Cute house, but that structure is ruining it. What are you using the sunroom for? Is it accessible from inside the home, or only from outside? It looks to be covering a basement entry to me. Are you sure you don't want to remove it? I think your home could be very nice once that contraption is gone. You might offer to give it to someone who will "pay" by removing it for you and hauling it off! I once got rid of a chain link fenced dog pen that way. I advertised it on a local radio call-in swap/sell show, and a family who bred dogs came and took it out in one day!

I do like the idea of a nice beige, as it would match the nice stone on the walkway as well! Yeah, I'm not sure why it's all painted as it is, but I do want all the trim one color, and all the siding one color.

The sunroom is actually really beautiful on the inside. Stained wood studs and really pretty tile. We used it in the winter as a sunny gathering spot. We've debated removing it, as the wall separating it from the house is an exterior wall, and there is a secure door with a deadbolt. But we wonder what we would do with that big square of tile there. Just demo it? And then what would we do with that big space there of concrete? We've thought about adding some furniture there and making it kind of a porch. It would be used much more as a sunroom though than if it were a porch. First choice is to keep it, although I wholeheartedly agree it does nothing for the house as of now. I think there is a way to make it work, but if nothing comes up on this forum, we'll remove it like you suggested. Great idea to get someone else to do it for us!

i agree with sativa jaeger designs LLC - sunroom structure is great, but i would leave it painted dark and not re-paint it light/white. i would do a lighter color on the body of your house than the one now (like sherwin williams retreat or benjamin moore antique pewter) and then re-do the trim paint (that is now mostly white) using a much darker color, like benjamin moore iron mountain or arctic seal or sherwin williams black fox. hope this helps!

If you paint everything that is currently bright white on the house the dark charcoal than the sunroom will not stand out.

And yes I suggested the beige as it ties in you tile nicely.

Here is a similar color scheme: http://www.sprucelee.com/images/front%20view%20of%20grey%20house%20with%20dark%20trim.JPG

gorgeous pic and good call! (i would prefer to have the sunroom not stand out, but of course that's just my opinion :)

I really like that house! Gorgeous! We really thought we'd go lighter trim because it all seems so heavy right now, and there are beautiful big trees in the yard and a wood fence so I wanted to go lighter. Maybe that doesn't fit in with this house though.

Here it is at mid-day, to give you an idea of what I mean by feeling "heavy". If I used colors with enough contrast in trim and siding like suggested, you think that would solve the problem?

If you keep it, your best bet is to paint the house so the structure and house feel like they're meant to be one unit. Right now the sun room looks like an afterthought. Painting the house in colors that "match" it will make the two look more cohesive and designed. A good start might be to paint the house trim in the color of the metal on the sun room. Overall, with the stone, I'd want to give a more rustic feel to the house. I think the light walkway needs to be darkened. It really draws attention away from the entry and to itself. Maybe you should plan to incorporate more of the stone there. The two stone columns on the left and the low white structure and post on the right of the walk near the door aren't playing nicely together. I'd try a stone column on the right to match the stone on the left. Can you post a photo standing down by the door on the sun room so we can see how it fits into that area, and a close up of the structure right of the house entry?

My last chance to fit a round peg in a square hole, ha! How does this look - beige with dark brown accents (shutter/door/sunroom), white trim, and a matching white fence on the left side to protect the big drop there? Use some landscaping to soften the blow of the sunroom (with probably other nicer looking bushes not available in Photoshop), and play up the black mulch everywhere so it fits in with accents. Put a nice plant in a red pot by the entry for some pop. I know it feels like I'm just going against everyone, but so much of the scene (flashing, column, lattice, windows) is already white and I like the bright feel of the white, so I'm really trying to find a way to make it work. But if it just doesn't, it just doesn't, and feel free to tell me. Thank you so much to all the comments so far!

Camouflage is a good idea, but the clumpy plants are too formal and maintenance intensive. Try some Encore azaleas that bloom spring and fall. White would be my choice. They come in a dwarf variety that won't over grow its welcome. You do know that trimming the vertical edges of the house in a high contrast color makes it visually smaller?!? Another issue caused by the white trim is that your door area is visually dwarfed by the triple window and shutters. Dark trim will recede the windows and shutters there are just silly trim. Focus on the trim at the door and use it to visually widen the door and surrounding entry so they are noticed before the windows. Instead of all the white there, I think stone will provide the visual weight you need to counter balance the sunroom and wide window.

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I can see what you are saying about the contrast making the whole house smaller, and the door looking so tiny now! Really like the idea of azaleas. The white lattice on the right side is actually covering up an old rotting railroad beam that we don't want to tackle removing ourselves because of all the carcinogens in the old railroad ties. It's a real gem, this house, ha! We'll call a professional. Thanks for that feedback - I really appreciate it!

I would paint the house trim to match the sunroom's frame and then paint the siding a shade or two lighter than the trim.

There we go! er612's first illustration is what I was describing, but you can pop the door out of the dark with a much brighter color and do some modification to the white items right of the door. Add the azaleas for color and interest and you're done!