Second picture is my inspiration. Don’t mind going a little darker.
Trim around windows will be white.

We are leaving the garage door natural, maybe a slight whitewash, with a protective coating.

I thought maybe see if the columns could be a contrasting color. This is only a concept, my screen is lousy at exact colors.

I'm not a color expert, but I sure know when I need one. To me, on tracefloyd's photo, that color appears flesh-toned (pinkish). And I don't think it looks it look right with the garage undertone, and why on such a modern looking house are you wanting to whitewash the garage door which might seem rustic? I'm not judging your vision: just asking.

I think you need help. There are color experts who can spend an hour or two with you and give you tried and true color schemes with your input. For about $250 (and we are in a HCOLA), a local color expert chose our colors, explained her process of taking into account other homes in our area, the landscape, my vision, etc, and recommended a fantastic combo that we have never regretted.

Some of the things she showed me about homes in my neighborhood:

-one looked not very appealing to me, and she pointed out the white trim was too bright. She was right.

-one had teal shutters that were too shiny (high gloss paint?) and bright, and she pointed out that sometimes the colors for our neighborhood (more subtle) need to be "grayed down" substantially and would still have an impact, but fit the aesthetic. She's right. Our blue shutters look absolutely gray on a paint swatch, but against the cream house color, they're a lovely dusty shade of blue.

I would not do this without help, especially when you're trying to get it just right, and the cost is so reasonable. Perhaps ask at your local paint store for an actual color expert.

Thank you both so much!
Yes I am a little worried about it looking like flesh lol!
I happen to love the way the garage doors look… might try to remove the arches over the windows, but want to leave the cedar siding. It’s cleaned up more since that picture and I think it looks really pretty.
Yes the house was designed in 1982, contemporary, had clear cedar tongue and groove. The garage door too, in a V pattern which I always hated.
The Bungalow beige I painted right onto some of the house, looks great with the cedar, but maybe the Sculptor clay won’t? Away right now, itching to get home and try it… won’t be for 10 days. And only if it seems like they can match it in SW.
Trace, is that the Sculptor Clay? Would love to see the columns in it too… I had thought of making them a different color but decided against it.
The houses in my neighborhood are pretty varied. I just don’t want mine to stick out, being pink or flesh lol!!
I did talk to a SW color expert, but what she (and everyone else it seems) leans grayer than my taste. But not ruling that out, may be exactly what I need to do.
Thanks again!

Mrs. S. - do you think the color in my inspiration picture would look weird? But I’ve been trying to find that color with no luck. And Trace, that looks like you spent some time on rendering that… thanks again!

I feel old. Just realized I could upload a picture to the paint websites. Not sure how accurate the colors are, but if the values are ballpark, I think I like the lighter one (Sculptor Clay) better because the garage door pops more.

The other is bungalow beige

I like the color in the inspiration picture a lot, and think it would like nice on your house, too.

I would be concerned about the way colors look online v how they look in real life.

You probably know that you can order a sample can of paint and paint on a large board holding it up in the light to check the colors. Also, paint companies can match the color formulas of other brands. I have heard of those colorimeter things but have not investigated that.

I know from experience to be very, very sure of your colors before the whole thing is painted!

Trace, interesting.
I really struggled with what siding to use. In retrospect I wish I could have just used board with no battens, which are, I agree, too busy. So I hear you on downplaying it. But it’s a beach house… and I decorate in general with light neutrals with touches of blues etc. I look at siding colors everywhere I go and the only house I love is that one! I guess I’m weird.
I haven’t decided what to do with the porch, probably the same thing as the garage door, (clean, whitewash, seal), maybe paint the ceiling something light to further brighten it up. It’s not as dark as it seems in that picture.
Mrs. S., I did paint the BB on a board and also on the house itself. I’m away and forgot to take pictures! My neighbor is going to for me, though, when she gets a chance.
And oh my gosh I know!!! There’s a great room in the house. I was in a yellow phase. Wanted a butter yellow, searched and searched and settled on I think BM popcorn. Ugh in certain lights it turned greenish. And I did paint a large board! Finally got to replace it with BM Sandy Shores which I love.
Hence this post. I almost feel like you have to paint the whole thing to actually see what it’s going to look like. And I can see color far better than most people. I just can’t picture it in a room, or now, especially, on a whole facade of a house!
THANKS for input. I learn a lot on Houzz, it’s where I (recently ) found the color Scuptor Clay, a go-to of a couple of decorators.
Thanks again Trace and Mrs. S.
Open to any and all help!
Going home in about a week, will paint in on the house and see. 🙏🙏🙏

That house looks nothing like yours though. I still like Charcoal or Navy with your cedar...so dramatic for a modern beach house. This is my concept:

You’re probably right!
I was going to do bronze windows… changed my mind at the last minute, just didn’t think it was the beachy look I was going for. My son was disappointed! Def. a more modern look.
We built the house 42 years ago. I was in graduate school at the time and I didn’t know what I really liked and no time to think it through. I remember asking the architect for window grids and him telling me it wasn’t modern. I’ve been fighting the modern look ever since, I guess it just isn’t me!

And wow, thank you for all those inspiration pictures!!! Please forgive me for not doing dark gray! 😬

I love this shade of green for your beach house. Sherwin Williams Evergreen Fog

https://www.brickandbatten.com/evergreen-fog-sherwin-williams/

I love that…but I have white windows. Would love a ski house like that!

Unfortunately the picture of the house is too much at an angle for me to be able to work a sketch. However, did you look at SW Repose Gray? It seems very similar to your inspiration picture. What ever you do test on a large poster board and walk around the house to see how the colour looks in different areas as once painted outdoor the colours will appear lighter than on the sample in daylight. In the samples below, I show the SW Bungalow Beige you're considering but it appears different to your inspiration picture, at least on my computer.

Lisvd thank you. Yes I did look at respose gray-it was more gray than I wanted, I’m looking for a slightly grayed beige.
Yeah, the bungalow beige actually looks pretty with the garage door but is darker than my inspiration picture.
I was thinking the Sculptor clay might be my color! Was hoping someone used it on an exterior and what they thought.

Straight on there’s a tree in the way…. Oh well.
Most of the trial painted spots are bungalow beige.

Oh, that tree is doing the house no favors at all. I wouldn't care for that tree there, unless you have a good reason for it.

We need the shade, because we face south. We don’t face the street, have a kind of long driveway…
Here’s a picture from down the driveway a bit.
I’ve always hated the clerestory… I had the contractor build out the sides and it made a big difference! (Husband and contractor -“You don’t even see it” Me - “I do!”

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Oh my goodness! What a surprise to see your house in its setting! Well, actually we can’t see it at all.

I agree with Mrs. S - there’s no way I would leave that tree there smack in front of the house. And now I see why you are interested in leaving the garage door in a rustic state. The house is in a VERY rustic setting; I’m surprised that you say it’s a beach house. I wouldn’t have guessed that at all.

Ha ha yes… it’s on the other side.
I have a fabulous picture my daughter took, will see if I can find it!
I guess I march to the beat of a different drum … I don’t care that you can’t see the house, it’s not a gorgeous house anyways. And my kids will have to sell it because I plan on dying in it. (Husband says that can be arranged).

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Wow, what a shot. Beautiful. And your house is in such a pretty setting.

Beige has a pink undertone. Does it look okay with the green light filtered thru the leaves and the cool north light coming off the water? What about at sunset? Just note the color cast under different conditions.

And your house is going to show thru the trees more in a lighter color. Don't know if that makes any difference or not.

What a beautiful setting for your house...

Here are a few colours.

1. SW Bungalow Beige

2. SW Useful Gray (has more beige than Repose Gray)

3. SW Dovetail I know you are looking at lighter colours but just thought this one looked nice on your house.

Just had fun converting to a contemporary look...

Wow thanks so much for those renderings! I like them all!
I chuckled when I saw the contemporary rendering - I am betting you and Trace are youngish… my son would love it if I had done that! Or what everyone else in the world seems to be doing - black or bronze windows with white siding!

Tracefloyd, the BB in person goes great with the door, because they are reddish. I’m just worried that a big swath of it will read pink!
With all the trees I wanted to stay away from green undertones, but I’m thinking if the BB or Sculptors clay don’t seem like they’ll work (going to go home in a few days and I can try painting more), I might get SW Natural Linen in like 150%, it was our favorite color, but was too light, washed out in the sun.
You people are the best, helping all us nutties with our first world problems!

It might be only on my screen but the Bungalow Beige seems to have a pinkish tone although they say it's a neutral beige. I'm not at all young, I'll soon be 80... You definitely need to test, if you paint a large poster board with 2 coats of paint and walk around the house to see what the colour looks like in different places and different light you might find it's easier than testing directly on the house.

This is exactly what I’m looking for- another pair of eyes. I am afraid of it being too pink.
I tried to cut down on the red, we went from 2.5 drops to 1, then back up to 1.5, then 2… it had turned too green and it’s incredible that it did, even after adding back the red up to half a drop less! The paint guy was an angel. Said all we can do is add 0.25 back… and he did!
I was on my way to the airport by then. So will try the new concoction when I get back.
I also wanted to know if anyone has seen or used Behr Sculptor Clay on an exterior and how it generally reads.
The other main question I have (which I guess I’ll get my answer to soon - and will let y’all know!) is if they can truly match another brand.
You must be a cool almost 80!

We shouldn't rely on our computer screens to judge precise colours but her is Sculptor Clay it seems less pinkish than Bungalow Beige and slightly darker and a little more beige than BM's Useful Gray. I'd say Sculptor Clay is more similar to Useful Gray.

I would suggest you find an existing colour recipe instead of making your own by adding & subtracting drops of this and that. It's happened in the past when more paint was needed the recipe wasn't exactly reproduced and the paint colour wasn't the same as the 1st time it was ordered.

Bungalow Beige - Sculptor Clay - Useful Gray

Yes, believe me I would never! But I do find it helpful in comparing one color to another.
Thanks so much for the rendering, and opinion! I am hoping it is more neutral.

From what I’ve heard and read, once they have a formula, it’s the same as mixing any other color - it can vary a little from mix to mix no matter what.