Completely stuck on siding & trim color w/red brick and "autumn" roof
We are really stuck trying to determine new exterior color scheme for our house. The previous owner put on a Presidential roof that I think is "autumn" which reads very red/orange to me. It's a 50-year guarantee so the roof is not going anywhere - we have to work with it. We also have a mottled red brick facade on the main level under the wrap-around porch.
We are having an impossible time deciding on new color scheme that works with the orange roof (which I dislike and want to downplay if possible). Husband wants "stately" appearance. I'd like a house that is welcoming, inviting, and maybe cheerful. Can we marry the two of those together with an orange roof??
Considerations:
- Front of house seems "flat" and dominated by roof. I think we need more contrast i.e. contrasting color around window trim to provide more interest?
- There is not enough space between windows for shutters.
- Brick elements similar to the facade/garage are common in our neighborhood. However, we are open to painting or keeping the natural brick (or limewashing although that doesn't seem to be common practice here).
- Front of house has southern exposure so takes all-day sun year-round. We're in the greater Seattle area, but even here on sunny days in the winter, the all-day sun exposure makes the front-facing upper rooms hot. The rest of the house is fairly shaded due to elevation gains and trees.
- Porch was just redone with Apex Alaskan Driftwood (it's more gray in person than on their websites)
- Plan to "wrap" new porch posts to make them more substantial. Open to staining them, but leaning towards painting.
- Would like the garage door not to stand out so much, planning to paint it the body or trim/accent color.
- The painter prefers Sherwin Williams.
Houzzers we're hoping you have the color palette solution we need!
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Brick is on front facade under the wrap-around porch, and on the lower third front of garage. The rest of the house has wood siding.
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PROBeth H. :
last yearlast modified: last yearNIce house.
I wouldn't do shutters.
can you post a pic face on that includes the garage door? i'll photoshop something for you
with your roof and brick, any of these combos would work
these colors would be pretty. use the raisin on the front door or the trim. the deep maroon on the door.
you could do a warm gray siding like picture. Offbeat trim, jewel on the door. or go w/the darker color on the right
sage greens, blue grays, also good choices
foggy day on the siding would be pretty w/the white trim, red bard door. if you like the black or brown/black better, here's what the porch posts would look like.
blue gray door and a white siding. but you could do a board and batten around your front windows. snice no shutters, the vertical run of siding would look nice. I'd do a darker trim color w/this mix. maybe Iron Ore or Peppercorn. paint the posts the darker color too.
or try the blue around the trim, eider white siding, inkwell door / posts.
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ffpalms
last yearI also think your house would look great with green siding. I really like this dark olive with white trim.
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elcieg
last yearlast modified: last yearHere is Presidential Autumn. It looks so much different from your photos, so thanks for including the name of the color.
I ran the color codes for Certanteed Autumn and this color came up as a correlating color.
This looks close enough to work with it.The roof is driving the bus...a lot of that color. How about painting the body of the house, including the applied brick, B.M. Atrium White? You can do just what you do inside,,,,paint the trim in a semi-gloss and the body in B.M.'s exterior Soft Gloss.
Paint the front door Aegean Teal.
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jlcbm
last yearlast modified: last yearWow, amazing suggestions all!
@raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio Totally agree that we could use a heavier window trim. Not sure if we're doing it now, so hoping that at least adding a contrasting trim will help. We're on a (slow) path to updating the house inside and out.
@Beth H. : Thank you for all the color schemes! Hoping this photo with the garage door works.
@judianna20 - thank you. Wondering what you mean by "running the color codes". Unfortunately, I don't know the exact color since the previous owners put it on. It might be the "aged bark" or the "autumn". I'd love to "run" them both.jlcbm
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Beth H. :
last yearlast modified: last yearjlcbm,,,i'd prob redo the garage area like this. (those clipped edges around the door and arched window are really dated)
Doesn't this look better?
square window in tihe black trim (this is if you go w/the dark trim option). the siding on the garage area is changed to a composite shingle/shake. new lights, and much better looking garage door.carriage hardware makes a big diff if you have a plain jane door like you have. on this one, a wood arbor buys up some of that huge space
another door option w/the black hardware. you could also do the siding over here in a birck and batten panel, or vertical siding, or shake or both. across the middle below the window do a divider
you could also do the siding over here in a birck and batten panel, or vertical siding, or shake or both.I love this one. see how they divided the gable portion w/vertical and horizontal? this is a grate, but you could square off your window.
across the middle below the window do a divider. they did a thick white band above.smaller siding and composite shake.
they have a small roof overhang, but you could do something diff
These are the bronze colors.
In any case, square off the clipped edges and do a diff window
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Jennifer Hogan
last yearI agree with Beth H that adding a small detail to the garage can make a huge difference. I did it when I lightened my trim at my last home. . .
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I think the brick is really the prettiest part of the home, so I wouldn't want to draw too much attention to the siding and the garage.
I like greens with brick, but I think in your case where the roof and brick mimic each other you will need to go with a pretty neutral gray green rather than a more saturated color or you may want to pick a color that is found in the brick.
Here are some visuals - remember they don't always look just like the paint color chosen - it will get you close, but there is no substitute for actual testing of colors.
Increasing the saturation just a little bit is too much color for my taste. Feels like it is taking over.
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