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10 years ago

We finally decided which color to paint our house. Now we need to decide between a medium or dark wood grain on the front door and garage door. Originally we wanted darker walnut color, but I am starting to think a medium wood tone might look better.


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  • 10 years ago

    I also like your mock up. Add some colorful landscaping perhaps a clematis for your light post. Beautiful house, best of luck with it!

  • 10 years ago

    I also love the colors in your mock up because it works well with the stone and roof! I do love the color of your front door!

    blossom37 thanked Bev
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    10 years ago

    Like the trim and the stone, but not the siding color. Really stands out in an awkward fashion.

    blossom37 thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
  • 10 years ago

    Our home has new landscaping since this picture was taken. So that looks 100% better now. I just used this older picture since I couldn't find another one. Beverly are suggested a color closer to the pictures? We are in the testing phase of putting the colors on the house. If the color appears too off we will use the trim color as house color and decide to go darker or lighter at that point for trim.

  • 10 years ago

    I agree with BeverlyFLA- I like the house to be painted the darker shade, and the trim to be lighter: that combo always looks sharp and professional. Where I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, I get the chance to see many paint color choices (-: some great, some not-so-great. The homes around me that are painted an off-white or white with darker trim remind me of the flat perspective crayon drawings that my sons did- (which I adored!) but not how you want your house to appear. For example, I see a great paint combo in the 2 story stucco home across from me. That neighbor uses 3 colors (a mid-tone, a dark tone and a light tone.) The home is painted a mid-tone grey-khaki color, and the window trim and second-story square-rail balcony is creamy off-white to bring it out. The square stucco columns that create the entranceway are painted the darker grey and echo the moulding around the lower part of the house and some trim near the roof line, to create depth and interest. Painting your house with a darker shade (or the mid-shade if you are using 3 colors) makes the bulky expanse of large walls fade a bit and your eye is drawn to the lighter trimmed window areas to see the detail, and it also makes the windows appear larger and lighter. Just remember that the lighter color will pop- so painting your house a lighter color than your window trim or stone-work causes our eye to try and take in the big sections of wall, and we miss the details because they are darker and fade into the background. In the Bay area we have paint color experts who can be hired to consult on colors before you paint, they are separate from the actual painting crews. On some of the old SF Victorians, it is not unusual to have as many as 10 different colors as well as gilding, and painting mistakes are not only ugly but very expensive if you aren't careful. Good luck to you- it is a big decision you will have to live with for many years!

    blossom37 thanked Lou Pearson
  • 10 years ago


    Any better?


  • 10 years ago

    This is a mock up with sw elephant ear. Thoughts?

  • 10 years ago

    Better, but how about trying a tone like one of the warm shades in your brick? The elephant ear really makes you have a lot of grey because of the color of your roof. I like the dark tone doors.


    blossom37 thanked diva3428