Need Help: Exterior Colors for Trim & Partial Brick
We need to paint the trim of our house as a lot of it is worn down to the wood. Living in a desert climate means we need to get that sealed back up!
We will do all the trim around the windows, in the carport, and the back/side shed walls. However, in the carport we will likely do the beams the trim color, and the slats whatever color we also paint the currently yellow brick.
What kinds of color suggestions do you have that will help make the house look a little more MCM? Or just refreshed?
We are planning and open to painting the currently yellow brick, but are not really open to painting the remaining exposed/natural brick.
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Jay L
6 years agoRelated Discussions
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phuninthesun
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoEither will work as long as you use neutral or warm grays. I imagine it will take a few samples to find the right one.
Here's a sloppy mock up with a modern garage door.Jay L thanked phuninthesunJay L
6 years agoI suspect as much as well!!
What program did you use for that rendering? I messed around with it in photoshop because we will likely have to keep the top metal trim white. Not sure how to change the colors but keep the shadows affects on them as you did!
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoJay L
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