Color Advice Needed
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Exterior color advice needed! Dark color wrong for a small house?
Comments (4)Congratulations on your first home! Make sure you test colors on a movable board before you have the exterior painted - the colors look different from the monitor and will look different in various times of the day or evening. Blue is very hard to get right, but looks fabulous when it is done right. I will see if I can find a couple of blue siding homes as insp pics so you can have a place to start your color tests. One comment about your shutters: remove the shutters on the front right double window and add shutter hardware to the other two sets of shutters so they look functional even if they aren't, it will add lots of personality to your home. They need to be sized right (half the size of the window for each shutter). Here is a link to a brief article written by an architect for you Shutters vs Shudders ^See how the each shutter is half the size of the window in width and each has hinges and shutter dogs. I have no idea if these are functional or just look functional, and that is the point:)...See MoreAccent Wall Color Advice Needed
Comments (6)Thanks so much for the input. Let me know if you happen to know particular paint brands and colors you can recommend (the paint chips are fun but hard to assess). Also, any experience with non-VOC paint?...See MoreWindow Colour advice needed
Comments (10)The brown trim and windows looks great with the brick. The garage door clashes; I'd paint it. Frankly, the house looks quite up-to-date to me. The soffits are not a feature and not very visible, keep them as it. Here's the thing, black windows aren't going to make much of a difference compared to dark brown. White or cream would be too big of a contrast. Possibly, you could change the windows for ones without muntins, but I expect the change wouldn't be worth the cost. Be pretty careful about looking at pictures of other houses; subtle differences in the color of bricks can mean what looks great on an inspo pic could look worse on your house. As you can see on your house, gray (very trendy now) as in the garage door is not a good match for the brick, the brown of the windows and trim is....See Morepaint color advice needed
Comments (1)You may fine this article informative in regards to City Loft’s undertone, complementary colors, light‘s effect, etc. https://housekeepingbay.com/city-loft-sw-7631-paint-color-by-sherwin-williams This video will be especially helpful to determine shades and what to avoid/look for. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JFIdk96BQ6s&feature=share Your flooring and backsplash are really important considerations and look on line to see kitchens that resemble your combination. Narrow down with samples and then test your favorite two....See Morefire_lyon
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