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Paint Design Dilemma Exterior

Paint color for gutters/soffit/etc to modernize ranch

4 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

**Please scroll to bottom, I shared updated photos. No longer needing guidance- thank you!!**

We will be updating the walkway, lighting, house numbers, landscaping and removing the shutters.

My question is- which color for the

*gutters/soffit

*vinyl under windows and sill/casing

We will be replacing the windows with

black Anderson style next year, as well as the roof. I had posted about the exterior of our house before, but my questions were all over the place. Hoping I can get recs for paint. The colors shown are Benjamin Moore's Dragons Breath to the left and Onyx to the right.

Our house:

Inspiration photo:

Colors I've sampled:

Thank you!

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Comments (4)

PRO
Sabrina Alfin Interiors
4 years ago
Can you show us a photo of the house in the day time? Very hard to see in that nighttime photo.
M S
Original Author
4 years ago
Just took this- hope it helps.
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M S
Original Author
4 years ago
More clear picture from this morning.
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
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You know what? I like the color on your front door. Keep the shutters and paint them in the same door color. That turquoise looks awesome against red brick.

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