Exterior Paint advice- Rustic mountain cabin
We are in the process of purchasing this home. The exterior is wood siding and it will need to be painted. It is currently a drab color with monotone palette and I would love to maybe see a red or a gray/blue with red door?
Any advice on how to spruce this up? The interior has a gorgeous 2 story stone fireplace with knotty pine ceiling and dark wood stained beams, hardwood floors in main living areas. The entry is slate tile.
Here are a couple color palettes I was considering
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Olychick
6 years agoCute place! I recently drove somewhere and saw a similar small house painted the most gorgeous shade of red that about knocked my socks off. Never would I have thought it could look so good. I wish now I remembered where I was and that I could get a picture of it. That said, it was in a bit of a rural farm setting and I wonder if red would be as at home in a mountain cabin setting?
Both pics that you posted look good, but I always love woodsy colors in woodsy settings. Would greens be too tame for you? Or some blues are pretty, too.
I'm not crazy about the white trim on this, but the green is nice, I think - might look great with a red door, too.
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Comments (27)Here is a home with a mix of white and wood trim - I would leave the beautiful trim wood, but if there are rooms with cheaper wood trim, those could go white. https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/Pacific-Grove-CA/fsba,fsbo,fore,cmsn_lt/pf,mmm_pt/house_type/19323966_zpid/33300_rid/globalrelevanceex_sort/36.65933,-121.861554,36.568252,-121.980858_rect/12_zm/? If you have solid wood doors, don't paint them, though do what you like to hollow core or MDF doors. Wood with white trim is a pretty combo: Painted wood panel doors can be a pain to upkeep - the painted door show more scratches and the wood moves with changes in temp and humidity causing hairline cracks at the joints. Wood paneled doors are classic - less susceptible to changes in paint / style trends I have a similar kitchen which I did in a vintage style without painting the cabinets. I used the Kohler Whitehaven "short apron" style farm sink which can be installed on a standard sink base cabinet: https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784356 https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~93784291 If you don't want to do a farm sink, but give the feel of one, curtain the sink base. This is my basement kitchenette which I put together with some of my original kitchen cabinets (refinished) and my old cast iron sink. https://www.houzz.com/photos/my-pics-work-in-progress-phvw-vp~65270573 Some inexpensive ideas for decor are vintage china plates (I spent less then a few dollars on many of mine), botanical art, floral art and vintage finds....See MoreMountain Cabin needs updating, help with choosing paint please!
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kooopons
6 years agoThank you! I hope to have a lot of red accents inside so I was wanting to do some red on the outside. There is another home in the area that is red and it's really well done. A lot of the homes in this community are cedar sided and live edge wood siding. A mix of very rustic to typical mountain style homes.
Oly- I love that first photo- I have it pinned in my mountain house folder. Not sure I want to go green- although I also saved this combo which I think it pretty. I could see a green/gray perhaps. I think this is balanced from the brown and I don't want to end up looking like Christmas on the outside.
I think I want to keep the shutters as they seem to add a little something, but perhaps chunkier trim would work too. I need a Photoshop expert ;)
Here are a few of the inside and the gorgeous fireplace. These are from the listing- not my furnishings.
Stairs wrap around fireplace
Some of my thoughts for the inside- I actually own those two wine posters that I was using as color inspiration. They are perfect because it's a mountain home in a ski community and on a lake!
kooopons
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6 years agoI would lose the shutters. I think a dark red can be nice, not a barn red. but I really love brown houses in the woods too.
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6 years agoI just can't get over it. It seems like the tardis for sure! You didn't mention where it is, I do think that can matter. California vs Maine Vs NY, etc. I love the idea of the Adirondack look....
I also love this green one!
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