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Paint Design Dilemma Exterior

Help with exterior color please! Clueless in Clifton!

6 years ago

We just purchased our forever house and it needs painting. We are beefing up the window trim but would also like to change the color to something more ???? The roof is asphalt shingles and is Timberline Brown. The current color is more washed out than this photo indicates so everything blends together. Its more of a light pea soup. It took us 5 years to decide on a color for our current house and we are hoping not to repeat that sorry scenario. Many thanks and have a great day!

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Kendrah

6 years ago

I love the color as it reads in this photo. I would try to find a sample that looks like this photo and try it out. Your home is surrounded by beautiful landscaping and trees. I think it looks marvelous to have the house be a part of it all instead of having it pop out from the natural environment. The color in the pic also goes well with the roof and with the drive way gravel. (Don't forget that the color of the gravel is a huge part of the color field of your house.)

Also, parts of your home look more standard suburban construction - the bay window, and the window above with the rounded top. Other parts of the house look like a very high end custom build. I think the color in the photo does a great job of tying both of the qualities together and giving it a very lux look.

Congrats on your new home.

Comments (9)

Holly Stockley
6 years ago
What is your goal for the finished look? Do you want it to stand ou from all the trees? Choose a light color, maybe a cream. Do you want it to blend with its surroundings? Pick something darker and more "natural" - deeper greens or browns.

Though the light windows might push you a bit more toward the "stand out" side.

Have you tried loading your photo up into one of the paint company apps and "trying on" different colors?
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I’m not a fan of the color. Not that I’m opposed to green, just not that green. I would paint it a white with some colored trim accents, maybe in blue or green.
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Thank you for the suggestion, Holly. I will try that.
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Thank you, Kendrah. I'm not a fan of the window on top either. We are thinking better trim Will help. Its lovely from inside though!
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I totally love the color of your house. You could take it up a notch with red or cedar trim.
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