Please help choose exterior trim colour for 1960 cream brick veneer
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Help with exterior paint please--what trim color goes where?
Comments (6)Thanks, for the ideas, Outside. Do a darker sage instead of black? Hmm yeah I could see that! The spouse was a little alarmed when I suggested black. :) Really, everything goes with the roof. It's quite neutral. The bricks aren't so neutral but not too bad as long as we don't do as the POs did and pick the ugliest one and match the paint to it. Yes, the cheap new windows installed by the PO are sort of cream colored vinyl clad (with 80s French blue trim--where's my goose in a bonnet?). In the back they are still simple aluminum framed. With blue trim. We do have a lot of stuff going on with the brick, stucco, cedar, siding...I had to tone down my landscaping materials because it was going to be just too many things fighting....See MoreHELP please I need help picking exterior colors for this brick!
Comments (3)With that color of brick, any light shade of white or cream, along with darker shades like black, hunter green, or several shades of gray would look great with that brick color. What color is your roof? That's the other color you need to think about when choosing paint colors for your house. You do not want your trim clashing with it. Here are a couple of my favorite brick homes from Houzz painted with colors that would go with your brick: This shade of gray would work really well with the color of your bricks....See MoreNeed Help - Exterior Trim and Door Color on Red Brick House
Comments (39)If anyone can help I would be grateful! I really need to make a decision this weekend if possible. I know I need to do samples but would appreciate any direction on which SW whites to look at. I want it to be soft and warm/inviting and wouldn't even mind a cream if I can find on that still looks like a creamy white rather than yellow. Thoughts? Would SW Creamy work or go too yellow?...See MoreExterior trim advice for 1960's ranch
Comments (9)Neat looking house. Would NOT paint the brick. Would paint the exposed metal chimney pipe a heat resistant black. Would repaint all the white trim white. Look up the "c are" instructions for that bush nearest the porch and, if appropriate to do so this time of year, trim it to below window height and a bit back away from the porch post. Would wrap that skinny front porch post to make it sturdier looking and paint it white. You might outline the sidewalk in pavers (tops level with the sidewalk top) to widen the sidewalk -- after creating a flat place between those pavers and the higher dirt/lawn. Then you could plant an outlining row of a low growing plants (such as liriope, if in Zone 7 or if it will grow where you live) to outline the sidewalk and prevent the dirt from washing over the sidewalk. Spider plants will grow faster and might work for the summer but the plants may not survive the winter and whether or not the roots will survive might require covering them in plastic. Then focus on creating a healthy lawn....See Moremnuh_mnuh
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