WeatherShield Paint for Home Painting

If you are entertaining guests at home, most of the times you identify your house by the colour of the building or its exterior walls. Undoubtedly, a good exterior finishing goes a long way in casting a good impression of your house on people. So choosing the correct paint for house’s exterior is as important as selecting the right interior paint.

Many a times, we see people don’t get their exterior walls painted when they go for home repaint after 3-4 years. For such people, it is all the more necessary to select a good wall exterior in the first place. WeatherShield paint is an answer to such needs. Available in smooth or textured options, this high performance acrylic resin guarantees resistance against extreme weather conditions for up to fifteen years. Paint two coats of it on your exterior wall using a roller brush at an interval of three hours and your house will be bouncing back UV rays and the walls will be impervious to algae and mould. Ceramic bead technology in paints provides extra protection and hides hairline cracks. A stabilizing primer can be used to impart extra protection to the outer walls.

However one should be careful while applying home paints. Some paints contain lead and mercury particles and can be harmful when inhaled. So avoid skin contact and wear proper eye protection while brushing.

Painting a dream home is an exciting job but one should be aware of social responsibilities too. Don’t dispose off the left over paint in drains. Refer to the safety manual. Some localities have special procedures to release paint in the environment.

Dulux has a large variety of WeatherShield paints and you can select your favourite colours and type of paint depending upon the type of surface.

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PAINTING THE EXTERIOR DOOR OF YOUR HOUSE

Colour of the exterior door is as important as the colour of the walls of your home. Exterior of your house is the reflection of you! Lots of people use ‘Feng Shui’, the ancient science of harmonizing and balancing energies to ensure health and good fortune! Feng Shui believes that front door is the entrance of different kind of energies into your home. The colour choice affects the kind of energies that enter into your home!

According to Feng Shui, Reds, oranges, purples, pinks etc are colours that bring supportive energies in your career. They are colours that represent recognition. Element of water is represented by blues and black. These hues specifically bring in calm, ease, freshness, tranquility, abundance etc. Yellow, beige, earth and sand colours represent the Element of Earth. These shades symbolize protection and bring in stability and nourishment etc. The Element of Metal is represented by the shades of grey and white. These colours bring clarity, precision and efficiency! They signify intellect and mental genius. Shades of browns and greens symbolically represent Element of Wood. These colours will bring you health, vitality, growth and prosperity in life!

Some people choose natural tones of earthy browns, luscious greens, deep blues etc, while, some people are a little daring and they choose to paint their houses in colours of flowers growing in their front garden. Also, the direction in which your door faces is also a factor to be kept in mind as the light falling on your door can really add dramatic effect or take away the same from your entrance/door.

You need to colour your front door in a shade that increases its visual appeal. Pay attention to the colour of your exterior walls and the colour of your roof, shade, hedges etc. You can choose wall colours from Dulux collection of exterior paints. WeatherShield paint is a good option for the exterior of the house! As per the shade of your exterior paint, you can go in for a nice complementary colour for your main door/gate of your home!

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