Seeking Opinions On Exterior Paint Schemes

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Hello! We bought a 20-year-old home and have recently replaced the roof with Timberline shingles in Barkwood, and are now in the process of trying to figure out exterior paint colors. At first, we were thinking a creamy color (like Sherwin-Williams Urban Putty) with dark brown trim (like Sherwin-Williams Rookwood Dark Brown). Still, we are not sure about a color for the shutters and front door (hubby was thinking Urbane Bronze, but I don't know), as well as the fascia and the columns on the back screened-in porch and deck railing columns. FYI-we will not be replacing our windows, so they will remain the cream/taupe color you see in the pics. What do you all think? I then was thinking, "Hmm - what about a green color for the siding?" (like Sherwin-Williams Dried Thyme, or maybe something a little lighter)? Hubby is about over it! LOL! Here are pictures of the front, side with garage doors, and back of our house (the yellow-ish pieces in the pics are where pieces of the siding and trim that were recently replaced in preparation for new paint). What do you all think would look best to brighten things up and make the stone pop, but without being too bright? We will probably only live in this house another two years, so we don't want to overdo it, but also want it to look nice because right now it's too dark and the paint has faded over time, so it is in desperate need of a facelift! Thank you in advance for any and all help!

Front of house

Back of house

Side of house

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Lyn Nielson

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Lovely looking home in a beautiful setting.

what color is on the garage doors?

That would be a nice options with your existing trim color. The navy shutters would work with that color too.

I would change the gabel end to be the same siding color you choose, rather than a contrast.

A light front door, like the windows so it stands out more.

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Sigrid
last month
I'd get rid of the shutters. You appear to have only 2 on the entire house and neither is correctly sized for the window they are one. While I'm personally a fan of green, if you are planning to sell in two years, urban putty might be a better bet.

I'd recommend a lighter cream for the trim, as in the back, a brown trim might look so-so.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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No shutters they do not belong on those windows .I often like green with brick not with the cream added in and not 2 colors of siding just the putty and the cream of the windows . A bit more interesting landcaping would do wonders
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BeverlyFLADeziner
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You should fix the shutter location on the windows. The arched window should NOT have shutters but the windows on the garage should have shutters. I know others have suggested you eliminate the shutters but the house doesn't have much going in the way of architectural details unless the shutters are there. For this style house I might consider the plank shutters for more interest and continuing the Country French style of the home.

For starters I think your trim and gutters should match the roof.

I'd suggest a lighter color for the siding.
Payton Frostad
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What kind of siding do you have? Are you planning to replace or just paint?? If it's vinyl I would NOT recommend painting it. https://washingtonsequoiaroofing.com/can-vinyl-siding-be-painted/
tracefloyd
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I like the color it is now so match it. Remove the shutters and paint the upper peak the same shade. You want a greige from the stone. The greige allows the warm stone to come to the forefront.

Paint the front door Charcoal Gray.

Is there a photo of the front of your house with the new roof? And in sunlight? That would be helpful. A plus would be a closeup of the stone in sunlight.
cat_ky
last month
I would leave shutters on it too, however, I like Beverlys idea for them. I dont mind the color that the house is now, but, I dislike the darker shade on the one front section. It should be the same color as the other siding. Like it is now, it looks like someone missed it when they were painting the house. Paint the door the same color as the shutters.