Suggestions for exterior paint color and trim?
Update - I finally painted the house this past summer (yep, Covid-era project) and am really happy with the change. See below for "after" pic.
We moved into this stucco foursquare house two years ago, patched up some crumbling stucco and are finally ready to paint it this summer. The roof is good for ten more years and is a basic medium brown (doesn't show up well in the picture), and I am hoping to have the soffits and gutters painted a lighter color to lighten things up. I'd love to give the whole house more color, while staying true to its era (1922). Suggestions for colors? Body and trim? The flower boxes below the front porch windows are stucco as well, but have wooden support gable-things underneath. If I trimmed the bushes down, you would see those better and they are a nice feature.
We do plan on either painting or replacing the ugly front storm door but alas, it is necessary in our Midwest climate, even with the deep overhang.
Our only restriction is one next door neighbor has a beautiful red house, and other neighbor is dark-painted shake-style (mostly brown).
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Pardon the barren landscape - December in the Midwest, plus I removed some bushes that were hiding the corbels under the flower boxes. I plan to add lots of landscaping this spring! And yes, my husband DID put out a red light and no, my name isn't Roxanne :-)
We ended up using Woolen Vest for the body and Only Oatmeal for the trim from Pittsburgh Paint (Glidden), plus Cherokee Red for the door, corbels and a few other places on the back of the house. The red is my favorite part.
It was sometimes grueling work and I conquered my fear of heights in using the scaffolding. I am proud to say that I can use a paint sprayer with confidence, although I will always be more comfortable with a trim brush. So glad to have this project knocked off the list and I can't wait to add perennials, bushes, and some fountain grasses to the yard in spring 2021!
Thank you so much, Houzz community, for helping me figure out this project!
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emmarene9
4 years agoDo any of these colors appeal to you?
Check out the historical colors at Benjamin Moore.
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Comments (9)Hi Holly, There is no money for a major renovation, not that the neighborhood home values would support it anyway. If money were no object, I'd be building a real front porch with a gable, at the least. :) Paint the brick? No, too much of a maintenance headache and ongoing major expense. Lime washing I will have to research; Google is not being very helpful tonight. Additional trim is an interesting idea but I can't think of where? Not fake shutters. (shudder) I wonder if giving it a long line or two would give it a Prairie feel or just chop it in half? I will have to try Photoshopping that in. In a couple of versions I did I made the garage doors darker. I guess I felt like they made them more prominent, which I don't want, but I don't have a lot of elements to work with here and they certainly aren't going to disappear. The windows are not that small from the inside; the rooms are small. Despite the wall-o-brick, the home is under 1300 square feet, plus part basement. I think a more front-facing view shows the house proportions better. The trees in front are gone now....See MoreAny suggestions for exterior paint colors and new lights?
Comments (10)I like these ideas!! The pinkish pavers are staying for a few years. I think after a pressure wash they will be closer to red. I can't change the roof for another few years so that will be staying at least 5 or so years. I am planning on having a very lush landscape. I'm lucky to have a friend in the business! My neighbor across the street has a peach-pink house. It's beautiful, very spanish-style and ornate. I don't want to look like I am trying to copy them, though. The house is like double mine! lol My neighborhood is a mix of different style homes. Mediterranean, key west, spanish, Florida. There's no association or consistency in style on my street, so anything goes here. Many homes with red features - a lot of red roofs and dark red trim. Here's an image I found with a red paver driveway, but the roof tiles are also the same red. Also, I see many beautiful features that really bring this together, like the details around the windows, sills, brackets under the roof over hang. This one is a little older but very nice details. Here's a few brand new homes in my area that I looove and wish I could replicate some how in my own version. I can't even imagine how to make mine like them. Any suggestions? ^This one has a red driveway!...See MoreExterior House Trim Colors Suggestion Needed
Comments (4)Too bad those downspouts are so prominent between the windows/balconies! Try paint that helps them match the brick better. If it were my home I would go darker with the parts you want to paint. What are the railings on the balconies made of? Could they be matched to the bronze windows? I don't care for the curved aspect of the roof or the little shallow arches underneath the porch; out of keeping with the hip roof of the home. Would look better if the lines tied in with the belly band on the left side. Not too expensive a change to make. The pencil posts are also a bit weenie for the volume of the brick house. I think you could get away with fewer of them, squared up and looking more like they were original to the home. I get the impression this porch was a later addition. The stubby mushroom bushes look to need replacing. If painting is your main project, then a renewed landscape plan is the next step to improve things....See More1960 gray brick ranch
Comments (6)I agree that Latte is very wrong for the brick. First, rake off the mulch - use it somewhere else in the yard, or if you have suitable spot, pile it up and let it compost down to use later. Or give it away to a neighbor. Then replace with just enough natural hardwood mulch until you are ready to work on the landscape. The goal is to remove the distracting orange color. Is the porch dyed or just painted? Second goal would be to remove the faded red, for the same reason. So, look into repainting, or re-dying the porch. With those two colors gone, it will be easier to pick out new paint. That leaves the roof to consider, which seems to be predominantly brown. I think that a gray-green, or a gray blue that is a little bit on the warm side (to work with the brown on the roof and the front door) are options for the siding and trims. Also, a basic black and gray scheme, with perhaps the door in a pop of color, could be striking. Are you open to painting the door? I can't suggest specific color names, but you should visit a paint manufacturer's website like Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, Valspar etc where you can upload a good photo of the house to their visualizer tool (try to get one without all the tree shadows, and where the brick color is clear) and try out various paint colors....See More
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