Exterior paint and rock facade
Help! We need to paint the house and unfortunately the previous owners put a light gray roof on the house and it completely clashes with the 1980's rock facade. I am struggling with choosing a color. The current color is a light creamy beige with pink undertones? I HATE the mauve pink that I see in the shade! Any help would be welcomed. The neighbor to our left just painted a warm brown and the neighbors on the other side have a light yellow home. My gut says stick with light tan/greige but I keep being drawn to navy with white trim. We are in Florida, house faces west and gets full sun. FYI I am open to removing the planter and hedge.
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missdonnatrn
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P Banos
4 years agoI agree that a brownish - greige would help tie things together. Paint the trim a shade darker than the house and make the garage door match the trim.
I think this would look amazing on the front, if you are a clever and patient gardener.
missdonnatrn
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groveraxle
4 years agoKeep the planters, lose the hedges, plant something more tropical and free flowing, ornamental grass, ophia pogon japonica, perhaps.
Don't worry about the roof. It's totally neutral, pretty nondescript. Find something that complements the stone.
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PROBeth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agothat middle wall is a perfect spot for a trellis bougainvillea
if doing warm colors, do the yellow variety 'lady Mary"..
if doing the house in shades of gray/white/black trim, pick the standard bright purples/magenta color
you could actually plant them to cover the stones if you want,,,or paint the stones and plant the trellis in the middle.
change that red mulching to black or brown. or go total florida and use the white rock.
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Beth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoyou're going to have to use another coat of stain on this driveway. I'd do a darker grayish tone if you paint the house these colors. consider doing a gray/black cobble walkway all the way down to the sidewalk
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Beth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agowhat door do we like? the wood, above or (ignore the yellow door,,thats for the other bougainvillea.
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