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Here is the new colour Trim

13 years ago
Now that the trim is done in a lovely colour I need to pick a color to do the porch and railings We want to stain the upper cedar and paint the railings on the porch and stairs ,as it is in too bad of repair to stain ,plus there is too many kinds of wood. It is very labour intensive .Could use sone input

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  • 13 years ago
    You could paint your porch and railing in a cedar colour to match.
    Or paint the porch floor the cream and the railing the cedar colour along with the door and sidelights.
    This trim colour is so nice, looks like home to me :)
  • 13 years ago
    The problem is the wood I guess we could aways use the color of the stain
  • 13 years ago
    I did not include the colour of the trim opps
  • 13 years ago
    Could you please tell me the color of the home. I live in Sc in a 1800's home and I would love to know the color. Thank you,Kelly.
  • 13 years ago
    I do not know the color of the green as it is siding but the colour of the trim is called dessert maze It came from a paint store called Cloverdale Paints in British Columbia Canada and I am not sure if you have a paint store with the same name but you could try to get something similar in your area if you take a picture to your paint store Thanks Hobbsie
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    I would make railings match the cedar. Paint garage doors the trim color to neutralize their size. Then paint the front door and sidelights a deep earthy red to make your door the true focal point. Love your Craftsman style!
  • 13 years ago
    Actually, the sidelights should probably be the trim color, and paint only the door red or a warm contrast focal color.
  • 13 years ago
    are you windows white with white or desert maze trim above the garage ? It is hard to tell from photos
    Thx
  • 13 years ago
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    shabby2chic thinks that you should play up the contrast with your front door and go for a vibrant shade, perhaps Benjamin Moore Rusty Nail (closest to your stain colour) or Teak. If you are a little more brave you could use something like Mayflower Red, a definite brick red, that will pull in the tones of your wood (I assumed it is stained but don't know the shade) and then take a co-ordinating brown shade onto your porch floor, it will anchor your area and make it much easier to clean. Your deck railing is already stained and that alone makes it stand out. I think you need to pull in the richness of the colour, work with your stain colour to make it generally in the same tone as your front door. I would do the door and sidelites in your vibrant shade otherwise it will look disjointed. From the street the look you have is very calm, but inviting, but you need something like that pop of contrast colour to draw people in and welcome in your guests.
  • 13 years ago
    Paint your porch railings, beams and risers the same colour as your trim.
    Paint the stairs the same as the porch flooring.
    For your front door and porch flooring I would choose a paint colour in the historic reds from BM, like Garrison Red HC-66 or Townsend Harbor Brown HC-64, goes great with cream tones and Camouflage or Desert Haze.
    I posted some inspirational photos. Good luck......

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  • 13 years ago
    The windows are white and the trim is dessert maze
  • 13 years ago
    I think black would make it all pop.
    or a very dark, greyed green.
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    I vote for matching the existing white-ish trim color.

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  • 13 years ago
    To Kelly35, our house is a very similar green and it's called Moss Green from Sikkens Rubbol, which we bought at Benjamin Moore, we are in British Columbia as well. Our trim is Silver Birch, again from Sikkens. As for the front door, we wanted something a little different and that would blend with our slate steps, so we went for Benjamin Moore Montpelier, a greyish blue. The effect is very calming...
  • 13 years ago
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    Trim color if gorgeous! I think the railings, and stair step treads would be perfect in the same stain color as new trim. Face the riser part of stairs with house trim(cream white) and paint the door a rich gold.
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  • 13 years ago
    Hi I am new to this, I am wondering if this is a part of a remodel, I love the extended roofline and porch with stone. Would love to see. A before oicture
  • 13 years ago
    I will post the finished home in a week I hope thanks to all for your great comments and ideas . This is a truly amazing site. Thanks Houzz How did I ever live without your site. Hobbsie
  • 13 years ago
    Lovely house. I would paint the railings your trim color and the floor and steps a darker brown.
  • 13 years ago
    Pretty house, nice colors! But, I'm thinking, if you're doing all this work now, why not finish the job and replace the rails ans steps where needed? Budget no doubt! But, then rather than paint them as a cover up, save your money and next spring bring the guys back to wrap it up! Painted porch floors are notoriously tough to maintain. We replaced our porch floor twice before we went with Ipee a Brazilian hardwood, and we sealed it, no paint, and it is lovely. If you must paint, idvfind a color that closely matched the cedar posts and rafters to make the porch a strong architectural feature.