvas," says
Smith. "The colors on the frame exteriors enhance the home's overall
appearance from the street. And then when you get inside and select
stylish woodgrain frame interiors and premium hardware finishes, you're
adding beauty to the room settings. That's a 'win-win' experience for
any homeowner."
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