In 2018 Boston Magazine had an article titled..

Want your home to sell? Don’t paint it yellow

I like your yellow house but I am not shopping for a house. Your realtor may be on to something. You are very lucky because your gray roof means you have a world of possibilities. You could go light gray, creamy tan, beige, greige, warm taupe or even white... Remove the decorative white trim. It will gently update the space.

Yes, definitely lucky with the roof color. As a buyer, yellow for your particular house wouldn’t turn me off, but I’d be happier with maybe a light gray with white trim. Tons of options for door color. A blue/gray could be nice.

ETA - Agree with removing the decorative/gingerbread trim.

You have a beautiful home. Yellow is a turn-off for me and if I was looking at houses I would hate to consider re-painting. Also not a fan of all the intricate trim. With that gone and a single color it will be gorgeous.

Grranted its a pic and I cant know for sure but it looks to me to be a softer version of yellow - its not Screaming Schoolbus or Highlighter Yellow - and appropriate for the style, as is the "intricate" trim.

If the idea is simply to neutralize - then I sure wouldnt do anything blue ! How about just a more neutral/ less yellow version of yellow - a mid tone gold-beige (would have benefit of possibly not requiring as many coats to cover as a more substantial change of color) If you have any shingles left try looking at colors within that - youll see the granules are various differnet shades of browns/ grays,, other colors too probably . That can pull your whole exterior color pallette together in a way that will read as more neutral because all the components of the house are more related, color-wise. Door could be accent color for some pizzazz.

The Behr Exterior Inspiration page includes this Neutral Simple Craftsman example whose colors might work.

I’d rather have blue or the current yellow than gray. It’s a beautiful house — I’d replace the broken gingerbread details.

Maybe google images for “farmhouse Victorian” or “Queen Anne” for paint color ideas.

I like the yellow and I love the gingerbread trim. Neutral is boring. Paint the door tomato red.

The key here is moving in two years and wanting to appeal to as broad of an audience as possible without limiting buyers who don't want to have to account for repainting your house.

If you live in an area where you house will list for $1.25 M or more, then I suspect most buyers won't blink at having to repaint the house. But for anything under that, now is your time to cater to the market beyond you and your husband.

Remove the gingerbread. Find a nice neutral. Cloebud had some good examples. Count your blessings that you have a neutral roof.

@beeboo22, if I were repainting for myself and my neighbor's house weren't already blue (it's gorgeous) I'd definitely consider blue! It actually looked really good in my online simulations.

When I was searching for inspiration I used "Victorian farmhouse" as my search terms and got lots of relevant photos. Most of them were yellow...

@Boxerpal & @chloebud, the gray was more than luck! I was planning ahead when we got a new roof a few years back. Before photo with brown roof and green shutters:

I would go with neutral off-white to pop up white trim.

I like the pale blue and pale green. Goes better with red chimney.

I love yellows and use in my interior decor. But for resale ,and with gray roof, itbibk the cooler light colors work better than yellow, and work with your landscape greenery.

I love ur house & yellow. A green door would be nice or blue. The trim is ok to leave. Some will love, some not. Changing the vintage/cottage charm is time/ $. Some will want some not.

I like the yellow with the white trim around the windows.

I like a yellow maybe just a different shade of it. I also think a nice sage could work. I would want that curved top window gone it does not suit that house for sure .All trim the same white and then a spruce up of the landscaping .

I love the yellow and it would not be a turn off for me, if I were buying. Yellow fits your house perfectly. I would repair any of the gingerbread that is broken, and repaint that too. I wouldnt be removing things, that take away the character of your house, and make it just another plain neutral jane house. However, I would like the yellow to be a lighter shade.

BM Nantucket Gray is a nice exterior color. Not really gray when used outside, more like khaki. I used it with BM Moonlight White for trim, but SW Pure White would work too. No photos as that was my first house many years ago!

I would not be attracted to a yellow home. My first thought would be, 'oh, wow, now I've got to spend $$$$ to have the house repainted.' There are plenty of alternate colors that will still provide a special appearance to your home.

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Some people love yellow homes. I am not one of them -- I strongly dislike yellow paint, interior or exterior, bordering on hate. If you're planning to sell you want to appeal to the broadest pool of buyers as possible if you need to make cosmetic repairs. Since neutral is typically not a turn-off, go neutral.

Update! Thank you to everyone who commented. Your suggestions really helped in my decision making. The painters sent out a color consultant and we selected a greenish gray that I'm pretty happy with. I'll miss the yellow, but am hoping the future owners will appreciate the calmer, more neutral look.

I'm especially happy that the trim more closely matches the window frames. Also, the new color looks great with our shingles (which you absolutely cannot tell from these photos because for some reason the roof color is really off in these shots).

SW Colors: Escape Gray (siding), Pure White, Dried Thyme (skirting), Moody Blue (door)

I did like the yellow, but this is very serene.

That looks very nice! I really like it!

It looks fantastic! So glad you left the Victorian gingerbread trim--it adds character. Love the gray/green with the muted blue door. And your setting is beautiful--great landscaping!

beautiful home. I might have picked a nice blue, but that 's me. this turned out nice.

Beth H. I would have loved blue, but my neighbor beat me to it, so I settled for the blue door.

I like the Moody blue door! looks nice w/the gray green.

as a suggestion, can you do something w/the porch? can't tell if the ceiling is painted. Haint Blue perhaps? (c-next two pics)

to add some color, try these on the porch

hanging ferns and some flowers around the stairs pump it up a notch.

I love the look of this porch, swing is nice, so is the decorative stained glass piece. wood rockers, plants.

I would plant colorful annuals in between the evergreen bushes. Your local nursery can give you suggestions. Pinks and reds will look great against the new house color.

You want the first impression to be a wow.