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Exterior Home Paint Color- Help!

3 years ago

What color do you recommend painting the exterior of my home? And the trim? Thank you for your amazing input!

Comments (36)

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I like what you currently have as a color scheme. It works well with the stone.

    I have adjusted the color of the cornice that extends above the stone below the arched window on the right.


    You might want to select a larger lantern with brackets for over the entrance.




  • 3 years ago

    I also like the current colors. Love the lantern suggestions from Beverly.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    You could go with what you have, but reverse the colors. Darker for the stucco and lighter for the trim. You're options are somewhat limited due to that light stone, but I think going darker on the stucco would look great.

  • 3 years ago

    Thank you for your suggestions! I also love the lantern suggestions from Beverly. Maybe a fresh paint coat of current colors could do the trick. Other paint choices I thought of were SW Natural Choice, or SW Wool Skein. If you have any opinions on either of those options, I’m all ears! Thanks again.

  • 3 years ago

    I like the color it is now too. I also agree about the lantern being larger.

  • 3 years ago

    The current colors are perfect!

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    If you like Wool Skein, also take a look at OC-11 Clay Beige and 955 Berber White.

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I'm with other posters. What you have now isn't bad but since your stone is rather warm in value you could consider a warmer cream for the walls. I wouldn't got to pinkish though.

  • 3 years ago

    Thank you @Lori for suggesting some paint colors. I will order samples. And thank you @Norwood and @littlebug for your suggestions as well! I hadn’t thought about the gutter! Thanks!

  • 3 years ago

    I don't know...The Wool Skein and Natural Choice are so pretty with your stone. Is your house gray?...my monitor isn't the best but I'm leaning away from grays now and into warmer tones, too.

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago



    Love your siding with this yummy trim color which I can't quite figure out, some blue, gray, green mix?




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    Better photo.

  • 3 years ago

    Wool Skein & Fawn Brindle for the win! Suggested larger light fixture is brilliant idea (no pun intended) and I didn't notice the gutter at first, but now I can't un-see it! Your home is lovely.

  • 3 years ago

    Your paint colors are fine - I agree with the gutter painting - use the body color. You could pop some trim with a charcoal gray to coordinate with your roof. But what you really need after that is landscaping with color - not sure where you are, but a red maple or copper beech would be a good focal point. Rhodos, azaleas, flowering shrubs of some kind. Lillies. Coneflowers. Some organic shapes to soften all these hard lines and stone. A window box over the garage if you can make that work with the window. Good luck!

  • 3 years ago

    Hi @Susan Rayne! I don’t think I could fit a flower box in below the window above the garage- but what do you think about putting a flowering vine around the garage? Possibly swapping out the garage door for something wood? Thanks!

  • 3 years ago

    Hi @elcieg! I like your trim suggestion. I’ll try to figure out the name of the color. Thanks!

  • 3 years ago

    I really hope you're talking about painting the stucco instead of the natural stone. Painting natural stone never looks right. If you want to just change the tone of it, you could use limewash, which would protect the stone as well.

  • 3 years ago

    Hi @Gina - yes, just painting stucco and trim- not the stone.

  • 3 years ago

    @Haley Huckin, if you do find it, let me know.

    Maybe B.M. Gray Pinstripe?


  • 3 years ago

    Yes! I think a garage door upgrade would have a huge impact. I like the current colors of your house but it’s a personal choice. And yes paint the gutter snake.

  • 3 years ago

    Have you looked at SW Evergreen Fog? It looks like it would contrast with your stone beautifully.


  • 3 years ago

    Maybe paint the trim white and some of the other suggestions are great too such as a new light and garage door. Maybe even lime wash the stone to make it lighter but overall it’s not bad. Painting the gutter would be good too. Lastly, some color in those pots would be a nice pop

  • 3 years ago

    Thank you @trixylarue! That’s a beautiful color scheme!

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    just a few example to show you what a darker trim/fascia or accent color (like the garage door) would look like. I like the contrast




    Wool Skein wouldn't be my first choice. ( you'll see why with all the diff palettes below).

    but here's two other tones w/the light someone else mentioned, and a darker, diff style garage door.





    how to apply diff colors and where:

    See how the fascia is the darker color? I also like the wood accents and landscaping. new lighting, address numbers. truss accents.


    what you could also do is the soffit. the underside of the eaves? as an example, here is mine.


    If you go w/a lighter trim color along the fascia, think about doing the darker contrast shade for the soffit.



    here's a nice color palette. the urbane bronze, enduring bronze, or if you want warmer tones, the twine color would all look nice on the soffit / underside. (you could also just do the fascia)


    I gave you wood garage door in ithis pic, but you could paint thedoor to match the soffitt color. Up to you if you want to paint the downspout. some people like the contrast, others like it to blend. I gave you some other color choices further down.





    These are some to show you contrasting shades:

    similar style. the wood garage door and contrasting elements look very nice


    Ignore the painted brick. I'm not suggesting you paint your stone. just showing your similar color schemes



    don't want dark contrast? what if you went w/these shades and did copper? paint the down spout in a aged copper shade, copper numbers, maybe a wood door. any of these shades would look nice w/your stone


    bring in a bit of the bronze-ish gray/green tones along w/the warmer neutrals.


    Love this palette too








    you prob didn't realize just how many color options you had!

  • 3 years ago

    Before answering, what is it about your current color palette that you DON’T like? I’m confused because the new colors you’re thinking of seem to be the same as what you currently have.

  • 3 years ago

    Hi @Beth H.! Thank you so much for your thoughtful suggestions! I appreciate all of your amazing ideas! I tried to put something together online to visualize it more. I chose SW Stone Lion as the main house color and BM Raccoon Fur as the trim and soffit. Do I need a 3rd color somewhere? Thanks again!

  • 3 years ago

    Hi @pkatzzz! It may not show on the screen, but the house color can sometimes read beige/yellow and to me, it feels a bit dated. I want to stay with the neutrals, but am hoping to update those for a fresher look. I hope that makes sense! Thanks!

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    I would go with taupe or of-white.

  • 3 years ago

    @Beth H. - Here is another version- it may look better on screen than in real life, but I used SW Modern Gray for the main color, BM Raccoon Fur for the soffit and garage door, and BM Sage Mountain for the trim. Let me know what you think! Thanks!

  • 3 years ago

    Go warmer white or beige. Gray has been overdone the last twenty years.

  • 3 years ago

    One of the beautiful things about stucco is that it doesn't need to be painted. My last home had the original stucco when I sold it 46 years after it was built.

    Once you paint you have to repaint over and over again every 7-10 years from what I have read.


    If you can live with the original color why add repetitive maintenance?




  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    haley, you're going to HAVE to get actual samples and try them out. (please prime over the current color w/white so you get a true color reading) trying to choose off a screen is very

    difficult. lighting will alter how the actual color looks in person.


    not sure that I like stone lion (at least in the mock up) its very similar to what you have.



    modern gray may have too much pink. see the diff here?


    Athena might be a nice shade. Light Pewter too. I have that in my kitchen.


    I like these. soft suede might be a better choice. or, try one of the other grieges listed above



    Dvivine white would also be a nice stucco color.

    You will have to do samples to see how these colors look w/your stone.




    what I do is go to home deport and get a color match for sw or bm colors in the behr sample pots. they're only $3 and are very close. (BM has their own tints and is difficult to get an exact match w/other paint) I like using Behr paint, so if you like the color w/the color match sample, just use the behr paint.

    so, I'd get multiple samples and try them out on the stucco. it's the only way to be sure

  • 3 years ago

    Hi @Beth H. - thank you! Yes, I will definitely get samples. Thank you for the heads up about Behr samples. I thought I was going to have to spend a lot more $$ on them. Thanks again!

  • 3 years ago

    I have similar Texas lime exterior and SW Greek Villa was a good match for mine. There are so many shades in the stone it’s really hard to pick, be ready to buy a lot of samples! Also my sister has stone with more orange variation and the front door looks spectacular in SW Mount Vernon as an accent. Good luck!

  • 3 years ago

    Oops, meant Mt Etna!

  • 3 years ago

    Thank you for the suggestion @alily!

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