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Our color consultations eliminate uncertainty about selecting the best colors for your project. With step-by-step assistance, you will move easily and confidently to the realization of your completed vision.

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1. Select several good photos of your house

2. Collect your information:

a. Your Name:
b. Street address:
c. City, State and Zip Code:
d. Phone Numbers:
e. Time Zone:
f. E-mail address:
g. When is the painting scheduled to start?

3. Fill in the Order Form
Click here, to download the order form in .doc format. Type in your answers and Save.
(Privacy Policy: We never share your information with a third party)

4. Mail your photos:

a. by Email
If your photos add up to less than 5.5 MB, then click here for Email, type COLOR ORDER in your Subject field, and attach your order form with the photographs.

b. by Gmail (photos only !)
If your photos are very large and add up to more than 5.5MB click here to use special Gmail. Type COLOR ORDER in your Subject field, and attach your photographs. However send the order form and all your correspondance to our regular Emaill address.

c. by Surface mail
Mail your order form with your photographic prints to:
ART FIRST, P.O. Box 14644, Portland, OR 97293. Either including a check made out to ART FIRST or pay by PayPal.

5. Pay by PayPal Whichever way you choose to mail your order you can pay with a credit card using PayPal. Select Your Option Residential Exterior $500.00 Residential Exterior, Rush $625.00 Local Residential Exterior $400.00 Residential Interior, 1 room $180.00 Residential Interior, 2 rooms $220.00 Residential Interior, 3 rooms $260.00 Additional Hour $160.00 Additional Half Hour $80.00 Additional Room $40.00 Note you do not have to open an account with Pay Pal, direct payments by any major credit card are also saccepted by Pay Pal. Commercial clients please contact us directly for estimates, at 503 287 4354 or artfirstcolors@spiritone.com

Note: Rates differ for on-site visits

Local Residential Exterior colors: $400 (up to a total of five final paint colors). For more than five colors, or “Painted Ladies”, please contact us for rates.

Local projects include our telephone intake interview, pre-selection of colors, one on-site visit where we explore numerous color possibilities, selection of the final colors, placement on your home, and the written final color specifications showing the placement of colors and products. For complex projects requiring additional time, please contact me to discuss.

Local Residential Interior colors: $160 per hour. We can usually complete the colors for three to five rooms in one hour (wall, ceiling and trim colors).

Exterior projects at a distance include:

A. Telephone intake interview, when I get to know all about your project, preferences, and goals.

B. I make several selections for the body color, using a national paint brand easily available to you. You view these selections and tell me which one you like the best.

C. I provide trim colors for windows, etc., and accent colors for shutters, porches, and other areas, to complement the body color of your choice, up to a total of five final colors. (For additional colors, such as for “Painted Ladies”, please contact me to discuss the project).

D. You receive two copies of the final color specifications (one for the painter), with placement of colors and products.

E. And, a detailed color placement chart showing the color numbers marked on an enlarged elevation photo of the building.

Every project includes Email and phone conversations to answer any and all of your project-related questions. 503 287 4354 and artfirstcolors@spiritone.com

Interior projects at a distance include:

A. Telephone intake interview, when I get to know all about your project, preferences, and goals.

B. For each room, I provide two selections for the wall color, using a national paint brand easily available to you. You view these selections and tell me which color you prefer, and we can also adjust the color at this point.

C. I select trim and ceiling colors for each room to complement the chosen wall color (a total of three coordinating colors).

D. You receive two copies of the final color specifications (one for the painter), showing the placement of colors and products.

Every project includes Email and phone conversations to answer any and all of your project-related questions. 503 287 4354 and artfirstcolors@spiritone.com

One client at a distance writes:
"I just wanted to say that it was great working with you and that I have been singing your praises to anybody who will listen! I am so happy with the prospect of how the house will look with your knowledge and help. The paint placement on the house will give a new feeling to it and I think the community will have a nice “new” old house to be proud of, as will I. Many thanks, Ed."

"I enjoyed our phone visit and like the colors you've picked for me. I'll let you know when I get them on the walls. Don't you want to move to Massachusetts? Debby and I can give you lots of business!"

"Thanks for all your help: getting us going on our project, helping us avoid marital conflict and for being a nice person to work with ..

"Mary, we absolutely adore the smashing colors you chose! As soon as we get settled, I'd love to work with you again to complete our home's look."

A client in Pennsylvania writes "I've been eager to send you a photo of the finished product. It looks FABULOUS! the talk of the neighborhood, and in my opinion, the best looking in the neighborhood now. Once we settle down I look forward to talking with you about our interior colors..."