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last year

We are in the process of having the stucco on our house done. Would appreciate color ideas. The photos show the gray CI (scratch) coat but I do not want gray as the final color. Also included snapshots of our neighbors homes which are taupe and green.

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    Since you don't want to match your neighbors and your windows and garage door are white, I suggest blue. While very dark colors are "in" right now, I wouldn't go too dark on the blue, however. Since the neighborhood seems to like lighter colors your house will both blend in and stand out with a medium to light blue. You just don't want baby blue. While this house isn't the same style as yours, this is what I'm thinking about:


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    featherhome thanked kandrewspa
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    Thanks so much for taking the time to respond. I think blue makes a lot of sense and it provides a nice contrast with the white.


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    This is similar to our neighbor but more beige/tan than their taupe. Any thoughts?



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    I would select a very light tan, sand, taupe. Are you keeping the stark white trim color?

    I'd pop out those fan grids on the garage door windows.

    SW Touch of Sand for Body

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    SW Creamy for window trim

    and SW Rain for the front door.

    featherhome thanked Lyn Nielson
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    Are you in CA?

    If you are, use Dunn Edwards elastomeric paint formulated for stucco. It was recommended to us when we lived in LA and it performed very well on our house. We used a nice light beige that didn't have orange/mustard undertones.

    featherhome thanked chispa
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    I like the blue, but, I also think, a nice cream color would look nice too.

    featherhome thanked cat_ky
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    Ivory is different enough from neighbor's taupe and will harmonize with your brick red accents on the walkways and driveway.

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    featherhome thanked housegal200
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    I like the ivory a lot!

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    The driveway in front of your garage is in a golden tone so going lighter many shades will help connect the two the way you see below. Not saying you need to match a house color to a driveway or a sidewalk but when they're in the same tone, it extends the footprint of the house.


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    Since your garage door is so prominent, maybe taupe would be a better choice than white. Or match the house and garage door. As others have said, change out the little cutouts. If replacing, then a wood door the color of your wood fencing.

    featherhome thanked housegal200
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    Two Tone could be interesting.



    featherhome thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
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    Some rough mockup


    Explore Embassy Green BM and its different shades

    https://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-colors/color/1523/embassy-green

    featherhome thanked Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
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    Or Grecian Ivory SW



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    featherhome thanked lisedv
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    Here’s the final result. The tint was in the stucco, so it’s not a specific paint color as I would have liked. I was aiming for light sand. Although it’s still curing, it’s a bit more yellow than I would’ve liked.


    Next week we paint the trim. Any new thoughts?


    Several of you suggested popping out the garage door inserts and we definitely will be doing that.


    Many thanks to all of you!


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    Maybe a wood door




    featherhome thanked tracefloyd
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    Thanks, Trace. I can see how the darker garage door makes it less prominent.


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    For a timeless and elegant look I would go for a deep charcoal or black for both doors such as Iron Ore or Tricorn Black.



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    Downlight black porchlights and bold numbers at the front door.

    Love the idea by lisedv, I think charcoal gives the same effect as black but not as stark.


    featherhome thanked tracefloyd
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