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Exterior paint color and garage door for MCM

3 years ago

We are looking to paint our MCM house this summer. It is currently a dark green. Any suggestions would be welcome. I would like to replace the garage door with maybe a cedar wood with vertical windows. But not sure that wouldn't just get lost with the light brick stone, which I will NOT paint. Thanks!! Found the original color and it was an orangish cantaloupe color. I don't think I'm that brave.

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HALLETT & Co.

3 years ago

Paint all teh exposed wood SW Black Fox- siding, fascia, window trim... The window trim is too skinny to paint an accent color,

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ptreckel
3 years ago
What a lovely home! Please post photos when you are done. Love the suggestion to paint it all a dark tone! And...a modern wooden garage door!
Amy Wilson thanked ptreckel
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Izzy Mn
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
I normally don't like blue but this is nice, with a orange front door. Paint the soffits a bright white, it will reflect more light into your house. After I painted mine white, from a medium gray, made a noticeable difference.

https://pin.it/6oPCk4E

This is more like your houses brick color, like the orange door again.

https://images.app.goo.gl/MLHjxZfqxcHreqeY6
ashtonchic
3 years ago
I'd do the house the main warm tan color of the stone. Then a rich natural reddish brown door and garage door.
HU-187528210
3 years ago
Was going to say black too
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Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
3 years ago
I would not go with black but charcoal
Amy Wilson thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
calidesign
3 years ago
I think your current dark green color is perfect. I would just paint the garage to match.

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