Need help with Hardie siding style and color
Hello!
We're getting new windows and Hardie siding due to extensive wood rot. First question is regarding the siding style. We're going with lap siding on the sides and back but not sure about the front. Currently we have cedar shake on the front but we don't love the Hardie cedar shake style (the shakes are quite small compared to what we have currently). We can't decide if we should do straight or staggered shakes on the front, or lap siding all the way around to help elongate the front.
Second question is on color. New windows will be white with Hardie Arctic White trim/soffits/gutters. Picking a color is kind of tough with the red brick but we don't think we really want to paint it. The shingles are also more of a brown hue rather than gray/black.
We initially liked Iron Gray after seeing some pictures online, but we looked at a couple houses in our neighborhood and it's too dark:
https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/161483189/thumbs/iron-gray-hardie?share=clipboard
Next we moved on to Night Gray but are worried it's too blue. The first pic is one from our neighborhood:
https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/161459178/thumbs/night-gray-hardie?share=clipboard
Now we're on to Aged Pewter which we like in some photos but looks a bit too tan in others:
https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/161458518/thumbs/aged-pewter-hardie?share=clipboard
We're thinking the red brick and warm shingle color will make the siding look more gray which is what we're going for, but not sure.
So many houses in our neighborhood are doing white siding and painted brick with black windows and trim. They look great, but at this rate bout half the houses will be that way soon, and we want something different. We prefer to stick with Hardie colors but if we can't find what we like we may have to get primed board and paint it.
Thanks in advance!
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