Exterior Paint Color Help Please!

2 years ago

We are purchasing a home and the inside is super cute but the outside is a red and not my cup of tea. I’m having a hard time imagining colors that will look nice with the light brick. Any advice would be greatly appreciate!

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tozmo1
2 years ago
Looks like you need to work with both the brick and the roof. Can't quite tell the color of the roof or the brick. Can you try closer pics of the brick and also try pics in different light for the roof?
Tanya Mur
2 years ago
Hmm I can see why they chose the colours they did - I think they were trying to work with the brick and the roof..... yes it would be great to see closer pictures of the brick.
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tozmo1
2 years ago
I played around with some BM colors. The twist is that the roof is warm and the brick is cool. I was trying to find a green that might do it but this is the best I could find BM Crownsville Gray. Not great but it's a start. Love the double rainbow.

this is SW Ivorie, not bad if you want to go light

I have heard that SW has color experts that can help. You'll need a trained eye to pull those two together.
Jordan Caffall
Original Author
2 years ago
What did you use to play around with the paint colors?! Is this an app? I wanted to do the house color in this picture but I think it might look bad with the roof
HU-187528210
2 years ago
I’d try a black. Or maybe deep green.
Navy?
Something dark.
The blue you like might work also.
Blue goes with browns nicely. Sample.
tozmo1
2 years ago
Not sure I got the color right but here's a few attempts with SW Deft (first) and SW Stardew (second). I use the Sherwin-Williams ColorSnap Visualizer on their website. Benjamin Moore has a visualizer too that I think is easier to use but they don't seem to have as many colors. Just google Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore color visualizer and you'll find them. I do it on my laptop but there might be an app too. I didn't fool with the trim although the shutters painted. You can really get a lot of detail and multiple colors if you do the setup right.
tozmo1
2 years ago
This is kind of nice. I'm not usually a fan of dark houses but with the right trim if you're going for cottage, this might work. SW Grays Harbor.

Load up a picture of your house and have fun. It's addictive!
Jordan Caffall
Original Author
2 years ago
Thank you I downloaded the app! Trying to figure out how I can add trim to see how white trim would look haha
Jordan Caffall
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2 years ago
For those asking for a better picture of the brick, I tried to get a better angle

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