Color & Prep
Choose colors that complement your exterior surface
The right exterior color depends on what you’re painting — wood, brick, trim, doors, decks, and concrete all have different prep and finish requirements.
Our surface-specific guides cover color selection, prep steps, and application tips to get a finish that lasts.
Surface-by-Surface Guides
Browse by Exterior Surface
Tap any surface for color ideas, prep tips, and painting steps
Exterior trim colors & guide
Choose trim colors that complement your siding, with full prep and painting steps.
Read guide →Exterior door colors & guide
Bold or classic — picking a front door color plus full painting prep.
Read guide →Exterior wood siding colors
Best colors for wood siding, shingles, and clapboard with prep advice.
Read guide →Exterior brick colors & guide
Popular brick paint colors and everything to know before painting brick.
Read guide →Exterior deck colors & guide
Deck stain and paint colors that hold up against weather and foot traffic.
Read guide →Exterior concrete colors & guide
Color options and masonry prep for driveways, steps, and concrete walls.
Read guide →Paintbrush Guard: a painter’s solution
Studies confirm that rinsing paint creates microplastics that enter the drainage system. Paintbrush Guard eliminates brush rinsing entirely — no water waste, no chemical discharge, no microplastics down the drain.
🌊 Paint is estimated to account for up to 1.9 million tonnes of oceanic microplastics annually. Every sealed brush helps.
