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Need help picking a siding color

8 years ago
I’ve gone back and forth so many times and would love someone to break the vote! I can’t decide on a new siding color. Using Odyssey from Alside. The exterior stone on this ranch is making picking a siding color tough. See photos. If it weren’t for the stone, I would probably go with the top sample gray (“storm” from Alside). However, it’s the gray seems to clash or be too bold for the warm tones in the stone. The other options are Monterey sand (light tan, sample in the middle) or Tuscan clay (darker tan, sample on the bottom).
Also, the gables will be in a Shake - a tough decision is should they be the same color or different complimentary color (ie. siding in light tan, and shake on gables in darker tan)
Should the siding be 4 inch clapboard or 5 inch?
Also, will be replacing front door- Should it be wood grain look or painted? So many decision, and I need some professional input! Thank you in advance!

Comments (16)

  • 8 years ago

    Nice home.

    Like a wood front door w/natural wood finish.

    For your siding, pick a color from your stone -- perhaps the darker brown.

  • 8 years ago
    Thanks for your feedback. Are you suggesting the darker tan sample on the bottom? Or something darker than that?
  • 8 years ago

    I'd stay with the darker tan / medium brown rather than the reddish brown (largest swath of it about a foot beneath that left window) but believe either would work.

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    I like something in these tones. the examples you have aren't warm enough. either go w/a darker tone like the Urbane Bronze color, or the wheat looking colors off to the right.

    and I hope you're doing some natural cedar somewhere and a forest green door!

  • 8 years ago
    Thanks Beth. We are using the Alside odyssey line. http://www.alside.com/products/siding/vinyl-siding/horizontal-siding/odyssey-plus/
    These are the color options.
    Thoughts on gables being same color or different color in the shake style?
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    trying to find some examples for you. what if you went with a very light creamy siding, and did a warmer shake?

    (want does the vintage wicker look like? Canyon claY? would that work?)

    any chance of using another siding company w/better colors?!

  • 8 years ago
    Yes, windows will remain white. The 2 windows on the right still need to be replaced. Trim will be white. We have to go with Alside.
    Great idea with the posts- I was just telling my husband we needed that to spice up the curb appeal. He doesn’t think there’s enough space though on the cement porch pad with the driveway right there etc.
  • 8 years ago

    some of the other colors with the cedar shake color and green



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    i don't know what kind of entry way you have, but this door would look beautiful

    I would not do a white trim. I'd prob do a darker trim if you went w/a light siding color. pull out one of the dark tones from the stone and use that. (too bad you didn't get bronze colored windows. those would have been perfect)

  • 8 years ago
    That’s awesome, Beth. Thanks for adding though. After seeing those 3, I think Tuscan clay works... do you? I don’t have a designers eye?? The canyon drift actually looks MUCH darker in person. I just held a sample up yesterday, it doesn’t look anything like the online color.
    Darn on the windows. You’re right. The white looks so stark right now but hopefully will flow once the trim is on etc.
    that front door photo is beautiful! We are on a main road, and pretty close to the street, so that much visibility into the home with no private entry way worries me. Do you think my front needs a pop of color with the green or would wood grain to match the cedar shake look better? Thanks for letting me pick your brain!
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    I think that craftsman style door (pic one) in that wood tone would be beautiful. I have a full door beveled glass on my front doors and have never had issues w/privacy. it's very very difficult to see inside the beveled glass. if you prefer, do a half glass.

    But I think the cut glass w/the design, and bringing in a hanging lantern will look so beautiful w/you stone work. save the green for the back door. look at the lighting w/this one (and the bronze windows!) (notice too the window trim and door trim) this you will want to paint in a darker color since your windows are white)

    you know what you might do,,,,frame out your white windows with trim and run the siding up to it (like pictured) it would be the reverse of this pic, but you get the idea. this way you can paint the trim around the windows in your dark tone and still get the look.

  • 8 years ago
    That’s all beautiful! Although, I can’t imagine painting brand new windows I think I missed my chance there. I can always add a darker trim piece if the white ends of not looking right.
    Thanks for the advice on the doors. I will look into those!
    Do I dare ask more door advice ... what about the side door by the garage... AND the garage door?!! These decisions are driving me bonkers
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    no, you misunderstood. don't paint the windows. I said apply window trim around the window like in the picture. paint it a darker color. (in the pic the trim is white and the windows are dark. yours would be the opposite. Capiche?)

    side door,,up to you. paint it, wood, either will work. garage doors,,,paint them the same color as the siding, or if you do a dark trim, do it in that color. no white!

  • 8 years ago
    Yes I’m sorry, I re-read that after I commented. Got it. Thank you
  • 2 years ago

    Valerie. What did you end up doing? Going to side my house with Odyssey by Alside and have similar stone. It’s really a difficult shade pattern and not removing real stone from my house.