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Color selection should be respectful of its surroundings. Subdued colors work best as a base overall color. Brighter colors work best as focal points.

Color should enhance the visual appeal of a building. It can affect the proportions and mood of a building greatly.

Often the quickest way to a decision is to build a rough cardboard model of the building. Details are not necessary. General masses and amounts of paint should be proportionate. Windows should be represented as black volumes and can be cut out of black paper placed over the painted cardboard building front. Buying a pint or quart of test paint and trying it on the building is a next step.

It is well to remember that small sample chips look darker than when covering a wall.