Choosing the proper paint colors

Retail Store Painting

Retail Store Painting believes a store’s painting scheme can greatly impact a customer’s decision. Many professional painters recommend you consider the “type” of store you own, before deciding on a paint color. For example, a toy store may want to use primary colors, where a bank may want to use more neutral colors. Color experts say a store’s color will set the tone and mood. For example, a children’s store with dark colors is not painted for success. Dark colors represent a more serious mood, whereas a children’s store needs more of an exciting and fun atmosphere. Below you will see the necessary steps to take before choosing a paint color for your retail store.

Identify Your Industry

Research the most commonly used colors in your industry. For example, a baby store consists of light colors. This helps to give off the appearance of a nursery, So if you own a children’s store, you may want to stick to light colors. It is very important you do not try to create a completely new look. Doing so could create some confusion between you and your customer.

Painting Colors

If your store is already open, paint one wall and ask your customers what they think. First impressions are vital to the success of a retail store. So take their advice for all it’s worth. And never be afraid to receive feedback. Also, ask yourself what you think. If the color bothers you, change it.

Identify Your Target Audience

Are you targeting teens, adults, or kids? It is important you can answer these questions, as it will greatly impact your final decision. Teens prefer to shop in a fun and energetic store, whereas older adults prefer a more relaxed atmosphere. Two totally different atmospheres require two totally different paint colors.

Demographic Data

Market Research has determined different ethnic groups respond differently to various colors. This is why professional painters fully understand your store’s demographic data. Is your main audience Asian, or is it American? Once you can answer that question, choosing a paint scheme becomes that much easier.

Compliment Your Merchandise

How does your merchandise look on the shelves? What color will best compliment the look of your store? A large amount of colors might overwhelm your customers. So it is very important your store has a unified look. On the other hand, if your merchandise has a similar color, it is important the color of your wall has more of a contrastive appearance.

The steps listed above are only a few of many that will help you choose your painting colors for your retail store. Overall, it is important to ask yourself several questions before you make a decision. Who is your target audience? What kind of products do you sale? What does my demographic data look like? Once you can answer these questions, you will be halfway to a properly painted retail store.

Rug and Home Department store painting

Exterior Department Store Painting

Department Store Painting is just one of the many services we provide to the Retail Market. On this project we removed a banner that went around the entire top sign band of the building. Retail Store Painting has several employees that not only have a great amount of experience in commercial painting but also have a background in carpentry, masonry repairs, and remodeling. So in most cases, when you hire Retail Store Painting you can cut out the stress and costs associated with hiring several different contractors to complete your project.

Pressure Washing 

The entire exterior of this building was pressure washed to remove any dirt, dust, loose paint and oxidation left behind from the sunlight and elements. Pressure Washing is an important part of a commercial painting project because no matter how good the paint job is if the paint does not properly adhere to the substate you will have a failing paint project every time.

Proper Prep work and Priming 

This painting project had several different substrates the walls were block, the signboards were metal, the window frames were aluminum, there was steel steps and railings, and there was some wood that needed to be painted. Before we started painting we scraped anything loose, we solvent wiped the window frames, and spot primed any bare areas with the proper primer for each particular substrate. Performing the proper prep work, priming bare areas, and treating rust will not only protect your warranty, it will also add years of crisp clean looking paint and a problem free project.

Exterior Department Store Painting

Now that we finished our pressure washing, proper prep work, and priming, its time to apply the paint. Retail Store Painting is partners with all the major paint suppliers in the U.S. and we have technical reps on hand that know the products inside and out. We use the highest quality materials for each individual situation. On this commercial paint project we used DTM paint on all the metal surfaces and elastomeric waterproof coating on all the masonry surfaces. Elastomeric is a breathable waterproof coating that lets moisture escape while keeping water out of the masonry.

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Hiring a commercial Painting Contractor

Hiring a Commercial Painting Company

If you have decided that it is time to hire commercial painting contractors for your commercial property, then you may be confused as to how you can find a proper commercial painter that will deliver the results that you need. Sure, there may be a lot of mystery attached you hiring professional painters, but there does not have to be. Below are a few ways that you can hire a painting company to ensure that your business is looking marvelous once again.

Speak with Other Business Owners

As you commute to and from your commercial property, you have probably noticed other commercial properties with fresh coats of paint on the exterior. Especially if the paint job looks great, ask business owners directly how pleased they are with their paint job. you can, ask them to tell you all about how satisfied they were with the process of getting the paint job as well. This will give you some insight into what you can expect if you hire the commercial painting contractors the business owner hired, and if you want to choose them or hire Retail Store Painting.

Google Search for a commercial painting company

Never underestimate the power of a simple Google search. Search for commercial painting contractors in your area, and see what results you get. You will probably find social media pages detailing who the company is and possibly pictures of their work, reviews of their work on various review websites, and you may even come across people talking about certain commercial painting companies directly in forums. If you have an afternoon to spare, you can usually deduct which commercial painters are worth pursuing and which ones seem to be more trouble than they are worth.

Social Media for a commercial painting company

You can also get some leads on commercial painting contractors by searching on social media. You can also ask your friends and followers that have dealt with commercial painters in the past on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. They will tell you everything that you need to know about whom they hired, how satisfied they were with the results, and they may even refer you to other painters that they have heard deliver quality results as well. Finding a commercial painter that is worth your while is all about digging around and asking questions in order to come up with a solution.

Phonebook for a commercial paint company

Finally, if you want to hire commercial painting contractor like Retail Store Painting right away, consider the ultimate standby: a phonebook. Many of us probably do not use our phonebooks any longer (in fact, you may not even get a phonebook to begin with), but it is still a great source for finding leads on commercial painters that you never knew existed. Find a few, give them a call, ask them to provide you with references, and contact those references to see which commercial painters are worthy of doing business with. This entire process may take a little while, but it will be worth it in the end when your commercial property looks phenomenal! Call Retail Store Painting for a free estimate.