Please help me choose an exterior color for our new home!

6 years ago

Here are our plans. We’re thinking Nantucket grey, but wonder if blue-black or creamy white would be better. Surroundings are a hay field and forest, snow Nov-Apr. interior will be white and warm wood. Thank you!!!!

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mojomom

6 years ago

I wouldn't do a creamy white on the exterior in a climate with snow Nov. - April. I live in a similar climate and creamy white tends to look dingy and dirty surrounded by pristine white snow for half of the year. Of course, that's just my personal feeling. I also don't like yellows in the snowy landscape. Nantucket gray would be fine as would a darker blue-black. What color is your stone?

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PPF.
6 years ago
What's your thinking on the use of different materials -- stone and B&B?

Why is one part stone and the rest B&B?

You need to consider all exterior materials together -- roof, trim, siding, stone.
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Denise
Original Author
6 years ago
The stone is on the plans because we were originally going for this look, but now I’m not sure about the stone, a) because it may be too hard to find a perfect pairing and b) because I think it only works with the blue-black. It’s veneer so can be swapped out for b/b or shakes. Thoughts?
PRO
PPF.
6 years ago
I'd use the stone on the visible parts of the foundation, B&B elsewhere.

Posting images of your stone choices will help with color selections.
mojomom
6 years ago
I like the combo you posted. Looks nice and not run of the mill.
PRO
Rubios Stone Works Llc
6 years ago
Stone veneer is a good choice because its maintenance free and a fireproof material.
ILoveRed
6 years ago
What is the siding? It took me months and about 20 samples to decide on "Burnt Hickory" in Cabot solid stain on our cedar siding. It is not brown but sometimes appears to be. Other times it looks an inky gray. It looks good with our stone which is (I think) Harvest Mix from Earth Works in St. Louis.

yours would look good very dark with a carefully chosen stone.

love your house....not sold on the columns.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
The siding color needs to work with all the other elements not decided in a vacuum so share all those choices and then ask again. BTW in your pic IMO the stone and the dark gray do not work together.Maybe something like these combos would be better
Denise
Original Author
6 years ago
The columns are load-bearing so need to stay. Is it the stone you think doesn’t look right, @Ilovered?

I was going to choose a general colour for the siding first because it’s the main colour and then match a custom colour to roofing, trim, and stone.
Denise
Original Author
6 years ago
Hi Patricia,
That top image you sent from Serenbe is one of my inspiration images as well. Trying to decide between that aesthetic or this one. Which works better with the lines of our house in your opinion?
ILoveRed
6 years ago
I'm not an architect or a designer ....just a lowly poster but something about the stone on the bottom and the weightiness. I could be totally off. Maybe one of the architects here or designers will weigh in on the columns.

i chose my stone first. Then I chose my siding color to complement the stone. But, I had no choice as we had to have the stone months before the house project started.

I would have done it the same way ...stone first.