Exterior color help needed for Florida house.

7 years ago

Our new-to-us house is nearing the end of its renovation, and it’s time to finalize a new color scheme. I have so many color swatches painted on the back of the house, but none of them have been exactly the right match for the house. Trying to stay with Sherwin Williams. The roof is a tanish concrete tile (faded over time, so not sure what it was originally). Current colors are Body SW6185 Escape Gray and Trim SW7036 Accessible Beige. Don’t love the combo, so it’s being replaced, no matter what. Getting a quote for stone accents on the 3 front bump outs, so that may factor into color choice.

So far have looked at: (the best 3 so far) Balanced Beige, Versatile Gray & Perfect Greige with Spaulding Gray trim. Ruled out: Stone Lion, Dhurrie Beige, Kilim Beige and Nomadic Desert.

Open to colors that are not tan/beige/gray. Hoping a fresh set of eyes/minds can help pick out a new color scheme. Help! Thank you!!

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kay kin

7 years ago

Stone on the bumps seems to me almost a heavy northern thing. I would go a golden yellow and accommodate with landscaping color, fill in the front with orange, yellow, bright green large leaf plants. The 2 shrubs on either side of the entry will need to go sooner or later, replace with smaller bright color plants, graduated in size to the porch supports, much larger light fixture too.

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Elise Shearer
7 years ago
Sorry, not a fan of gray or beige exterior paint colors. You are in sunny Florida, try a blue.

https://www.houzz.com/photos/cloud-residence-midcentury-entry-san-francisco-phvw-vp~1069989

https://www.houzz.com/photos/naples-old-florida-beach-home-tropical-exterior-miami-phvw-vp~3069119

https://www.houzz.com/photos/florida-cottage-tropical-exterior-jacksonville-phvw-vp~1152234

https://www.houzz.com/photos/craftsman-exterior-craftsman-exterior-san-francisco-phvw-vp~99121911
equitate
Original Author
7 years ago
My interior colors are blue, so it does have a soft spot in my heart, lol. I’ll check out your links. Thanks!
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emmarene9
7 years ago
Warm off white and please no stone.
acm
7 years ago
Yeah, the green is really unfortunate with your roof, so be sure whatever color you choose is on the warmer side, whether a gray, a blue, a yellow, or whatever.
equitate
Original Author
7 years ago
Still no definitive answer on the house color. I've been playing around with an online color program and have been able to eliminate some colors. Grays don't look right, Darker Tans and Dark Beiges blend too much with the roof. Blues didn't look right. Not going with stone, but shutters are an option.

What is the opinion on this option? Kilim Beige Exterior, Alabaster Trim and Shutters in a shade of blue (Slate Tile pictured)? Open to different shutter colors too (seal skin, .

Am I on the right track??

ANOTHER option that I just put together is Downing Straw, Alabaster Trim with Studio Blue Green Shutters (or a similar look). Only problems I see with going this route is the house diagonal from us is very similar to this color (minus the shutters) and husband is saying no to yellow again (2 of our previous houses were yellow).
equitate
Original Author
7 years ago

Now that I just posted that, Downing Straw isn’t very yellow upon looking at the color card....hmmm...I like the color in the picture better...ideas?