{"id":1975,"date":"2023-08-17T17:31:18","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/?p=1975"},"modified":"2024-05-01T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T13:57:09","slug":"apartment-paint-color-upgrades-at-your-commercial-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/apartment-paint-color-upgrades-at-your-commercial-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits of Apartment Paint Color Upgrades At Your Commercial Property"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Signing new tenants and keeping old ones is not easy if your apartments need a fresh coat of paint. People see faded, peeling paint as a sign of a bigger problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They interpret it as an indication that you skimp on routine upkeep. On the other hand, new paint shows your dedication to good building maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But a professional paint job<\/a> can do even more for your business. This article discusses a few ways an upgrade to your apartment paint color can influence current tenants and prospective renters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Paint Color to Update Apartments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Does your paint reflect a trend that has gone out of style? No one wants to live in a building that’s unfashionable. They will simply choose the new building down the street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out-of-date painting schemes also make it difficult for new tenants to integrate their furniture with the apartment. For example, are your apartment walls gray?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many years in the 2010s and early 2020s, gray dominated interior design<\/a>. However, designers and influencers have moved on. Today’s tenants are less likely to have furniture that goes well with gray walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your apartment building seems stuck in the past, you could lose business. Instead, people prefer painting schemes that indicate the landlord is up-to-date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Paint Color to Signal a Change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Is the apartment building under new management? Are you targeting a new demographic group?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing signals a change like new paint. A fresh coat of paint lets everyone know that the past is over. The new paint associates your property with the new direction you’re taking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Painting commercial property is especially important if your advertising campaign changes. If you’re switching from younger tenants to mature ones, you’re going to need a paint job that makes that clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Younger people generally lean toward strong, saturated, uncomplicated colors. Mature residents typically appreciate depth, subtlety, and nuance in their interior paint colors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Paint Color to Establish an Atmosphere<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

How will tenants use the space? What mood do you want the space to create?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, suppose your apartment complex has a communal gathering spot. Consider how the space is designated. Is it for hosting table tennis tournaments, playing video games, holding tenant meetings, creating arts and crafts, or simply lounging?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A room hosting an energetic table tennis match could benefit from dynamic paint. Colors on the warm side of the spectrum like red and yellow might work well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If it’s for lounging, you’ll want to select relaxing paint colors<\/a>. These tend to be cool colors such as blue and green. That’s why these colors predominate near swimming pools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Paint Color to Enlarge Apartments<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The right paint can create space or reduce space. Of course, paint can’t literally alter the dimensions of a rental unit, but it can evoke the proper feeling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raise the Ceiling and Push Back the Walls<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Let’s consider height. Not every apartment building is fortunate enough to offer 12-foot ceilings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But by painting an apartment ceiling a light color, you can make the ceiling recede. The result is the ceiling appears higher than it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bright colors can also seem to push the walls back, giving the illusion of a larger room. White is the go-to color to make small units appear roomier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it doesn’t have to be super bright hospital-white. More subtle off-whites also work. Pure white can make a home feel more like a museum or other public space. Meanwhile, a lower-wattage white can possess an undertone of a second color that creates a sense of coziness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another choice that works well with small spaces is light blue. It fools the mind by mimicking the sky. We associate the color with something in the far distance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brighten Up With a Glossy Finish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The sheen of the paint can also help your illusion. The glossier the sheen, the more light the paint will reflect, giving the room a sense of openness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, paint with a high sheen shows imperfections more clearly than matte paint. So, your woodwork, sheetrock, and other surfaces must be flawless to make the most of the sheen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matte paint won’t be as useful in reflecting light. But it has the advantage of being much easier to maintain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You might reserve the high gloss paint for areas with less foot traffic. The matte paint might be your primary choice for most of your building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Tints, Tones, and Shades of Paint Colors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

People often use the terms tints, tones, and shades interchangeably, but they mean different things. Tint, tone, and shade each reflect a move away from a pure hue, but in varying ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s begin with a basic blue. If you add white to the blue paint, you get a tint. If you add gray, you create a new tone. If you add black, you have a different shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Think of it this way: tint adds lightness, tone adds richness, and shade adds darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tint can give the feeling of airiness. At a certain point, its softness could even evoke a feeling of femininity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A tone can be noncommittal. It usually reads as neither feminine nor masculine, neither frivolous nor somber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your complex needs a more middle-of-the-road appearance, a tone might be your choice. It lends an air of adult seriousness without being overly formal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shades generally suggest sophistication. It can conjure thoughts of comfort, wealth, and maturity. If your apartment building caters mainly to high-income clientele, you might want to consider using a shade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A color’s ability to change comes in handy. If you need to maintain a thematic color, you can use various tints, tones, and shades to keep the scheme from becoming monotonous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get Professional Help With Your Apartment Paint Color<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If your building needs an upgrade, consider fresh paint. The right apartment paint color can create an entirely new image for your business and entice more customers to your rental units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don’t stress over the thought of choosing the right interior paint. We’ll help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have over 30 years of experience painting commercial properties. We’ll use our expertise to breathe new life into your apartment complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get started today by contacting Custom Coatings to schedule your free estimate<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":1976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"industry":[33],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1978,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975\/revisions\/1978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1975"},{"taxonomy":"industry","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.customcoatingsinc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/industry?post=1975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}