Don't ignore the color of the roof. Will you be painting the dormers on the roof too, they appear to be on there for looks rather than functional, they look nice and break up the roof line well. I noticed there appears to be only doors on the lower level. Are these two level units or do the upper units have their own doors on the other side of building? I was going to suggest to paint doors a similar color to the roof to draw that color in, if you do that I would paint the whole building in one of the colors otherwise it might look too busy.

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In what state or country is the motel located? That answer will affect recommendations on colors.

I think a paint selection closer to this first photo's 'wet kraft paper' paint color would be a better solution for your paint.

I was going to say the same thing as Bette P. Leave it pretty much as is. It's fun and doesn't look like your cookie cutter chain motel. Window boxes on the railings with beauitful plantings would be great. Paint the downstairs doors red or black. Maybe get some bigger light sconces in black. Really your motel is charming.

Tell us the brand and name of your grey trim.

If you're interested in hiring a pro, Maria Killam lives in BC and is probably familiar with the Kootenay area. I think it would be worth the cost and spare you a lot of time to get a consultation with a color specialist. http://www.mariakillam.com/

Oh, I do see your point that you want to take advantage of a brand-new paint job . Here are some images with red roofs. The grays would probably be better since you said your railings are gray and you might not get to them for a while. But the creamy mustard and red looks great, too.

You'll want to take into consideration your gray driveway as well as your red roof. So if you choose taupe, choose a taupe at the gray end of the color strip.

For some reason I'm not able to pull up the colors you listed, do they have a different number system for paint in Canada and US, I wouldn't think so. I really like the creamy Mustard color on the first picture housegal posted, colorful but not too much, looks nice with roof color. But as what someone mentioned earlier it might not be a bad idea to get a consultation with someone who is knowledgeable (and do a big sample on building and live with it a bit before you commit) that's a lot of expensive painting to do to end up with "what were they thinking" color. Maybe the paint store has a list of consultants they could recommend.

I really don't find the place looks much like a chalet. The railing seems meant to pen in some kind of animals, and it cuts off any view the seated guests might have. That's where' I'd put my $$$, adding something more contemporary and see-though! If you can afford it, maybe a glass railing would be the answer if there's something to be seen across the way. Between each pair of sliders I'd add a nice planter full of colorful bloomers, and definitely add some pretty landscaping in the grassy part inside the parking area. The hillside background and the drive are heavy with gray, so I would keep the building white and paint the doors black so that, from a distance, they echo the other sliding door openings. I'd install much larger light fixtures and numbers too. If that's a drooping cable and those are little lights in the peak of the gables, I'd attend to those as well.

Still, that's a wonderful place for landscaping. Call a local professional to install plants that do well under fir trees. Is that a planter by the road to match the ones downstairs? Looks like there may be a lovely park across the street.

I would create a pet relief station in the back corner near the fence in the area where the firepit is. Unslghtly to drive up to a place to stay and see a dog taking his ease right in front of it.

Pretty area, never been to Canada but am not too far away.

Looking at the balcony and lower level somewhat decorative railing/pickets I have come to the conclusion that the Swiss Chalet look just doesn't go with the building and a bit of a distraction. I have a feeling previous owner looked around and saw others take on that look so decided to add that look. I think just a plain 2x2 pickets, or whatever is code, would be a better look instead of the stylized Swiss look. It maybe a simple fix to pull those off and replace a section at a time, keep the bottom and top railing..... Put you probably have a whole list of things you want to do.

Ok, that explains the Swiss chalet look. From my perspective if you have a limited budget, keep the spindles and replace them when they need replacing. There is a balance between giving nod to one’s heritage and going ‘overboard’ on the theme look. It sounds like you don’t mind giving nod to the motel’s roots but want to keep it balanced with a more modern look which is entirely doable. I personally like the white stucco and then would punch it up with a door color that is bright and cheerful. The flowers are absolutely fabulous and one thing I thought of was to have this as a room option - meaning if I had a room overlooking flowers or with flowers fresh in my room everyday on vacation I might pay for the deluxe charge. What I hate in motels are (1) rooms that are unclean (2) smell stale (3) look dingy (4) noise (5) feel insecure - crime ridden. Now with that in mind, when you think Swiss/German what pops into your head “scrubby Dutch” - people who are fanatically clean. So that crisp white with your german rails are not a negative in my mind because if I had a Motel 6 versus a Swiss Chalet I’m headed to the Swiss Chalet.

In other words, I’d spend my money on putting in flooring (no carpet) getting lodge like furniture, bedding, etc, that give it a warm clean feeling and quite worrying about the paint. I’d also skip the tan as I think it will look dirty too soon.

Just a thumbs up. The flowers show you care, nice flowers. Wow, it must take a while to water them all. Like someone mentioned in previous posts I would pick your place over a larger place that's less inviting. Don't worry about the porch railings, just concentrate on what matters most to your guests.

I think you need something more cheery than that gray on the doors it does't look very inviting. Did you already say no to green?