I like the current color. You could go darker on the logs or red on the logs would look good. Keep the trim the same.

I wouldn’t paint that house. It’s a classic color combination that blends exceedingly well with your alpine environment.

The problem is that it is already painted which is hard to tell in these pics. Its not natural wood and the paint needs to be redone

I like the dark gray that Beth recommended, too.

I like it too but am worried it might be too dark

oh, well in that case, skys the limit.

what do you want? of course w/a green roof you limited.

Do you like white

creamy yellow with white trim?

maybe whatever this is w/the composite shake in the gables?

OR, work w/the greens

sage greens and warmer tans.

It's a shame the shakes were painted instead of being maintained. A golden brown could lighten the house and complement your green roof. Notice the how the landscaping enhances the house and setting. Try to match the darkest gold stones in your chimney.

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it is beautiful as is..just refresh the stain and paint front door a deep rusty red.

Too dark for what? That dark color is elegant and gorgeous. its also out of the ordinary, which iIS refreshing!!

Guys,,,she's said it's not wood. And it's already been painted.

Hanna, go up and edit your original post so that it reads, "not real wood and already been painted. paint is in poor shape and needs to be redone".

from you picture it looks like stained wood and everyone will say the same thing; not to paint it, just stain it.

hanna, can you give us a closer view of the actual siding or composite wood? lets see what it looks like closer. and take a pic of the front door area

It is real wood but real wood that was painted. The paint needs to be redone and I am having a hard time thinking about paying $10K plus and having it look the same

I agree the dark color could look good with lighter trim maybe

Dark would be stunning.

Hanna,, Well now I'm confused.

"The problem is that it is already painted which is hard to tell in these pics. Its not natural wood and the paint needs to be redone"

"It is real wood but real wood that was painted".

It's not natural wood or it is real wood?

which is it? wood or not wood?

if it's real wood, then it is probably stained, not painted.

would you post a closer picture? show us what it looks like up close. and take a pic of the front door area

hanna, I posted a grip of house examples w/a green roof. you like any of those?

look at the pics w/the dark greens and grays. what about those colors? (here are two of them, look at my other comment for the other paint colors)

The Jasper color along w/Restoration Ivory might be nice. Or the Shade Grown with Mountain road?

Here's some others with darker greens/grays

Pewter green, carriage door and Alabaster, would be a triple combo you could try.

top left is another triple combo.

bottom one w/Iron ore, would be a darker triple combo

Glidden has a dark olive green.

https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=Glidden+olive+green+exterior+paint&client=firefox-b-1-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAh6vyoLfqAhXzlnIEHQ2cBwwQ7Al6BAgKEDI&biw=1354&bih=648#imgrc=qk9uzjgfjt1zQM

Different companies have dark grays.

https://plankandpillow.com/our-top-picks-for-dark-exterior-paint-colors/

Something really needs to be done along the foundation- those little rocks just look silly. And a cable railing along the deck.

I am sure it is a colored stain not paint..stain comes in colors so it can confuse people and make them think it is paint but it is not...yes we need an up close image of siding!

Also if you change the color of the siding what will you do with deck..I think changing the color will open up a whole can of worms!

I think she meant that the wood was not left natural but rather painted. Looking at the wood I think it looks like it was done with a wood stain paint not actual latex or oil based paint however. The color is classic and it suits the style and environment of the home. I think you are opening a can of worms by trying to change it. I think there are other things you could do to break up all the wood. Changing the railing on the decking and stairs. Adding the stone thats on the fireplace to post bottoms etc.

Pink, that's what I thought. but she wrote, "it's not natural wood, or not real wood".

I agree, it's looks stained.

Either way, it's a lot of brown. I'd prob leave the deck floor that color, and maybe the railing (or change the railing to something a bit more modern) and redo the siding color.

But, until she comes back and clarifies what it really is, and gives us a closer picture that actually shows what it is, we're all just spinning our wheels.

Here are some up close pics. I meant that the house is cedar siding but it is painted over rather than stained

i don't think it's paint hanna.

it looks like a type of stain that is used on wood decks. it's an opaque type of stain. meaning, it's a stain, not a paint, although it looks like a paint once it goes on.

does that seem about right?

It's real wood, so you don't want to put paint on it, do you? or do you?

Applying Paint and Solid Color Stains. Exterior Western Red Cedar surfaces only need to be refinished when the old coating has worn thin and no longer affords the wood protection. In refinishing painted or solid-color stained siding and trim, removal of the old coating may be required.

have you had actual house painters out to give you estimates or tell you what product you can use?

You'll have to see if the old finish needs to be removed or if you can go over it

is this what it looked like originally?

I've always loved this one. it's cedar lap siding w/natural cedar in the gables. a dark charcoal color looks great w/the natural wood. (which in your case would be the deck

this is a natural cedar and a deep green Like that Jasper color I posted. perfect match.

I like the natural cedar color for the siding. for the railing, you could do a dark gray or even black

Yes Beth that sounds right but its not transparent at all. We have painters lined up and they want us to pick Sherwin Williams paint

I agree with Beth I think its an opaque wood stain. Here is just one of many brands of Opaque wood stain charts. As you can see they look like a paint but aren't.

Hanna a stain lasts much longer than paint so be prepared to have to paint your home more often. Especially is this is somewhere that gets snow and inclement weather.. Also if this is an oil based stain make sure the painters prep and prime correctly or your paint is going to peel. Unfortunately SW doesn't really make good opaque stains and in fact their deck stains have been known to have issues during application.

hanna, that's why I said Opaque. I've used those stains on a deck. goes on like stain but coats like a paint. Opaque.

so go back up and look at the last comment I posted w/some darker colors.

what do you think about staying w/the cedar color (maybe lighter ) but doing darker trim colors like a deep green (Jasper is a SW color) or Iron Ore, or even a black?

so are they using a paint or one of the heavy stains? because painting over an oil base stain requires the correct prep and primer. have you asked what steps they're going to take?

scroll back up and look at the last pictures. see what you like

Thank you all - this makes a lot of sense and I am liking the darker grey idea

I am now checking with our painters - thank you all

hanna, can you try and answer the questions so we can better help you?

Are the painters going to use actual paint or a SW type of wood stain?

Are they going to properly prep and prime?

Have you asked them what their steps are?

Are you wanting to change the deck railing?

I think you should keep the deck/porch floor the lighter wood stain color. is that ok?

Did you like any Particular picture showing the diff colors?

here is a list of the darker paint colors from SW

you could do the wood in the sable color, and accent w/any of the darker greens

also, any of these colors would look great w/the green roof and natural wood tones

Beth - I will update as soon as I hear back from our painters as to what they want to use. We would like to keep the deck natural stain but I’m still not sure on the siding color combos

I would lean more towards a less red stain for siding and deck

great. thanks hanna.

I agree with going less red, and more natural cedar color. I like the natural deck color. If it's possible to redo some of the stain/siding in more of that natural color, but bring in the dark greens/charcoals/grays/tans, I think it would look great.

less red, more natural color

then you can pair that wood tone w/greens/blacks/charcoal and creamy whites, like this one

I spoke with our painters and they are using Sherwin Williams Super Deck.

We are leaning towards a cedar color

for the house with charcoal trim

Thank you to everyone for the great ideas - this was very helpful!