Help with exterior update for 70s orange/brown brick ranch.
It's time to update the trim and replace guttering/downspouts, etc! I am struggling with colors that complement the brick Roof was replaced a couple years ago and is of architectural design with light and medium shades of gra... I have included (front bottom up, sorry, that's the way they loaded.) A street view so garage door can be seen, it's a light creamy gray (close to the color of the grout on house).. Next up is up close view of entry way which is in the corner of the L shaped house. Then, view of section that sets closest to the road so you can see the limestone corners which are on each corner around the entire house. Last picture is of the side which shows the surround deck. The deck is old and will be torn down within the next couple of years and replaced with 3 season room but for now it's stained a dark cocoa brown. We are also replacing the casement windows and front door/window combo so any comments for those are also welcome and appreciated.
Here's my struggle, I really don't like the orange in the brick. That's why we went with the dark forest green last time. I'm tired of the green but afraid to make a change and it be worse! Please help with
ALL suggestions possible! If it makes a difference, we live in IN so have all 4 seasons of weather.
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Comments (38)I would suggest when you do paint the house that you paint the whole house first with that strip painted out so he can see it without and paint that piece of the trim last as then you can see how it would look without and with it. Well what I was trying to say is your house does lean towards the spanish revival and you keep saying you want spanish and not tuscan, mexican etc. and really what is spanish color theme tends to be white or a very light color that reads white with a darker trim color such as brown, or more very muted colors. Landscaping makes a huge difference in how a house looks too. What I'm wondering is if you really have settled in your mind what you want the house to be or if you really need the house to be one particular style. Many color will work for your house as long as you pick something that works with the roof color. Maybe it is your mentioning spanish that throws me off. BTW if you look at the picture I posted it is a very simple style except for the tower and the other items are things your house has or will have too. You have arches, you have the curved wall, the raised trim, you're adding a pergola (not a porch like in the house shown). You could on your gable sides add corbels either dark stained wood or faux looking wood like you're planning for the garage door. If you look at a spanish villa - they tend to be white, with tile roofs, mainly boxy. Some have arches, some have railings that are often white and look like concrete formed (don't know the correct terminology). I guess I would ask yourself do you want the spanish look, or does it really matter and should you just go with a color that you like and not worry about trying to keep to a particular style?...See MoreThis 70's ranch needs an update!
Comments (18)Adding the planned front porch and moving the entrance to the right some will make a huge difference. Selecting a more inviting paint color/trim color will do wonders for the home. I would do everything possible to dress up the garage door. It is really the only focal point on the front of your home. Yardvaark(9A) had a great visual about extending you pavers over to the entryway. You could include a small bench with potted florals, a pot for the garden hose ect. up against the right side of the garage....See MoreExterior 70s ranch renovation
Comments (10)Generically, I would stay away from any yellow/brown/oranges in your paint color scheme. Personally, I think the dark trim scheme works against you. It would be better if the house body color were a medium tone and the trim much lighter, all the way to white even. Agree with all those who've said to remove the stripes. They give a mobile home vibe to the house. Can't tell details of what's going on now with the tiny picture. In the future, try slightly overlapping pictures (larger ones!) that show a wide view scene, that is centered on the front door. To be sure, create a large landing for the stoop. Pull the walk away from the house (6', 8', 10'...?) in order to allow adequate space for a nice foundation planting. In most cases, in order to preserve planting bed possibilities, it makes sense to direct the walk toward the back of cars parked directly in front of the garage. It is very little difference in the distance to the car door, but the presentation from the street view is much improved....See More70's Brick Ranch - Exterior Help
Comments (2)If you will be redoing everything then color options are wide open. What colors do you like? We used Romabio limewash on our brick.. so easy and affordable. Highly recommend the product if you are going in that direction....See Morejan mccollough
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housegal200
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoI like the color you have now and would paint the garage door that as well. Your brick is great. Turn your attention and budget to getting great landscaping with deeper beds. You can get advice and plans from a small gardening center.
I like the landscaping on this house, which resembles yours--deep dark bed curving out, mix of tall and low plantings, small tree, and a great rock that echoes cornerstones on the house. Do that!
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2 years agoThe darker green was probably too dark. If you do change trim, do a grayish green.
I wouldn't go lighter like the garage on the trim. Your current garage door is too light. You can repaint it.
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2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoJade Dragon SW is close color and more muted laurel Leaf Behr
PROBeth H. :
2 years agoThe white garage door needs to be painted! that white doesn't work w/anything.
If you like the softer sage tones, go w/those.
or, go for a warmer charcoal
how about some blues?
this is more of an orange brick. it does have siding though.
are you interested in adding board and batten?
If you hate the brick, look in Romabio. they have a limewash,
or a heavier masonry coat. it's all natural. very low maintenance
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Beth H. :
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agothe gutters would look so much better in a copper color, especially w/that Jade color.
anyway you can get them painted (or don't know if you're getting new ones)
you could do the bronze/copper, or a brighter copper, address numbers and copper window boxes
(You can order copper sheeting and make these yourself. or just paint a copper color. but the real stuff patinas w/time. I have a roll of super thin real copper. it's not difficult to work with)for the front door, I'd do the jade color, or even a lighter jade.
If you don't want green on the trim, How about one of these Bronze colors? for the garage door I think any of the 3 would look nice
some other color palettes
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