Please help me choose a color for my house
eva9599
4 years ago
Hi- I am looking to repaint our house. I’m thinking that I’d like to do a lighter creamy kind of color, but I am really struggling with the color of the fascia and trim. Darker, lighter? Brown? Should I even highlight the trim? The house is from the mid 80s and we recently replaced the roof. The current color is a bit too yellow I think and I don’t care for the facia color. The soffits are a dark brown, as are the garage doors. Any suggestions would be super greatly appreciated.
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cat_ky
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Comments (15)kristinamaria and teacats, you are on the same wavelength. I think I will do that... find the fabric first. And teacats, I absolutely LOVE THAT FABRIC. Seriously, I LOVE it!! I am going to go back to that site in a minute and see about a sample. Thanks for linking that. I luv my GW friends. :o) You all are so helpful. Each person has something to share that I had not thought of/had not realized. Thanks for sharing all of your advice. I'm going to find the fabric and see if I can get my green in the fabric, and then I think I'll go with whatever blue the "experts" have put in the fabric. I'm just not the best with paint colors. Thanks! ;o) mrsrose, I am headed out the door in a few minutes, but will post a few kitchen shots on here later today for you to see. Thanks for the compliments from you and lindybarts too. ;o)...See MorePlease help me choose windows for my home
Comments (4)Thank you! I’ve already redone all the landscaping cause the yard was all dirt. I also painted the red brick pillars in the middle and red brick on the stairs. Also just finished painting the wood between the brick part. I updated that garage door and front door as well. Last part was now the windows. Originals are white vinyl on the outside....See Moreplease help me choose a color for the outside of my home
Comments (6)Sorry, I thought the siding was tan from how the picture looks on my monitor. I only meant navy blue for the door, not the siding, which is an easy fix if it fades. The only other color I can see going with your brick other than white or tan is maybe a very pale, soft grey-green? Or maybe a pale grey-blue?...See MorePlease help me choose a color for my stucco home.
Comments (20)ok, since everyone is on you over the box size, I made them a little larger for you. maybe double them and center them under the window. they do look better larger. I also gave you proper Craftsman style numbers. You could choose a diff location. as for the color of that first pic, I gave you some close options for that grayish green hue Choose one of the darker greens for some accent contrast, and maybe a warmer Autumn type color for the door. Or you could do this accent color on the porch like a chair , bench, or even a porch floor or ceiling color. don't forget some ceramic pots in the copper color or better yet, window boxes!...See Morelefty47
4 years ago
Denita
4 years agoeva9599
4 years agoMrs. S
4 years agoHere you go, from someone who lives in SoCal (me, not a designer, not a pro) and admires a lot of this type of architecture. I like a pretty off-white with dark brown trim:
decoenthusiaste
4 years ago
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