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Black Trim on a Red Brick Ranch?

3 years ago

last modified: 3 years ago

So, Im thinking of doing black trim on this house. I love the red brick/black trim look, but it’s usually done on more historic-looking houses/buildings, so I’m not sure how it would look on this boring little 1985 ranch. Also, there’s the issue of the metal roof. It could be painted if needed....? I know this isn‘t the best picture, but the trim is currently a tan/beige type of color and the shutters are kind of brown-ish. I would at least want to paint the shutters if not get all new ones. We will also be re-doing the landscaping and hopefully someday soon adding a porch. Thoughts?

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M S

3 years ago

We were in a very similar predicament with our previous home. We ended up removing our shutters, and painted the trim and gutters Benjamin Moore's "Dragon Breath". Our house was a traditional ranch, not historical by any means, so I questioned it the same way you are. But once we painted it, we were sooo happy we had. Major facelift for not a ton of money.

Please post pictures of what you end up doing!

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cat_ky
3 years ago
On your house, I would leave the roof, paint all the trim white (get rid of all the tan/beige, since it doesnt go well with the house). The maroon shutters also dont go well on your house. I do like shutters on the house, but, maybe use your black on them. Happy to hear you are redoing the landscaping. Those shrubberies are not only too close to your house, they are not really all that attractive either. Everything is linear on the front of your house, try to get some curved flower beds, etc, when you do your landscaping.
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
3 years ago
May be bronze or charcoal for not so contrasting?
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Marylee H
3 years ago

Another vote for bronze related colours.
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HALLETT & Co.
3 years ago
I would want all the trim to match, and since your windows appear to be white vinyl I would paint the other trim to match the windows. I love black trim with brick- my little ranch just got repainted with black trim and its great IMHO... In your case I would find a new color for your front door and shutters and just let the other trim all be white (door and shutters don't have to match, in fact they probably shouldn't match)
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Marylee H
3 years ago
Lovely! 🌈👍
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3 years ago
Thanks, everyone! Great suggestions. And, thank you for posting pictures of your project, Melissa. I was hoping someone would do that! This is the first post I’ve ever made on here, so I apologize if I don’t know some of the protocol/etiquette, but I’ll try to post when we have it completed. We do everything ourselves, and I do mean everything. So, it takes us a while.

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