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Exterior White Overload!!! Save us!

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

We've been updating the interior of our house for 4 years now and we're finally moving to the exterior, but we are officially stumped on the paint color we should use!

We've just gotten all new siding, fascia and soffits (not pictured) all the way around the house. We have siding on gables on all four sides and we have two additions in the back of the house that are all siding. We plan to paint the brick and siding. We're also getting a new roof installed next week. The shingles are Weathered Wood. We're having antique mahogany stained bead board installed on the porch ceiling and we've removed the porch railings and are getting a new front door (which will add a pop of color - TBD on color). We took down our shutters and are deciding whether or not to put up new ones. Eventually, we're squaring off the pillars and getting new windows, but need to let our bank account recover from this project first.

We've been trying to pick a white for over a week now and have spent an embarrassing amount of money on samples from all different paint companies. We've finally decided on Benjamin Moore, but are struggling to decide between Swiss Coffee, China White, Dove's Wing, White Dove, or Sea Pearl.

We also don't know if we should just go all one color, or add a lighter white to the fascia. We are definitely looking in the off-white realm and have tried to stay in the 75 - 83 LRV range... we don't want anything too bright that will blind us.

We have stared at these colors for days and our contractor is insisting we pick a color..... PLEASE HELP! We'll take all input/advice/pictures/ideas! Thank you so much!



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