Exterior Paint Makeover
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Our new home has an outdated color scheme with red triangles, shutters, brick and yellow.
What exterior paint color would you recommend to make the house shine?
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The roof now is new (Thunderstorm which is a mix of grey, green, brown, so it could go with whichever color). I'd like to keep the brick or whitewash it, unless painting it is the best way to go.
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Comments (26)I temporarily painted my garage door SW Creamy while waiting for my house painter. I couldn't look at them peeling anymore. Anyhow, while I have used SW Creamy in the interior successfully, it was a tiny bit too warm on my fading sage colored house. It was a good exercise to help me determine my final house color. I ended up using SW Alabaster. It's very forgiving. It has just a little bit less warmth than SW Creamy, yet handles the warmer color of my warm stone base nicely. It's not as stark a white as Pure White. It's just a hint warmer and coordinates with you brick base. I ended up painting the body of the house SW Alabaster in a Satin and the trim in SW Alabaster in a semi-gloss. It picks up the trim without shouting at you. If you want to go all white, this is the white color and technique that I would suggest. Have you considered painting the brick? Lots of people hate painted brick. I had a home that had painted brick and it was the easiest surface to maintain. A simple power wash and it was done. I love painted brick. To each his own....See MoreRelated Professionals
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