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Paint Design Dilemma Exterior

SOS exterior colors

last year

Bought this house last summer and have been working on the inside, now time to spruce up the exterior. I think the entire house needs to be painted, trying to convince the husband of this. At the very least the front and the trim will be painted. I like SW fawn brindle for the front clapboard, with a warm white trim for the entire house. My BIGGEST decision is whether to keep the shingles brown (wood-looking) on the remaining 3 sides with maybe a stain to blend the faded areas OR to paint the entire house the same color. After that I will also paint the decks but I don't need to finalize that color yet. We replaced most windows and the window trim won't change (old windows without trim will be trimmed out eventually with the same basic trim) and above the garage those windows look funny but I don't know what to do about them. I don't love shutters but I suppose we could on the front? The roof is staying..... :( ....I need a lot of help. please.

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cat_ky

last year

I love the way the sides and back look. I would paint the front to match or blend in with the rest of the house.

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la_la Girl
last year
I don't have any good color suggestions (I would go darker and more natural given your lovely setting) but you could install a simple pergola above those garage doors to give that wall some depth - a friend did that and trained flowering vines over it and it looked lovely
SARAH STAPLES thanked la_la Girl
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Miloni Mehta
last year
SW Fawn Brindle seems a little too dark to me. Panda White with quiver tan, Evening Shadow with gray or black trim would look more modern. (If you prefer modern. if you'd like to go more traditional then by all means Fawn Brindle is exquisite)

What room do you have above the garage? Can you add another window there or widen those two. But if you just redid you windows, shutters, unfortunately will be the way to go.

Again, retaining the bron shingles is a more tradiional look, and staining/painting them black with the SW Evening Shadow for your siding will make it more modern.
SARAH STAPLES
Original Author
last year
The windows are separate rooms so can't change that. Thank you for your thoughts! I love hearing new ideas!!!
houssaon
last year
I would match the front to the back. The white trim on the windows will look great. I agree am arbor over the garage would be a nice touch.
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I would go with the same color for entire house.
palimpsest
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I would also paint the house the color of the three sides.
decoenthusiaste
last year
Love the darker colors on the other three sides. Can you match paint for the siding to that?
SARAH STAPLES
Original Author
last year
This is a better representation of the color, especially this side it is pretty faded and purply, so I need to "tone it" with stain, but I do like the natural wood look. I am not sure about doing the front clapboard because that would have to be true paint (not stain) so It would look different and maybe not so natural? I don't know. I'm still very up in the air.
decoenthusiaste
last year
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Better paint stores can match any color. Stain first then match paint to that color.
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JudyG Designs
last year
The roof color is driving the bus. I like how the back looks, a lot, so bring the brown around to the front,

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