Looks good Sal... I really like the arch they put over the front door was a nice touch as well as the combinations of materials... all works together well.

Thanks Charles we are very happy with how it has turned out.

I would love to see some inside pics as well once you get your cabinets and countertops installed.

We are building this spring and I am thinking of doing pearl gray. When I look at the James Hardie sample it looks like it has a pink hue? But when I look at all your pictures on here I don't see that. Can anyone clarify this for me?

Lonirae I dont see any pink at all. I took a pic where the sun was setting on the side of the house which obviously does make the siding look different. If you dont see pink in that one then there isn't any. The sun hasnt really been out by me recently but when it is I will grab a couple more shots that are not gloomy or when sun is setting.

Great! I would really appreciate that!

I'm considering black shingles with white windows and trim and then doing pearl gray in my peaks and Aged Pewter on the bottom half of our house. I have a window in each of my two my peaks and I am thinking of putting black shutters on them.

Sal - I love your selections! We are considering Pearl Gray for a home we are building as well, and haven't yet found a stone we like. I know you said they dyed the brick in the field, but is your stone a custom color as well?

Thanks Kara. We couldn't find an engineered brick we liked so we were going to have them possibly dye those when it's all done but decent chance we leave it as is since it's growing on us. We love the stone especially with the black shutters and windows. The stone we used is Fond-du-lac Country Squire White. Here is a link to the website http://www.buechelstone.com/shoppingcart/products/Fond-du-Lac-Country-Squire.html

Thank you so much Sal! You are right, i don't see pink, it's a very nice light gray! This makes me happy. I am pretty sure I am going to do the pearl gray.

We are really struggling between Pearl Gray or Gray Slate for the lap siding. Would like to do Iron Gray for the peaks in the shake siding. Love the looks of pearl gray, but wonder if it's going to be too light. Not sure which would go best with the iron gray.

Really depends how much of a contrast you are looking for from the peaks. Want more you go with Pearl, less you go with the Slate. You can really go wrong as you can see from the pics in this thread all the hardies grays look good with the white trim and some sort of black (roof, shutters, windows, etc).

Yes, we are doing white trim and a black roof. I just wanted to make sure Pearl even went with the Iron?

I think it will go and make a nice contrast since the pearl is lighter.

Thanks! Last question - cedar or smooth finish?

This has been an interesting conversation - we decided on Slate Gray over Pearl Gray. Reason being that our roof is a neutral brown/gray (Weathered Wood) with blue and yellow flecks. I like how it changes when viewed from different angles and in different light, sometimes looking greenish, other times bluish, or a clean, neutral off-white in full sun. Pearl Gray is also nice but when compared against the other lightest colours in the hardie collection, it has a purplish/pinkish cast. It would be very nice with stone or brick with pink or blue undertones. I would avoid using it near anything with yellow or green undertones.

I was concerned that the pearl gray would read brown in certain light but all the pictures online look like a nice bright gray and I don't see it as brown. The sample we got looked grayish-brown but maybe that's because I'm comparing it to the light mist. I really want a nice crisp gray color. The light mist looks like it would be too light and not pop well against the artic white. Any insights? Our house has a farm house look to it and will be all board and batten across the entire front of the house. We also thought about going all white with an antique brick skirt and just letting the architectural features speak for themselves.

Here are a couple of pics of our board and batten home painted Light Mist. No pics of the complete front yet because it's unfinished waiting on porch ceiling completion. The trim color is a color match to Marvin Windows 'Stone White' factory finish.

Love the board and batten and they did a really nice job on yours with the trim piece across the middle. I was planning to do that also but the builder discouraged me. Love the stone white trim color also!

Charles Potts - my architect discouraged me on the horizontal trim piece also. I looked at a ton of pics online with and without it, and it became very clear to me that the "seam" would bother me. So I overruled him and I'm so glad I did.

Really looks awesome... I feel a little disappointed that I didn't do it after seeing yours although I saved $5K.

Well I wouldn't be disappointed by saving 5k! I'm sure yours will look fantastic!

Charles is your home finished? Got some pics? We just moved in yesterday.

I'm just getting around to posting because I moved in a couple months ago and have been busy getting settled. I snapped a few quick pics this weekend. Again for those interested, the siding is Slate Gray and the stone is Bucks County.

Looks fantastic Charles!

love the pearl gray and black windows sal. just super pretty. we have black windows as well and was looking into pearl gray and after looking at your pics will definitely go with pearl gray.

thank you meems24! I guarantee you will love it, we get so many compliments on the color scheme!

I must have missed the email from houzz when you replied with your house pics charles but it looks amazing!

Sal, Thanks for the compliment. I've been living in the new house for ~10 months and I still love the color scheme.

Hello Sal, your house is beautiful. What color garage doors and front door did you do? My wife and I are building in Wisconsin and love the pearl gray with the black windows. Thanks! Jim

Awesome Sal. I appreciate it. Looks really tight!

Hey Sal... I would love to see more pics of your completed home both inside and outside if you don't mind.

I'm thinking of pearl gray and slate gray in the gables .. with white trim. Has anyone done those combos? I was Also going to have stone ...

I'm enjoying this post! Hope to see more of Sal and Charles homes!

I have really enjoyed looking at all your pictures. My husband and I just started our new home this week. I have picked pearl gray for our siding, white trim and SW iron ore for the shutters.

Can't wait to see it Natalie! I know a handful of you in this thread had decided on some of the James Hardie greys, I would love to see some pics to see how they turned out!

Adding to this thread...we are considering Pearl Gray or Aged Pewter as well. We will also have black sashes and mullions on our windows and stonework. The stone reads warmer tone, so it will be interesting to see which one we like best when we see it in person this week.

We are building a house with Pearl Grey. We are deciding on roof color now and we are torn between certainteed colors: Driftwood, weathered wood, cobble stone grey amd granite grey. If anyone has pics or thoughtscan you please send!

Bernadette, the pics I posted above show a driftwood roof... it's a combination of brown and gray.

love that wood ceiling!! looks great with the gray and white trim

This is an older thread but we are building a home with the Pearl Gray siding and would love to see if anyone has pics! also, do you love that color still?

@dcw0405, same… (even older thread now!). Our windows and doors are sierra pacific black sable, which have a navy cast to them. I was looking at the new magnolia collection stone beach but was told the magnolia colors cost 30% more! Would love to see pics of pearl gray lap siding with dark windows.