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I like lighter colors better on single stories esp if the roof height is not that much. The color choice will also depend on the neighborhood and climate IMO. Having said that, lighter colors would show dirt sooner, so that is one drawback.
Thank you for chiming in
You bring up a good point...the neighborhood.
It is country, rural neighborhood with gravel roads. Because of that I like the idea of using neutral, natural earthy colors. A big consideration is the next door neighbors home - which sits about 50 feet or so from mine. It is cream-yellowish with a red metal roof!
I like the coloring of that two-story, but I understand your concern. Even so, the color scheme can probably be translated. Here's a ranch that I believe is taupe, but a darker shade.
The white trim is key, but I would lose the red door, and put a different accent color around it. The green you noted might be nice.
Maybe you could also start a scrap book of stuff you find on the net, at home depot in books, and pics around your neighborhood. I'm doing something like that right now, but I'm starting a garden calendar book (at the advice of a colleague at work). I'll be taking pics of what grows where and when on my property so I can have an idea of what to expect, what to plant, and when it happens.
It's exciting that you're going to get a new color. New siding too?
Yes, it's a new home just starting construction
The front door will be a stained walnut.
I've been looking at pictures of color combinations until my eyes are ready to pop out of my head, lol!
We have a ranch which is taupe, white trim and deep blue shutters.
THAT sounds pretty!
We actually toyed with the idea of the taupe on the house with a deep blue metal roof. But we are worried how that will look so close to the neighbor with the red metal roof!
I think it depends on the surrounding setting. Is it surrounded by trees and greenery? Or is it more in a rocky or dessert area? What color are the surrounding houses?
Ranch homes can carry lighter colors well and it makes the home appear larger. A color range anywhere from whites to taupes, light greys would do well. Anything darker may make your home appear small and dark. The great thing about using lighter colors is you can "pop" them with darker accents such as shutters, trim, gutters to give you a nice look.
Depending on your plans for re-sale, you may want to stay "non-gender specific neutral".
Ranch homes can carry lighter colors well and it makes the home appear larger. A color range anywhere from whites to taupes, light greys would do well. Anything darker may make your home appear small and dark. The great thing about using lighter colors is you can "pop" them with darker accents such as shutters, trim, gutters to give you a nice look.
Depending on your plans for re-sale, you may want to stay "non-gender specific neutral".
THANK YOU! This is the kind of info I'm trying to get at So you think lighter colors make a ranch home appear larger?
Seems like everyone is agreeing on the taupe so far!
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