What colors would go with reddish brown roof?
mommyshanti
6 years ago
Roof was new when we purchased home so no need to change it but really want to get rid of the brown stain and it needs a new coat anyway. Could I get away with a dark blue? Shades of green? White trim? I really wanted dark grey but the roof is killing my options.
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Annette Holbrook(z7a)
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI love a brown roof on a grey house! I think the trick is for the grey to have brown (warm) undertones as opposed to blue (cold) undertones. I'm about to repaint our cabin and the body will be a dark grey with seal brown trim.
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6 years agoYour house has design interest, and so, would a variation of brown be so bad? or a very natural grey-green? Would you say this house is blah - maybe - but it has design, and has landscaping...maybe your property idk, could use features of brick... or a round tree bench, etc...more so?
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6 years agoYou can pick a grey that runs in the brown family. So you will have that grey effect without going too blue and contrasting. As you can see from the swatch brown and red go well with this color of grey!
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6 years ago
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