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Will this semi-monochromatic exterior color combo work??

8 days ago

Hi all. I'm aiming for a more modern, low-contrast look when repainting my Boston area shingled house. I'm considering Duxbury Gray siding with Stonybrook trim. Would love input!



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  • 8 days ago

    I looked both colors up, and they dont appear to look great together, viewing the swatches side by side. I did find this for the Stoneybrook. Maybe you can find a color here to go with that. There is a list of many colors that should look good with Stoneybrook.


    https://housepaint.ai/explore-colors/benjamin-moore/1566

    greenjeans18 thanked cat_ky
  • 8 days ago
    last modified: 8 days ago

    I asked Google Gemini to repaint the house with Benjamin-Moore Duxbury Gray siding and Puritan Gray trim. Puritan Gray is one shade lighter than Duxbury Gray. I'm not sure that Gemini got the trim correct but you get the idea which, in my opinion is not modern. However it is a house that I can imagine kids riding by on their bicycles and throwing rocks through the windows because they assume the house is haunted.


  • 8 days ago

    yikes. thank you?

  • 8 days ago
    last modified: 8 days ago

    are you drawn to blue tones? Although I am not a fan of blue exteriors on most styles, What other house colors are in the neighborhood?

    A statement style needs a grand look... any other color options?

    BM Stone Hearth body with BM Smokey Taupe trims would be an elegant exterior combo.

    a hint of gray undertone to compliment the roof.


    greenjeans18 thanked Lyn Nielson
  • PRO
    8 days ago

    Somewhere on this site there is a gorgeous Victorian house painted yellow. It is Reading. I just can't find it.

    Meantime: The cute blue car parked out front:



  • 8 days ago

    ^ i agree - but if you want a change maybe stroll thru the ben moore historic collection, many of those colors are nice for classic exteriors as they have enough warmth and depth and won’t lean icy


    fwiw we have a blue house with white windows at the lake and painted the door ben moore golden gate for a coral punch up (this is the color below)


    greenjeans18 thanked la_la Girl
  • PRO
    8 days ago

    IMO your house will never be modern and I too like what you have much better than what you think will make it modern. That lovely trim needs to be highlighted and the house needs to be the style it is embraced

    greenjeans18 thanked Patricia Colwell Consulting
  • 7 days ago

    Have you thought about just putting the same color back on it? I am assuming that it does need to be repainted? It goes well with your roof, and is actually quite a nice color. I have to agree with above, the gray did make it look a bit haunted. Sorry. LOL

    greenjeans18 thanked cat_ky
  • 7 days ago

    Here are a few AI versions (not sure any of them is a real winner yet):






    You can compare lighter versus darker, and more versus less contrast, at least. (Not sure why Gemini stripped the paint off the neighboring building!)

  • 7 days ago

    Thank you! I've been using Home Visualizer ai, and the colors are not true to life at all.

  • 7 days ago

    The first one is growing on me, looks light, fresh, happy.

    greenjeans18 thanked simplynatural
  • 7 days ago

    BM Nantucket Gray is a nice exterior color. More khaki than gray. When we lived in New England we used the color for one of our houses.

    greenjeans18 thanked chispa