@lynartist, I did SW Perfect Greige at 75% on my house. It works with my reddish brown roof. Coral for the front door ties in the roof without being red, which is so not my favorite color.

You can select dark if you like, but I just can't understand why people landscape Florida homes in a style like they do in the north. Grass doesn't grow easily down here without lots of TLC, fertilizer, and water. Selecting tropical plants that have adapted to the minimal soil nutrients seems a better way to go.

SE gray area is a taupe with a green cast to it. You can’t tell from this pic on screen but it’s a nice house color

SE gray area .

SW Gray Area. Sorry

BeverlyFlaDeziner, I agree completely! I have more of a tropical jungle and not much of a lawn. Everything seems to grow in Fla but the lawn isn’t anything to brag awbout😂.

lynartist, Lawns in Florida are like trying to dig a hole in the sand and fill it with water.

😂😂😂

To get the most out of your new paint job..pick a color that is obviously new..not a lighter version of the same color..or just like the neighbor has...and ...as you ARE in florida ...a light color...

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Ok I went to buy some greens for my house. Got behr jungle camouflage and behr sustainable. Felt like something was missing with both.

Want to buy a third round of samples for if you guys can recommend a green color I could buy again that would be great!

I went to Home Depot but their is a Lowe’s close by also

Out of greens I think I’m leaning towards these two. I’m only considering the brighter one because I feel it would look better with black lights and railing/ door I was wanting to do. Wrong?

Well, if you like a mint green house. Otherwise I think the grayer green is a more classic look and will be beautiful with black accents!

That comment about mint green is off base for sure ...but how could any one be sure in this picture...you have the sample paint thinly applied..next to white and dark green ...indirect light and shade....adding ....neither looks like the samples above...bottom line is really what do you like?..any opinion that depends on these pictures is unreliable at best...

Have you considered painting your entire house white EXCEPT for color blocking the entire front of your garage with black

or you could

use a lighter blue for all of your house except for color blocking the entire front of your garage with a dark bold cobalt blue

or you could

use a lighter green for all of your house except for color blocking the entire front of your garage a dark bold emerald green.

Another option:

IF your porch does not go all the way to the right (not shown) corner / side of the house and you have an indent between two wings of your home, you could use one lighter color for the rest of your house but paint the entire porch indent (not the posts) a dark bold color of your choosing.

If the back of the house gets the most sun, consider adding a back porch the full width of the house -- even a shallow porch, that barely sloped shed roof could help cool the back of the house. It could also help minimize fading if you decide to go with a bold color.

Another idea for bold colors: You might consider a red and white and blue color combination.

https://s3-production.bobvila.com/slides/13393/original/blue_house.jpg?1501003126

Of course it’s impossible to be sure looking at a photo on a screen but Kassi asked and I happen to live in Fla . and have seen plenty of mint green houses. Lots of people like them. It’s usually better to go with a softer, grayer green as the Fla sun tends to intensify color. If you want a really bold intense green then go brighter but for this style house the softer, muted green would be my choice.

Especially with the roof color.

I like both of the greens. I wouldn't call it mint so much as pistachio. I would take a picture of the house and virtually paint it with an online paint program to get an idea. (all the big paint guys have them - Sherwin Williams, Ben Moore, etc)

I will tell you the actual colors don't always match up to the way they look onscreen but it will give you an idea if you want the lighter green or the grey green on your whole house and also give you a way to play with the garage door color and trim. If you go the lighter, I would choose some plants with red foliage for some contrast.

I understand what @lynartist is saying. The bright Florida sun really brightens up colors. I agree that it's always best to go a bit darker than you think. Especially on such a large expanse. I saw the potential for it to be a bit minty as well.

We decided to go with SW green earth. Which is definitely a grey green. Hopefully busting paint this weekend.

Another question is what we should paint the roof of our porch. A lot of painters are recommending painting it the same color of the house. It is currently white.

We will be painting the trim white too.

Nice color. I think you'll be happier with that than the other light green. Mine is painted the same color as the house in front but the lighter trim color under my lanai in back.

Good to know. Haven’t picked a white but hopefully that won’t be as difficult. Currently shopping for light fixtures and a wall number plaque .

By painting the porch roof, you mean the ceiling underside? There is some reasonable belief that painting a porch ceiling either a pale blue or white mimics "sky" to some bugs that would otherwise try to build their nests attached to it. If the trim is to be white, I'd paint the underside/ceiling of the porch the same white.

SW Green Earth:

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/730849845762344017/

Like it. Good choice.

This is what we were currently thinking (hard to find something to agree on)

I did these elevated house numbers vertically on my front column. There's an uplight on them and they make a nice shadow at night when they're lit up. https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-5-in-Elevated-Black-Number-1-30716/303974716

The outdoor lights are nice. A touch traditional but with a modern twist. I would use LED Edison bulbs in a 3500-4000K range so they're not that sickly yellow that a lot of lower Kelvin bulbs give off.

I like those numbers. My husband is set on a plaque, but I’ll try to convince him.

I'll take a pic of mine tomorrow to show you what they look like.

With your wide porch posts, the right sized numbers directly on the post would be a great look but the "frame" around the ones could make them more difficult for emergency crews to read from the roadway. Would pick the larger black metal numbers with no frame, whether or not you end up putting them on a board. The more plain and less elaborate the numbers are, the easier they will be to read from a distance.

https://www.houseofantiquehardware.com/traditionalist-house-numbers?utm_source=froog&utm_medium=cse&utm_campaign=gdf&partner=froog&CAWELAID=120035490000007809&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIxoj_h93D6QIVhp6zCh1GMwIGEAQYBSABEgKRBvD_BwE

Like the day look of the two lights you posted about a half hour ago but with the bulbs visible that way, the night look could be glaring.

Ok I convinced him on the numbers. He was concerned about drilling so many holes in the stucco.
I was wondering about the lighting not being frosted glass, but we currently have exposed bulbs now so hopefully it will have a similar effect.

Glad to hear about the numbers. Just add a solar uplight under them to illuminate them at night. I think you'll like the way they look. Stucco is easy to patch so there shouldn't be any worries there.

If it turns out you don't like the exposed bulbs, you can always pick up some frosting spray at the craft store and spray the glass.

When will you start painting?

Hopefully this weekend. Bought the paint today and some of the lights I got for the house will be here shortly! I’ve been doing prep work while my kids nap.

Also we are using pure white for the trim. Alabaster looked exactly what we currently have.

I think it's going to be very pretty. The black numbers and lights will stand out well. Good luck!

Here’s a picture of the ceiling of the porch just so we have a before. Bought to flush mount lights and a all black fan for it.

It's going to be very nice. If you find the green ceiling to be too dark, you could always paint over it with trim color. Are you planning on painting the garage door the same as the house color?

Went went back and forth with that. So for now it stays white. We can always change our mind later.

It’s hard to capture the color , but the house looks great! Very glad we went with house numbers you guys suggested.

Still have to stain the ground a light grey, but what do you guys recommend for seating? It’s a pretty large space but don’t want to put too much money into it since we’re doing a screen in closure in the back that is taking a lot of funds.

Also everything on the porch is still going.

Kassi, your house turned out beautiful! Congrats!!!

It looks wonderful! The house numbers are perfect and the new garage lights are as well!

Do you sit out there? If not, I wouldn't spend the money on seating just for appearances' sake.

Beautiful! I love it :) You did an outstanding job.

I do sometimes when the kids play, but definitely not as much as I do in the back.

Hi Kassi,

Nice work on the house. We have just finished deciding on exterior colors and now looking at lights and new numbers.

What numbers did you end up getting? I was having trouble figuring it out in the previous posts. Thanks

I got these at Home Depot but they have a some at Lowe’s in another brand.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-5-in-Elevated-Black-Number-1-30716/303974716

How about just a little bench up front with a few pillows, just for color and some decor. Then a small side table with a plant and call it good. Save your money for the back where you really use the space.

Where should we place the bench?

Maybe between the two front windows?