What color should we paint the exterior of our home?
My husband and I just bought this house to fix up (we will live in it within 2-3 months). The outside needs a good coat of paint or two! We don’t agree. One of us loves the brick and wants just to paint the stucco and trim a different color and add new shutters. One of us wants to paint the whole thing (including the brick) a slate blue/grey, lose the shutters, and paint the trim white. Either way, we’re replacing the door and the step. We’re open to all options. Neither of us has a great eye for these things and we want to make a choice that looks clean and fresh, not dated. we appreciate any advice or opinions.
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6 years agoThe shutters make little sense all the way around, too small and odd.
what color is the roof green? would you be open to siding the stucco part?
Landscaping will really help, I would use window boxes and shrubs to mute some of the brick work.
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houssaon
6 years agoI would not paint the brick. The brick is very attractive. The shutters can go, but they don't bother me.
This is a great grey, and with white trim, your house will look really attractive. (The brick is very close to your brick.)
Project in process down the shore! · More InfoI can see there is moss growing on the side, which might mean it is not getting much sunlight and it is damp.
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Color experts, please help--what color should we paint our house?
Comments (18)Thank you! So much great feedback. Sadly, the paint job is a necessity rather than just aesthetics -- paint on the back side is failing pretty badly & peeling off in layers. (After reading up on the paint forum, I think it was just too many layers of latex on top of old oil paint without adequate prep.) Maybe we will keep it close to current color. I'm not sure what color it is, but I'll have to stop by the BM store and pick up a tab for Briarwood. I think those color visualizers are just a bit off, at least on our monitor -- Down Pour is a very smurf-y blue on my screen. Luckily, SW store is right down the street. Of the SW colors, we liked Mineral Deposit -- gray, but not quite so dark. Johnmari, my wife said exactly that about warm trim looking bad with cool gray field color. I just want to get away from the current ultrawhite, just tone down a bit but not too much. Shutters? I think we will someday, after we've finished the essentials. Of course, being picky, I don't want to just screw aluminum shutters that don't match window size on there, so might be a while given that real shutters & hardware are pricey. The suggestion about doing the sash black is good--that could look really sharp and make the windows pop a bit more until we can dress it up a bit more with shutters. Absolutely agreed on the landscaping solutions. Could be more varied and it would add a lot. THANK YOU for all your suggestions, such a helpful group & nice little corner of the internet....See MoreWhat colours should we paint our exterior house?
Comments (16)The dilemma you have is how to stay somewhat true to the style of the exterior of the home, while finding your happy place with Nordic look. With your brick, I think some form of blue with white trim would achieve that sweet spot. This is a blue/gray with close to your brick. this is a good combination. They used black on the windows which I think looks very classic. By keeping the exterior to two paint colors you will minimize the "Gingerbread" look. That is the trick here. What a great home and I am so happy you are taking care of a great old home! Love that....See MoreWhat Color Should We Paint our House? Update
Comments (12)Since the stone is staying you don't want to drift too far away from it when choosing the paint color. That's why Celery suggested Grecian Ivory, and the other commenters are suggesting bronze, not black windows. Black windows would not look good, and I also don't think you can use gray or blue on the body because the stone doesn't look gray. Maybe up close there is some gray in it, but most people will be looking at your house from a distance, so you want to be complementing the overall color of the stone from a distance. Your roof looks brown also, so if you're not replacing that you need to keep that in mind. I think if you were to use the ivory or something similar it would be quite a different look than what you have and you would like it....See MoreWhat color should we paint our hallway with a yellow exterior door?
Comments (12)Its a shame the stained glass is gone! I love that feature. I was going to suggest a cornflower blue color that would have communicated well with both the stained glass and the wallpaper on stairs as well as provided contrast with bright yellow light fixture. Though I suppose a nice cornflower blue still works- contrasts the yellow door and fixture (if its still there) and ties in with the light blue of wallpaper. You could also pull a deep teal or a medium tone green from the wallpaper- they'd play nicely with existing elements. I would paint the banister the same color you choose for walls- but would leave the paneled stair walls white....See Moresuezbell
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI had to guess where your walk is due to the snow cover. The walk can be made of your material choice.
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoSage is popular on brick houses. I would use it for the siding but paint the band board and fascia and gutter dull off white.
I am disturbed by the dominance of the center area. This is notsomething I would normally recommend but if you can live with the decreased light I think a full hedge would be good under the overhang.
emmarene9
6 years agoTaupe which is called warm gray by some.
I tried some darker colors but they were too overwhelming.
houssaon
6 years agoIf you have enough moisture on the brick, the paint will probably fail prematurely. I am assuming that section is a garage, which might make it colder and also encourage moss to grow. There are some solutions that help prevent regrowth that can be added to the power wash.
Anyway, as nice as brick homes can look right after they're painted, it isn't worth the upkeep in the long run. Besides, your brick is good looking as is. Getting the right color on the gable section and the trim will be your best bet. Think about a creamy color instead of bright white. One red brick house change their trim from white to cream and the house looked so good. You would never think such a minor detail would make such a difference.
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