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Paint Design Dilemma Exterior

We need help picking an exterior paint color

5 years ago

We recently had new pavers installed and now plan to paint our house. The painter we chose uses Sherwin Williams.

1. What colors would best go with our new pavers, which are grayish, charcoal, and brownish, I think? We were leaning towards a grayish blue (Sherwin Williams Sleepy Hollow or Faded Flaxflower) with SW High Reflective White for the trim (we're keeping the front door as is, which is a dark brown).

But we're not sure if the blue-gray will blend in too much with the pavers? Should we pick a more contrasting color? Something on the lighter side or darker?

2. What color should we paint our garage door? Our painter suggested painting it the same color as the siding, because when you look at our house from the front, you pretty much only see the garage door, and if we were to paint it white to match the trim, it would look "too white." So should we paint it the same as the siding? Or use a third accent color?

3. We are also going to stain our new fence and we're not sure if we should go with something similar to the current color? Or more reddish? Brownish? Should we maybe try to match the dark brown front door?

I've included photos of the front of the house, side, and a close-up of the pavers.

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PRO
RL Relocation LLC
5 years ago
Yes to painting the color of the siding, or one shade lighter. as to the fence, I like the color it is now.
J N thanked RL Relocation LLC
J Kay
5 years ago
I would paint the house and garage door the same color. Match it the dark grey paver you have on the border. Love the fence color now.
J N thanked J Kay
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Color Zen
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I would keep the paint plan simple & limit to 2 colors. White window trim, garage & front door (if you're willing to paint). And charcoal gray siding- like the outline of your pavers. Any siding color that's too pale will just go blah on you. The fence color is good, I like the gray & camel scheme. I would not paint the garage door to match sining.
J N thanked Color Zen
J N
Original Author
5 years ago
Thank you all so much! We agree and will keep the fence color the same. If any of you are willing, can you answer some follow-up questions regarding the siding? I have a few concerns about going with a dark charcoal gray. I Though I think it's a beautiful color, is it not a very trendy color, thus at risk of going out of style soon? I did some research, and it seems a lot of people like SW Peppercorn, which is lovely. I'm concerned the neighbors would object because all the houses on our street our very pale beige-like colors. Would ours stand out too much against the light colored homes? I see all of you suggested the charcoal because it's in the paver, so that makes a lot of sense. Is there any other color I can pull from the pavers that would work? I'm very bad with seeing colors clearly, so I appreciate the help.

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