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Color Choices for Window Boxes
Article Summary: It's critical to pick a color for your window box so that it matches and flows with your homes. This article lists four general rules to follow when selecting the right color for your window box.
Color choice for window boxes is an important part of the process to ensuring that your window box matches and complements your home. The options are unlimited and this means that homeowners can choose almost any color. It's a good idea to know a few rules to follow so that you choose a color that is consistent with the style of your home's current color scheme and so that it matches the current architecture. Whether you have any design sense or not, there are a few key rules you can follow to make a good choice so that you highlight and complement the right parts of your home.
1. To match the trim around the window
2. To match the color of the exterior shutters around the window
3. To match the color of your siding or wood shingles
4. A complimentary color if shutters are not already on the window
You rarely want to bring in a third color if you already have shutters and trim around the window of two different colors. This can make the window seem too busy and cause colors to clash on the house. It's a good idea to choose a window box color that matches your architectural style and personality as well. Bright colors will attract people's attention to the window box, but may also make the window box stand out more than the flowers or plants in them. Painting the window box neutral colors shifts the focus elsewhere so that the window box functions as an accent. They can also showcase plants and flowers better.
PVC window boxes are great for holding paint and the paint will not fade or peel. They're an upgrade over wood which has maintenance issues and vinyl which cannot be painted and have a shiny appearance to them. For PVC window boxes, if you decide to paint them, it is recommended that you use an exterior latex paint. Semi-gloss is better for minimizing sun absorption and Sherwin Williams even makes a vinyl safe paint that works well with PVC to do more of the same. Just remember to leave the inside of any window box unpainted no matter what material it's made from. You never want paint to be in direct contact with soil and water. Paint in direct contact with water, soil, and roots, will kill existing plants and prevent future growth.
Painting window boxes is a great way to make a window box truly feel like it connects with a home. Choosing the right color is critical to having your home flow and look natural. Let your creativity shine and personality come out and remember that the choice of color you pick will draw attention to either the house, the window, the window box, or the plants themselves.
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About the Author:
Matthew Buquoi
Matthew Buquoi is the president of Flower Window Boxes, an Atlanta-based window box manufacturing company that specializes in custom PVC window boxes and flower boxes.
