Please help with creamy white exterior paint plan and limewashed brick
Hi everyone,
I am in the PNW and my house feels drab. I am planning to paint my house a creamy white to brighten it up. I also decided on limewashing the brick with Romabio Avorio White.
Can you tell me which white would go best with the Romabio? I am not able to sample the paints along with the Romabio as it is on order and the painter needs my colors this week!
I narrowed down the paints to Sherwin Williams White Duck or Shoji at the moment. I also sampled Alabaster, but felt it was too bright.
I am also struggling with the trim. I was thinking bright white trim, like BM Chantilly Lace, but am open to other suggestions because I am not sure what to do on the garage door.
Oh also, we have white vinyl windows, so the window grill colors cannot be changed, only the trim around it.
I have a super tall garage that is the first thing you see from the street. Not sure if it will just be blinding white with my color scheme?
This is a pic of my house, taken from the street view.
Thank you for any advice and suggestions!!
Comments (14)
PROBeverlyFLADeziner
2 years agoYou won't know the color of the brick until the Limewash is applied and washed off. I advise you to be on-site when it is done.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoIMO in the PNW white houses usually end i up very quickly looking dirty with mildew and just mud and rain. I like a this color and leave the brick . IMO the fastest way to devalue your house is to paint the brick and really shmear is just paint .
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2 years agoHi Beverly,
Here are some more pics I took of the house. The way it is situated on the lot, mostly you see the tall garage from the street. I took another angle so you could see the entryway too. The front door is new, so I haven't stained it yet. I plan to do so after the painting is done.
Patricia, thanks for your advice! I am new to the PNW, so it never occurred to me that a white house could look dirty and mildewy, but that does make sense. I like the look of limewashed brick, so did not think it could potentially devalue my property. These points are definitely some things I will need to think about.Thanks for your pic too, the house color of your pic is nicer than my current house color. But I have never been a fan of green houses. Are there other colors that work with reddish brick?
My current house color feels very dark and heavy given the constant cloudy days. I would love to achieve a light and airy coastal feeling, if possible. I would love suggestions. My painter got delayed because of rain here, so I have a few more days to decide on colors.thank you!
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Julie Thelander
2 years agoThanks, michoumonster, for that last comment- next week we are painting our house SW Alabaster and using the Romabio Avorio White on our brick. Shutters and garage doors will be SW Iron Ore, and the front door will be SW French Moire. I thought our HOA required a separate trim color, but we won't be using one (with their approval). It's a bold move in a neighborhood with 50 shades of beige/gray/greige (see neighbors' houses...). Will be the prototype for Romabio in our neck of the woods. Can't wait to get it started!
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