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Need help with exterior paint color suggestions

4 years ago

I'm going to be painting my house and tired of boring White. Want to add a little color. I live in Las Vegas and have a orangish color clay tile roof. I'm struggling to figure out what color to paint my house that would match the tiles on the roof. Have seen a lot of houses around town that put a really nice color on the house but totally didn't match the orange tiles and it looks terrible. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thank you in advance

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BeverlyFLADeziner
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
kootenaycapable
4 years ago
From the pics that you posted, the only thing that really looks white is your garage door. Unless the whole house is in need of a paint job, I would paint the fascia a darker color. That may be enough to change the whole look of the house.
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The flat trim board under your windows will cause leaks if it was not flashed properly or if the sill nosing doesn't project and overhang enough for an effective drip (in the traditional manner). Sealant/caulk at that joint is only temporary. I've seen this detail cost owners a lot of money so make sure your contractor knows what he's doing. One solution is to add a projecting PVC sill nosing in place of the flat trim. It's difficult to beat the traditional double-hung window sill design. Here is a link that might be useful: ATW
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If you must paint the brick, I’d recommend a matte or satin white. You could experiment with warmer or cooler whites, but probably warmer white would be best with the terra cotta roof. you could then do a wood look paint for the garage to match a new front door. Would give it more of a spanish modern feel.
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I like the color of your garage doors. I would it for the body and a creamy white for the trim next to the black should look good.
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I like your current color scheme, but would paint all the doors the color to match the roof fascia board trim.
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joe in vegas
Original Author
4 years ago
Thanks Kootenay... Yes. It's white.. Just hasn't been painted in like 25 years. The garage doors was painted a couple years ago
Olychick
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
Light color seems perfect for your location, but here are a few more ideas:

eta: I don't think this is the exact color of your roof, but just an example of painting the house the same color as the roof...

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Lori A. Sawaya
4 years ago
Take a look at Dunn Edwards Baked Potato.

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