1970s House Exterior Paint Dilemma
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Exterior Paint Dilemma on '70s Tract home
Comments (35)@katinparadise the paint is finally complete! So below is the paint finish, but I still need a new door and lights. To be totally honest, I feel the body is a bit too light and the trim is way too white. I feel it should be somewhat creamier. But anything is better than what I had before. I’m thinking if I should have the trim repainted to not look so stark white... As for the door, I’m leaning on a steel foot that looks like wood. My painter suggests not getting anything dark as he says “will look like a big square dark thing”. What do you think? The carriage look is nice; not sure if I can pull it off since it’s wide for two cars. And I just went shopping for the light.... I think I’ll have a better idea once I install the door. thoughts?...See More1970's split entry house exterior remodel
Comments (10)You do NOT want vinyl siding in a position of such prominence on a house like that. That would be an absolute sin, and seriously cheapen the look of the house. At least use fiber-cement (if not real cedar) rather than vinyl. You have visible rafter tails (on one side but not the other, puzzling) with matching roof and door trim, so the siding color will need to match that. The rafter tails would normally be stained, not painted, so make everything go with them. The garage door doesn't match the style of the house....See More1970s Contemporary House Exterior Makeover
Comments (13)Really like the contemporary look. I don't think you necessarily need to change much to give it a fresh new appearance. I like the idea of painting the window trims to give it some contrast. Perhaps those could be charcoal. Here are some ideas for garage door and entry doors. Hope this helps and good luck! If you want to try on different doors you can experiment with the free door visualizer app for iphone or ipad.. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/door-visualizer-with-modifai/id1459977254...See More1970’s lake house exterior remodel- need help picking color scheme
Comments (3)Back of home, during construction. There will be another deck between the white siding and sunroom windows. Under the deck will be closed in and made into a shed. We'll need to decide what kind of siding and what colors we'll use for that....See MorePatricia Colwell Consulting
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