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Help with exterior colors

8 years ago

Building a beach house on pylons. Painted the exterior a light cream trimmed in chocolate but now I don’t like it and can’t repaint the whole house. Thought of bringing in some color by painting the front door, the stairs, etc and painting the “required by city enclosures” downstairs with a more appealing color. Any suggestions to Beach it up??

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ilovecomputers
8 years ago
How about white stairs and a light aqua door?
Lindsey_CA
8 years ago
In the photo, it looks like the house next door has some light aqua trim, so you might not want to look like a copycat...

But, in your favor, the light cream color of your house reminds me of sand, which is great for a beach house. Maybe you could add a light blue - to represent the water.
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Grace
8 years ago
A teal door could be cool. Definitely paint the stairs white.

I attached a pic to show how the colors work together.

Hope I helped.
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