I prefer the Khaki Brown

I would think you’d want it to contrast a bit. So you don’t end up with a brown blob all the same color. I wouldn’t go with the lighter color since the rest of your accents (trim and roof) on the house are darker. I’d pick more of a dark grey to match some darker bricks and your roof.

If it's within your budget, brick the garage as well.

In lieu of doing away with the windows an adding a solid wall, you might consider adding on to the building on the left where there is now a garage door and swapping out the larger forward facing three window unit for a second garage door.

Does your garage have a flat concrete porch w/patio atop it? If not, something to consider.

Can't afford to do any more than what we are doing. It was a HUGE project to fully insulate the logs, add the brick and do all new roof, windows, doors. I still think I prefer the khaki and its closer blend to the lighter color, but I also like the idea of a gray. I will look at the grays, hadn't considered them. A gray might also blend in with the tall rocky bluffs that surround the house. I also thought that perhaps when I stucco the retaining wall I could use a lighter complementary color on that. Phuninthesun, are you able to add a gray palette square to the brick photo? That's a neat trick!

I actually like the green, Heather moss or mountain sage. Brighter and break up the grey

I think I'm too OCD to handle a whole different color, lol. But I greatly appreciate your take on it. Wish I were more of a risk-taker, but I love the warm tones so much; it's why we picked the brick that we did. Thanks. Irene!

You have to use the green again somewhere. Might as well be the base of the house. Add a railing to the top deck.

The garage needs to connect to the house and not stand out as a separate building (even though it is). It should be the same tone if not the same color as the house, not darker or lighter. Any trim on the garage can be painted the same color as the house trim. I love the railing idea, Beverly, again painted the color of the house trim. Monterey Taupe is a cross between the grey and beige. I think it would blend very nicely. Good luck on your choices.

You know you can paint Hardie siding, so you aren't limited to the colors they provide.

I was just about to say that grover :)

BeverlyFLADeziner, that pic above looks awesome, you do need to connect the green

Thanks, everyone. The garage door and people door trim will both be green that matches the house roof and trim. We are into doing things maintenance-free and I'm afraid that painting the siding would not hold up with our high winds and weather coming from a direction that directly hits on the garage. I fear we would be continually repainting. There will be a railing on the deck - the railing posts which get attached to garage walls will be part of the project. I will look at the monterey taupe color. I spent some time with the color samples outside yesterday and nixed the gray ones. They were too "cool" in tone for my liking. Honestly we are surrounded by such beauty that we kind of want the house to look nice but be minimized by the surroundings. Here is a photo looking out from our yard. We are tucked into bluffs, bighorn sheep, deer and other wildlife, ponderosa pines.

Don't paint the siding, but stain the siding. Your wood requires protection and stain will not peel like paint will peel.

We actually have Navajo Beige on our house. I’m waiting for it to age so we can darken it up. Problem is it does look too yellow in the sun. Luckily for us it’s only really prevalent in the back of our garage as our front has much more brick. In your case this is your front entry and you’ve elected to remove windows. I’ll show you a picture of it without the windows in the back of our garage with no windows in that area. It’s a giant swath of yellow.

A wood that is darkening lacks surface protection. Perhaps there was not enough transparent stain applied. No doubt the stain is fading in the sun.

Pulled different colors from your brick and this is what the SW computer Visulizer came up with.

Thanks, Beverly. I took the photo after we had over 5" of rain in one night. The wood is soaked and therefore darker, but also, it is deteriorating. That's why it is being replaced with the siding.

Steven, so glad for your comment on the Navajo Beige. You are confirming my worries about it, that it would look overpowering in the sun. I SO appreciate your response!

Your home looks like it is in an amazing position, beautiful surroundings.

Trying to keep the home and garage blending in rather than becoming a blot on that beautiful landscape is a good idea.

If there are any of the same bricks in the chimney that are in the wall with your house number, consider choosing a color from those brick for your siding for your garage.

The chimney was bricked when the home was built (it was a log home) so we just chose to leave that brick alone - too much to try to redo or cover it.

If the wood is not rotten -- just darkened/discolored -- before investing in siding, you might consider bleaching it and/or applying linseed oil and/or CWF.

CWF about $100 a can vs. thousands for siding = no brainer.

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