1980 Ranch Home Exterior - Help!

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Hi! My husband and I bought our home in the fall and are ready to paint the exterior this summer. I like the looks of the sage green and white, but would like to hear more options! Please see the image of our house. We will be doing landscaping this spring too!

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lisedv

last year

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Here's a visual of your house in Sage. The bottom section seems to be some sort of stone so it looks like stone. I suggest you remove all shutters and enlarge the trim around the windows and paint the windows and trim white. I also suggest you enlarge the columns, paint the main front door black and white for the secondary door and both garage doors. I've added a railing to the porch area, a large black sconce for the porch and 3 smaller ones flanking both garage doors. I also suggest you improve the landscaping and create a walkway from the front door towards the driveway.

When choosing paint for the outdoors keep in mind that the colours will appear much lighter so test the colour before proceeding.

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BeverlyFLADeziner
last year
Pale Sage, off white & black accents.
nester44
last year
Maybe think about removing the shutters to make the facade less busy and more modern-looking.

And maybe also put in slightly beefier columns.
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HU-187528210
last year
Inspiration.
Definitely beef up the columns. That’s the first thing I’d do. And remove shutters.
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nester44
last year
Or sage for the secondary door so that the main front door is more prominent.
Kendrah
last year
Nester's and Lisedv's mockups are great. I think a key part is to plant in front of the left hand side of your house with evergreens so there is some contrasting color to break up that area.

They did however give you stone cladding on the lower half of your house, built you a porch, and give you new garage doors with windows? Is that in the budget? If not, perhaps they can give you a new rendering that more accurately reflects your house and your budget so you can see what it would look like in all sage.
arcy_gw
last year
GREAT suggestions!! This will be a jewel when completed!!
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Alyssa Nyenhuis
last year
Can anyone show the house completely white with a sage door? Trying to visualize that too. Thanks!
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lisedv
last year
Yes, I like the sage suggested by nester44 for the secondary door, perhaps even the trim in sage to make it less visible.
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lisedv
last year
Alyssa Nyenhuis

Can you post a photo of the surface below the siding so that we can see what material that is exactly.
Alyssa Nyenhuis
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Alyssa Nyenhuis
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cat_ky
last year
What color is your roofing. On the one picture your roof looks a darker gray but, all your trim looks brown??
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Alyssa Nyenhuis
last year
Roof is gray!
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lisedv
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Here's the house in all white, black windows and main front door, white trim and wood accents.

I now see you have bricks below the siding, they look white and I'd have them the same colour as the siding. I suggest a warm white such as BM White Dove or BM Swiss Coffee, again test the paint colour before proceeding.
chloebud
last year
Love the sage. I would also use it for the garage doors to diminish the “walls“ of white that would pull too much focus. Keep the focus more for the front door/entry area. Yes to beefing up the columns.
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Alyssa Nyenhuis
last year
Thank you everyone for the ideas! I love both the white and the sage colors. We have a tough decision ahead of us. If you have any more ideas, please keep them coming! Other colors are welcome too!
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Alyssa Nyenhuis
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last year
I am coming back to this. What about painting the house and brick the same color? Like the whole house a green or blue? I think the house being white is too much white with the garage doors. I am open to ALL suggestions and really need help visualizing. Thanks!!
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