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exterior facelift needed

last year

We will be doing a “refresh” to the exterior of our home and I need help selecting paint colors!
The roof is brown and unfortunately has to stay that color. I would like to preserve the look of the home - this is NOT a modern home and we're not in a modern neighborhood. We are leaning towards keeping the brick as is.
what color would you paint the stucco? currently its pulling a yellow color out and we are not fans. The brick has a blackish/brown cokor in it- ideally would like to try and pull that color out to compliment the brick .

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  • last year

    a very light creamy stucco like SW Alabaster with SW Tudor Brown House or

    SW Polished Mahagony would compliment the brick and the roof.


  • PRO
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    Remove all the fake tudor trim and I love the black for the siding and who cares if the neighborhood does not have modern homes this is your home do what you like I did my siding Raccoon fur from BM not a pure black tiny bit of brown we have had it for 3 yrs I love it

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    Picture?

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    Also, the tutor trim boards have to stay, unfortunately.

  • PRO
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    DO NOT PAINT YOU HOUSE BLACK OR CHARCOAL. That will age your house quickly and won't look good with the roof. I vote for colors similar to second picture, i.e. darker, richer, brown half-timbering and windows, with lighter, grayer, but still warm, off-white to taupe.

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    Try SW Alabaster. Its a white that leans a bit cream. No black or charcoal on your house. You have a brown roof. Yes, I see the darker bricks in your brick, but, your roof isnt a dark enough color for that to look good. Your roof leans a bit red in the brown. I would try to match the roof, for the color of the trim and tudor boards.

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    Here are more Tudor homes with brown roofs and brick similar to yours. The trim paint is sometimes brownish-gray. Or something else.

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    My neighbourhood has lots of Tudor-ish homes built in the 70's, and many people have painted the stucco and the trim in the same colour. It looks good. I suggest a dark grayish brown.

    When you pick a colour, test it by painting some large pieces of board or foam and look at it in different lights, at different times of day. It does make a difference.

    Consider adding some taller shrubs along the left side to break up the large expanse of flat wall. You may need to keep them sheared in a narrow shape.


  • PRO
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    Why does the trim need to stay ? I,like that very dark brown also.

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    The trim is staying. I think taupe/gray sages would work. This is from another Post here on Houzz but I think these colors would work.



  • last year

    Please tell us you’re keeping the trim….I hope so.

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    Also, the tutor trim boards have to stay, unfortunately.

    Assuming the siding is 4x8 panels of something...you could unTudor it by removing the diagonals and doing a board & batten treatment. Probably would need to remove all of the trim and use more narrow boards if going with a B&B look.

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    This house is missing most of the classic Tudor elements. They usually have sharply peaked gables, and some stone in addition to the brick. The stucco and wood trim is never on the bottom, which doesn't look right to me in this case.

    The inspiration pictures that are being shown have these Tudor elements, and no stucco on the bottom.

    I would de-Tudor by painting the trim and stucco the same gray-brown.

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    Not sure about Sage Green with the red roof.

    What about a golden taupe pulled from the brick....and less contrast between timber and plaster.

    Okay, I made a render. Maybe a little more golden? But you don't want yellow and red either. The timbers are a reddish brown.



    Copper awning:




    You know you can upload your house photo to a paint company website and "paint" it using their Visualizer and paint colors.

  • last year

    Any updates from the owner?

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    No update as of today. I have tried the visualizer and I’m not loving any of it. I’ve hired a designer to help me pick out paint colors. I’ll share back when we have options selected.

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    Please keep the timber and plaster look, the color blocking on your house is very effective at breaking up the red brick and roof actually.

  • last year

    What do we all think of the below options?

  • PRO
    last year

    Dark gray & light taupe


  • PRO
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    OP I love the dark option (not the meatball shrubs) and I loathe the white with black windows version with every fiber of my being. So tired of that and it makes your random windows look even more awkward.

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    I’m not loving the total removal of the Tudor features. And painting your brick just makes it a maintenance headache.

  • PRO
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    Two problems -- the brick and the roof. All your inspiration images also show different window colors than what's on your house.

    The two dark images both have brick that works with the dark siding.

    I like the monotone look, but to pull it off successfully, other things will need to change.

    You might be able to fix the brick with a coating, but since the roof has to stay, I cannot imagine a really good paint color to recommend, especially looking at your images.

    Someone really needs to be there, looking at the house as a whole and seeing the existing materials to offer the best suggestions.

    Larger image.



  • PRO
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    I’ve hired a designer to help me pick out paint colors. I’ll share back when we have options selected.


    What did the designer recommend?

  • PRO
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    Another option...



  • last year

    The designer says go dark- iron ore

  • last year

    I love the dark but wish my roof was a different color. I feel like the lighter color matches the roof better