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Help! would you keep the green or go in completely different direction

3 days ago

My home has always been sage green, including when I purchased it, and I had originally planned to simply freshen it up with another shade of green.

Then last year, my neighbors painted their house green with dark trim. Our houses are fairly close together, and now I can’t get past the idea of looking at two green houses side by side. It has completely thrown me into color indecision!

My house is on a southwest-facing corner lot in an older historic neighborhood in St. Augustine, Florida, where colorful homes definitely aren’t unusual. I don’t mind color at all—in fact, I’d rather have something with personality than play it too safe—but I also want the house to feel intentional and fit its surroundings.

Would you:

• Keep the green but choose a noticeably different shade/palette from the neighbor?
• Move away from green altogether?
• Choose a more distinctive body color and use the trim to give it character?

I’d love suggestions for actual exterior colors/color combinations too. What would you do if this were your house?

P.s. the house is being repaired and primed so these are older photos of this 1950s home

Tell me your thoughts
Move away from green altogether?
Choose a more distinctive body color and use the trim to give it character?
Keep the green but choose a noticeably different shade/palette from the neighbor?

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