Exterior Colors...Help!

7 years ago

We just bought this house. Yes, it’s a raised ranch built in 1988. No, it’s not our dream house. But, it gets us into the town we want to live in and in a lovely neighborhood. And, surprisingly, the house “lives” incredibly well. No regrets, except the exterior needs so much work!

Looking for color ideas to go with the brick-colored roof, since it has another decade of life.

Trim, including windows, is brown. Do we paint all of that black? And then choose a light color for the house? Right now it’s sort of cream or light yellow-ish. Or do we keep some/all of it brown?

Shutters? Keep? If so, what color?

And what color should the front door be? The brown has got to go!! If we do nothing else, I’m wondering if changing the front door color first will allow me to live with the rest for awhile. Navy? Turquoise? I’m scared red will draw attention to the roof.

Thanks for your thoughts :)

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Nancy R z5 Chicagoland
7 years ago
Actually, the house looks pretty good. I think the off-white goes well with the roof. The photo is not very sharp, so it's hard to make out the details. it's true that the brown front door is a bit drab, but, before you start changing colors, you should consult a landscape designer. if it were me I would rip out all of the old landscaping in front and start over.
kariyava
7 years ago
Congratulations on your house purchase! It is actually fairly cute, but I would remove those shutters completely. If you want to move a little away from the brown but still work with the roof, you could use navy for the trim and door and repaint the house in a slightly more neutral off white color (a little less yellow but don't go too stark white/cool or it might clash with the roof).
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eld6161
7 years ago
Mmmmm. You are kind of tied into the brown roof. Will it be changed any time soon. If so, I would wait.

Please don't apologize for buying this home. I have a 50's split that we bought for exactly the same reason. You should feel proud!