Help and Feedback needed for Exterior Painting!
Hi everyone,
Recently just purchased an old home and it is need of exterior painting. I'm going back and forth with the paint colors, but looking to focus on 3 colors but not really sure if this combination works as I'm going for the craftsman look.
I'm going to remove the lattice on the overhang and the lattice the previous owner used and replace with some form of outdoor spindle/PVC balluster in bronze or black
Stucco and cedar siding to be painted a grey?
Fascia Boards to be painted White
Fencing to be painted/Stained like a natural Orange
Front door to match the fence color
Open stair case to be closed and painted Light Grey (to match)
- I can go light grey on the stairs and taupe on the treads?
Not really sure what to paint the Posts? and railings as well. I was thinking white? I feel like I'm getting cross eyed, and the black being utilized for everything a real eye sore.
My window frames are white and my roof is black/grey as well.
Open to suggestions! and thank you everyone in advance.
Happy Holidays!
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PROBeth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agohave you thought about restoring your cedar shades and fencing to a darker, natural cedar stain color? Like this tone
. would look so much better than painting them. Then you could redo the stucco or siding color
I used the bottom three on my own home. I did the dark charcoal on the trim, white on the stucco, and the lighter gray on the fascia. I have a charcoal tile roof.
redone cedar shakes/shingles in this cedar tone, then you could do a gray stucco w/either the black or the white trim. since you have white windows, do some black trim around them.Black trim w/dark cedar shakes looks great
you have plans on replacing any of those windows? maybe the top front one?Stanley Cheung thanked Beth H. :Related Discussions
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Beth H. :
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agodang,,,that's pretty. (although I'd still like some of the cedar shake somewhere w/that blue) or, if leaving the house all blue, maybe the cedar for the porch fence or a wood door, and the porch ceiling in the cedar color beadboard.
celery, can you input the wood board and natural wood door?
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4 years agoBeth! I think it is shingles. I tried to play with cedar...Ohhhhhhhh boy! House is craftsman style, and yes it is good as is.
So i just show you different mocking ups to see that we do not have to go modern
with craftsman. :-))
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