What color on my new home to make more inviting and warm?
We're already retired and decide to move to the country near a National Park in Ca. so we can go hiking as often as possible. Now we're putting a new roof and want to change the exterior color of our house, so it will look warmer and more inviting than the plain white we have now.It is now in Pure White with just an accent color on the front shutters. I'll like to have as much ideas as possible
The new Roof. Ecoasis Costa from Malarkey
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phuninthesun
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PROBeth H. :
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoany chance you could go with more of a warmer charcoal colored roof? That reddish brown is going to limit some of the choices, whereas the charcoal will pretty much go w/anything.
remove the shutters off those back windows. especially that one that is to the left of the small, upper one! And honestly, the shutters on the front with those style of windows just looks weird.
So if you are doing this brown roof, then I'm guessing you want beige/brown / greens or tan colored house?
here are some other choices
any of these doable for you?
Karen K
6 years agovisualizemaven
6 years agoUser
6 years agoYou could easily adjust your house to get this look. It would require a larger board and batten walnut stained shutter on the windows, and beefed up walnut-colored porch beams. The porch spindles will really pop against walnut-stained beams.
PROJAN MOYER
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI 'd lose the shutters , simply WARM the white , and use the deepest green for window trim, AND the front door.
Then I'd lose the pine in front, plant a smaller tree and get a landscaper as well. The rest is TLC with some blooming pots at the entry etc....and plantings left of the entry stoop, Hence a call to a landscaper.
A warm buttery yellow could also work .......
lmmcnitt
6 years ago- PRO
4castle
6 years agoThank you for the input. The greenery issue is one that I'm pretty sure will work great, but been it a second home it's hard to keep it up. I haven't been able to find a reliable person to be on top of watering and so. And Jane Moyer, your color scheme is very similar to what I have in mind. Behr Marquee Soft focus for the house body and either Quiet time or Laid back gray for trim. And then I'll like to paint the door with a
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4castle
6 years ago
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