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Siding colors advice

18 days ago
last modified: 18 days ago

Hello friends. We are updating the exterior of our home. Need a new roof and siding unfortunately but want to update the look. Most of the homes in our neighborhood are beige/tan. I'd say 90% of them. Those that have recently updated have added color siding. Mostly Blues. We are considering a gray-green sage like color and wondered people's opinion. Mostly we want something different but since its a vinyl, we dont want to make a 25year mistake since we cant repaint. So hoping the color doesn't instantly date the house.

Comments (16)

  • 18 days ago

    Not sure why it wouldn't let me add a photo, but here is the house original as well as mocked up with Mountain Fern.



  • 18 days ago

    I like the mountain fern - gives it a lot of character.

    Ryan thanked Elaine Doremus
  • 18 days ago
    last modified: 18 days ago

    I like it too … obviously you don’t live in my area. EVERY new build or remodel is done in white w/ black trim. Every one.

    Ryan thanked K Laurence
  • 18 days ago

    Green looks nice.

    K Laurence, same here…all white with black.

    Ryan thanked chloebud
  • PRO
    18 days ago
    last modified: 18 days ago

    Taking the roof line of the main house as the default, I see a salt box. IMO, everything should be one color. Work with the style and be different from your neighbors.




    Ryan thanked oncape
  • 18 days ago

    Thank you all. With the investment, we want to give it character. It's difficult with this large wall that is southern facing. We considered going darker but it jjust felt overwhelming. Our safe option is Pebble. Which is nearly identiidentical to our current color.

  • 18 days ago

    We also considered ageless slate.


  • 18 days ago

    Great suggestion. It's certainly tricky with such a huge wall. So this is the side of our home. Our front door is on the west side.


    One design element we added was shake to the top section of the gable to break it up a bit. Im hesitant to do horizontal with this vinyl. Since the width is nearly 40', there would be a lot of seems. But you've given me some good thoughts! Thank you!

  • 18 days ago

    Shake is a great idea. I'd do the larger upper triangle.

    I thought this was the front!

    Ryan thanked partim
  • 18 days ago

    Here is a render. It includes the back od the home. Which shows the majority of our siding. Above the tan line in the upper gable is shake.


  • 18 days ago

    The other color i like is charcoal smoke. But the real sample feels very dark. Note, the middle horizontal trim would color match siding. Would frame in sand cocolor trim aand Trim the seem below the shake at the top.


  • 17 days ago

    Have you considered paitng the brick to match or better compliment the upper section color selection to ease the eye?

  • PRO
    17 days ago

    I think the sage/gray-green is a good choice. It’s different without being too bold, and it usually ages well over time.

    With a wall that large, breaking it up with shake on the upper gable is a smart move. It adds some dimension without needing multiple colors.

    Ryan thanked Alejandro Melo Contractor
  • 17 days ago

    DON’T paint the brick. I think the green goes very nicely with the brick.

    Ryan thanked K Laurence
  • 12 days ago
    last modified: 12 days ago

    How does this look