siding color change, exterior house upgrade, exterior house design

9 months ago

Our house got damaged by hail and we are getting all new windows/siding and paint. Can someone edit this to show a nice color of siding that will match perfectly with black windows and black roof?

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cat_ky
9 months ago
The black windows and roof, might be a mistake, if there is no black in your brick. Its hard to tell from the picture. Pick a color from your brick, before you make a final decision.
kandrewspa
9 months ago
Agree with the above. Just because black is the current fashion doesn't mean it's right for your house. The current roof color looks like a pretty good match with the brick. It looks like you need something with some brown. Black would be severe looking. The black shutters are fine, but more black doesn't sound like a good idea to me.
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Where are you located? I like the white shutters, but would definitely add color to the door and to the landscaping. Beyond that, I would want to know what is going on at that left corner of the house (behind the pickup) and to the right of the pickup before you get to the windows and door. Those are two large areas and I can't tell what's going on there and they might need some different attention. Ignoring those two areas for the moment, the white shutters could look very nice and the overall look very cool and refreshing (appeals in Texas in the summer), but most of what I'm picturing changing is the door and landscaping with a lot of variation in foliage color and textures (grey greens, light green, lime green, some purples even) and white blossoms -- maybe some pinks or purples. I'd think about a green or plum on the door. If you want more change, look at your brick for cues. It looks like the brick has a lot of pink or peach to it and you can generally go into the greens with pinks and reds. If not a green or white, I'd look at the darker tones in your brick mix for clues -- I'm thinking more grey than taupe, but a deeper tone somewhere in that range. Regardless of your paint color or colors, with all those other vertical lines, I'd do something different on your door so that it stands out.
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I LOVE your house and II would not touch that mortar - it goes nicely with the aged stone look. I would stay in the brown family for roof color to compliment the aged stone look - not a color that is bright or harsh or crisp. The door is too "fancy" for the house and all the trim is too "crisp" white...look in the cream/taupe/earth-tone family. Not navy or black. Shrubs need to go - think subtle English countryside landscaping. I also agree on clapboard, not stucco, for your addition. I can see ivy climbing the walls - but won't suggest that as you can never get rid of it and it is not good for your stone. Looking forward to your transformation.
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The rule of thumb for shutters is: they must look as if they can be USED. If you spend money on something that looks too small, it will be a waste. The upper windows cannot take shutters (because there isn't enough space) so I would look at something else. The Safety/Medical Professional in me (my mother used to spout statistics at us as children...all the ways children could die) is CRYING OUT for a railing around the veranda. Seeing large, open gaps on the porch where people go to break there legs, backs, heads, etc makes me VERY VERY NERVOUS. I would be so nervous I wouldn't get any closer to the edge than the front door. Go ahead and take the 'shutters' off the list and add a balcony all the way around. That should eat several thousands. When does the roof need to be redone? You have a lot of roof surface with several steep slopes. Both size AND slope increase the cost of a roof replacement. Yours is going to be substantial. Whatever you save on the paint/railing you are welcome to put the roof money away for a (heheheh) rainy day. Most roofs are 15 - 25 year items. Hopefully in your price range they went with the 25 year roof. How old is the house?
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9 months ago
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I do not have an issue with the black windows but why a black roof/ As for the rest the shutters have to go and what is the style you are wanting for the house? The garage door looks pink on my montor so what is planned for that? I need some input from you . I think if you go black for the roof you pretty much have to do gray for the siding and IMO for the garage door too. So find a gray that works with the brick and for sure no strorm door it hides the front door which would be nice to at least see If you use the storm door for the screen get a phantom screen and then an interesting front door with lots of glass.Forget the silly home sign and do a nice big pot filled to overflowing with seasonal plants . I did look at your idea book but nothing there but from that I think you are young why do old lady front door landing decor. especailly if you are going black windows and roof .Actually some redo of the landscaping is the next step .

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