working with what I have..white vinyl windows, beige vinyl siding
Mock up with SW Gauntlet Gray on stucco and window trim (matches gutter), but also added that color in entry way. Keep trim around garage door and entry door white to tie in the white in the vinyl windows. Is it "ok" to mix up the trim color?
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elcieg
2 years agolast modified: 2 years ago
A simple suburban ranch with a shallow hipped roof, built in 1947. (Photo: William Wright)Great post-war house.
How about a photo of what the house is now.
Your mockup would not be my choice. I would try to keep the authentic look.
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Smallbath5
2 years agoAuthentic look when we bought it in 1999.
Replaced windows 10 years ago. Painted out the trim around the windows and painted over other brown trim with white 6 years ago. New garage doors recently ordered: contemporary panel with no windows. Need a new front door. Trying to decide on paint color for garage door and if lower part of house (stucco) should be repainted. Changing landscaping to drought tolerant CA natives mostly.
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PROLisa Caudill Designs
2 years agoI would do a look like this. Gauntlet grey body, red cent or great falls for the door with pure white garage doors and trim
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2 years agoelcieg
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoIf you want a complete change (you can paint vinyl siding)
Here is a sage green with a complimentary darker color and both look great with white.I would paint the garage doors what ever color you choose for the stucco. You don't want the garage doors obvious.
Front door...I like this cumin color.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoSome visual with dark bottom
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Smallbath5
2 years agoThanks, Celery! I was just working on that. Here is it is SW double latte. I'm wanting more cohesion, though. It just seems like two separate top/bottom houses with the light/dark and not getting tied together. Does that make sense? The only thing I can think of is painting the window trim in the darker color...but that just looks so dated. Soooo tricky, it seems.
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