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Will it work? Repainting to White/Black/Tiffany Blue Color Scheme

Ja Mes
4 years ago

Hi Everyone!

I'm currently working on improving an office building. It was originally built as a large residential duplex, with sibling owners for each side. After they sold, it was rezoned to commercial, and one side was converted to an office. At one point it was left empty, until we purchased the right side. After years of courting the sellers on the left half, we now have full ownership of the building.

We are currently in the process of revamping it by extending roof and replacing shingles with metal, landscaping, and redoing the entryway. We are also in permitting to enclose the balconies, garage, and car port. These areas will have windows with the same style as what is there now.


Please see some pictures of the building through various stages of renovation:

-- we are still in the process, so look past the mess please :) --

https://imgur.com/a/zlIZS8j


Recently I saw on social media a RE investor was using incredible white, sealskin, and tiffany blue to redo these houses in Tennessee. For reference my building is in central Florida.

https://imgur.com/a/x1uSImz


Here are some more B/W home examples I found online:

https://imgur.com/a/UaC2t42


This scheme attracted me as it is modern, stunning, and unique. the light color would also mean greater cooling efficiency, and I could get away with tinting the windows darker for even more heat reduction. Now, I know my examples are all of residential homes, and this is intended as an office space. But I think it applies as the architecture is much like a house (maybe mcmansion? lol). I would want to paint the gutters/soffit, window frames, and other trim sealskin. The fancy molding around the door (which we quite like) would be left white. We want a bright color for the door to stand out, but have not decided on anything yet. I was thinking a light bluegreen like this (https://imgur.com/a/7rQ63nN). I was also thinking of painting the three doors on the second floor this color as well, or leaving them white. The plan is to also use the same shutter design as seen in the first album example (these are diy).



My biggest concern is that the examples all have brick or a paneled texture on the building. Whereas our office has a sand finish texture, which is more flat. Do you guys think this scheme will work in my case? If not, what would work better? Any and all comments are appreciated. I really want to bring this structure up to its full potential!



Thank you all for the help!

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