Salmon pink cinder blocks?

9 years ago

Hello everyone! After combing through tons of online pictures and forums still have no idea what to do with the cinder block on the bottom of my stone walkout ranch.

The biggest problem I have is the house is already stone, I can't figure out what material would complement the existing stone. The color scheme is stone (any help with what kind is much appreciated), salmon pink cinder block and dark brown gutters and trim...Yikes! Other design ideas are helpful too as we're planning to renovate a lot of the house including windows, trim, gutters, maybe roof, doors, the balcony, under deck. Thanks for your time and input!

Back of home from raised patio.

Front porch and main entry

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littlebug zone 5 Missouri

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Paint the cinder block a beige-ish color that would blend with your stone. Paint the downspouts a darker beige that would blend also.

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palimpsest
9 years ago
I would try to almost match the overall tone of the stone or go slightly darker.
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The Roof Wizard by Allen Roofing and Construction
9 years ago
Do you have a photo from the road? The roof can play a huge part of the color choice of the house depending on the angle from the road.
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Fori
9 years ago
Is stuccoing over the cinderbock (and brick?) in the budget? It's a nice stone. I'm surprised the rest of it was left looking so unfinished.
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Denita
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Agree with the roof wizard, your roof color is not visible from the pics. If you can provide a pic showing the roof and the whole house, it that would help. Having said that, I think that peachy/beige color on the bottom of your home needs to be a much darker color in the browns to ground your home. The red upper porch conflicts with your stone too. Once a photo of your entire home is provided maybe we can provide proper direction for colors.
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Vith
9 years ago
Stucco or paint over the pink.
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chiclc21
Original Author
9 years ago
Hello, thank you for all of the input! I haven't thought about stucco... I'll have to check out the costs associated with that, but I'm willing to do almost anything to cover those cinder blocks! Here are a couple of more pictures that give a better visual of the front of the house, roof included.