Need help with exterior colors - white metal roof?
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Please help me choose colors for exterior and new metal roof!
Comments (17)That will be beautiful. It's a great old house! I would stay away from more modern colors and use colors more in keeping with its era. (Danita's examples while beautiful are all too contemporary for the age of your house. ) What colors do you personally like? The house can go in many different directions and all would be appropriate....See MoreNeed help: what color to paint metal roof.
Comments (0)What color should I paint the roof. House has a natural stone retaining wall—shades of gray....See MoreExterior - have WHITE roof, need siding color help
Comments (11)It would be too much white for my tastes. I would want some definition between the roof and the walls. I think you can achieve a clean, classic look without going white on white....See MoreNeed help choosing a color scheme - stone, cedar shake and metal roof
Comments (8)That's a LOT of stone on the front facade. I'd keep it to the garage and post bases, only, then do stucco for everywhere else stone is called for. I think I'd go for a dark green roof, keep the trusses the same color as shown, do a sage/gray color for the shakes, and find stone that will work with those colors. Keep the garage door, the front door, and the front posts the same stain color as the trusses. The shakes and stucco should be the same color. This picture is similar to what I had in mind, but I'd go with a lighter stain color (still too much stone, IMO): Here's another option with a sagier green:...See Morelaelas
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