Midcentury home, help us modernize it! New siding color and roof
We are adding Hardie V-Groove horizontal siding to our home and need help picking a color! We have a 1940 cinderblock home with a 1952 glass foyer/living room addition by midcentury architect, Charles Goodman. See photo. We would appreciate help with a color choice, whether we could potentially add a wood accent and general tips to modernize and streamline the look of this home! We are covering the cinderblock and old T1-11 siding on a back addition.
We are drawn to dusky/smoky blues, charcoals or modern gray/greens. We likely need to keep the trim white as we aren't installing new windows, but we could potentially paint them. We don't want to keep a high contrast look of super dark siding and white trim, so if we went that route, what color should we paint the trim/windows? Same as the siding? We are also getting a new shingled roof, most likely in a charcoal color. We live in a humid Virginia climate with very green lush landscaping. Our hardscapes are gray concrete front walkway and bluestone patios. The front door is practially hidden from the street. Thanks for any ideas!
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mcarroll16
15 days agolast modified: 15 days agoRelated Discussions
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tracefloyd
15 days agolast modified: 15 days agoI love the blue.
For a similar look consider Benjamin Moore 'Wales Gray'. They describe it as a traditional blue with gray undertones.
As for the roof, not too dark a charcoal, and a uniform shingle color.
https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/1585/wales-gray
Here is the darker version called 'Silver Mink' It won't wash out in the sun.
https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/1586/silver-mink
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
15 days agolast modified: 15 days agoI love your home. Not sure why you think adding siding on top of concrete block/stucco is money worth spending. Maybe a skim coat over the block to smooth it?? Here's a ranch house with siding, and I'm not sure you should downgrade your home with siding.
I like this color on stucco below. It could look great on your home.
Looks as though the roof could use some attention. Your home would look great with an upgraded metal roof.
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15 days agolast modified: 15 days agoI would go with gray/charcoal/black roof , off-white/white siding and gray window trim.
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