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Help! What color should we paint our house exterior?

7 years ago

We have a 40 year old house that we renovated inside. The exterior as you see is wood and brick.

We'd like to paint the house and look for colours for siding, window frames and door that match the brick. I am also open to painting the brick if I know it will look nicer! The shingle colour is close to brick colour (somehow orange/red).




Comments (11)

  • 7 years ago

    Cream siding, dark terracotta (brick) trim.

    Yalda Eshraghi thanked apple_pie_order
  • 7 years ago
    Monterey taupe with SW urban bronze door perhaps
    Yalda Eshraghi thanked Irene Morresey
  • 7 years ago

    That house has a beautiful mid-century vibe. Those diamond pattern windows need to be replaced. I would use black framed windows, a new door unit with sidelights and transom, also in black frame, paint the brick white, get gray James Hardie siding, and a new gray architectural shingle roof. Get a nice chimney cap. I can’t tell what is going on with the brick on the top of the chimney, but it could spell future trouble, if not addressed. Finish it with new landscaping, a new mailbox, and new exterior lighting.

    Yalda Eshraghi thanked armchairshopper
  • 7 years ago

    The door is atrocious. Something like one of these?


  • 7 years ago

    I'm also questioning the diamond windows. They don't seem to fit the rest of the house.

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    7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I don't mind the windows as much as that door. yes, a new modern type of door would be so much better.

    I'd also hang a pendant exterior light from the ceiling of that entry. something slightly mid century modern-ish.

    Landscaping of course will go a long way.

    here's how it would look w/slightly diff door in a soft black and a bold red

    substitute the orange for a red, or terra-cotta red color

    I like this dark night for the door color

    any of these grays or black for the siding,

    Kendall Charcoal, siding, white trim, black door.

    a brick-dye (mentioned below) is a way to change the color of the brick and still have maintenance free brick. what if you did a gray/black/white-wash on the brick like this:

    Then I'd do the siding in a natural cedar color. if you do have to replace it, Hardie Siding has siding that looks like the cedar. you could run it horizontally if you prefer. Or stain your siding in the wood tones. looks great w/the blacks and grays.

    Yalda Eshraghi thanked Beth H. :
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Something homey and less showy, is nice for a front door when your brick is so rich in hue... I kinda like the Mushroom color, Morris Room Gray on the door and Urbane Bronze on the siding with white trim....or Timber Bark, or Monterrey Taupe on the Siding and Cobblestone on the door, with white trim...just get white, no divided light, windows. You have so little white in your brick and they would look nice matching the trim and accent the darker siding and door very very nicely(and white is not a premium pay more, color on windows). Don't get any divided light. Your windows will look so pretty with the darker siding and pretty brick. When you dress the inside of the windows, try to make sure all the shades, lining or drapes are a solid color either white or something similar to your front door or siding color tones if you do coordinate the door and siding, both of them in the same color family. That is, any one of those 3 colors, not all of those colors. LOL That will make your home exterior look very special. Keep us posted!!! Love your homes' exterior style! And given the shape of your windows, I like the style of the navy blue door above the best. You don't need to add more shapes to your home horizontally and the other door is pretty busy. You just need a bit more simple door style with your multi surface siding, brick and exterior walls that also are not flush. And not sure you need sidelights with the higher window. Maybe a 2 door entry would be stunning? OR put the door all the way to the right hinged and make the sidelight just one on the left of the door? or the reverse of that??

    If you want to change the color of the brick, which is very pretty as it is, especially if the siding and windows and door are all refreshed, check into dyebrick.com or into limewashing brick, which can be used to lighten the brick as to give a glaze over it. You control how much lighter or glaze you want to apply to the brick. I have read it can cost as little as 30 dollars to do a medium size brick home. Dyebrick, is more permanent and either of these processes will resist mildew by leaving your brick porous and breathable, allowing moisture to evaporate easily. I have seen both done and the effects are very nice. It is not hard to do, but it is much nicer if your brick is in good shape and you have not had alot of mortar repair done to it, to enjoy it as it is when it is pretty and timeless as your brick is. You have various hues to accent and it looks nice.

    Yalda Eshraghi thanked redsilver
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    Thank you for your constructive comment @redsilver! Do you know how i can change the colours on my pictures to see how it will look like with your suggested colours. I'd like the sidings in urbane bronze, same tone but darker door and white trims.

  • 7 years ago

    I am not certain. I guess it would involve downloading your exterior pictures, one or 2 of them and than using some sort of likely, downloadable program, that people use to color photos or touch them up. I am hoping someone can give you the name of that program. There are more than one to choose from. If not here, than if you could visit with anyone you know that is familiar with computers and software, a neighbor(or their teenager?? likely) or a paint store representative, there will be some one that can help you do just that. If you go darker on the door, you might also consider some update to your porch lighting. There are so many pretty options available to make sure that on dark nights or cloudy days your door does not make your porch appear gloomy or dark, but open, and friendly. You really have a pretty home!!

    Yalda Eshraghi thanked redsilver
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