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I painted my house in 2006 a rich tan color (Photo below)but want to change the color since I had a new dimesional roof installed. Terra Cotta 30 year (corning)
I was thinking possibly a spanish style brown trim, brown garage doors, and white body to enhance the terra cotta roof. The house has a pretty high roofline, some people think it is a two story but its not. It is about 1,400 square feet.
Any suggestions for the color of my li'l house which is about 25 miles west of the Alamo, heh.
I would not paint the body white. If anything, the white garage doors are big clue that white the white becomes the vocal point, not the roof.
You're on the right track painting the garage doors a darker color. It's sad that these snot nosed houses make the garage such a vocal point. I would paint the garage in a color/tone that the doors blend in with the rest of the base of the house. I'd pull tan colors from the brick, instead of red tones, for the garage doors and the main body of the house.
Your front entrance needs to be the vocal point. That's where you want a pop of color that stands out more from the rest of the house.
Dear Sweethome, I rather like your ideas of colors, but if that roof in the picture is your new roof, pick a brown that will "go with" the color of the roof. You could paint the door red, again a shade that goes with the roof. You don't want the brown or red to MATCH the roof, just have the roof shade as part of the house paint colors.
I would like to see the house and garage door in charcoal gray (pull the gray color out of the brick). The trim in a grayish white, and the front door in a compatible shade of red.
With your terra cotta roof, I fear you will never nail a brown (which seems to me to be the choice folks make when they don't know what to do) that compliments both the brick and the roof successfully.
Also, do not paint the downspouts or the gable vent white...they should disappear, not draw attention to themselves.
It's a darling house. I would also plant red flowers in the bed in front of the brick wing of the house.
I would not paint the body white. If anything, the white garage doors are big clue that white the white becomes the vocal point, not the roof.
You're on the right track painting the garage doors a darker color. It's sad that these snot nosed houses make the garage such a vocalpoint. I would paint the garage in a color/tone that the doors blend in with the rest of the base of the house. I'd pull tan colors from the brick, instead of red tones, for the garage doors and the main body of the house.
Your front entrance needs to be the vocal point. That's where you want a pop of color that stands out more from the rest of the house.
Thanks for the suggestions they all sound good. The roof leans more towards a orange color but of course falling under the red tones. I was thinking a spanish style look would be nice.
I think pure white highlights and draws too much attention. Also, your house is a palette of muted neutral and warm tones. Much of the house is a blend of medium brick/beige tones. Adding white would be visually jarring. Better off using something in the muted ivory range to harmonize with your existing colors.
I would paint your fascia board/soffit/trim/gutters/garage door a light (not pale) warm ivory-beige shade and do your siding in a shade deeper on the paint strip. Maybe a terracotta (or muted plum) shade for your door.
An extra thought: Deepen the plant bedding on the right side and have it wrap around towards your sidewalk. I'd continue to use stones or better yet, build up the beds 1/2ft - 1ft up with brick or stone edging. Plant something that will add interest, variations in height, and substance to that section and to balance out the house's proportions - the garage doors are taking up too much attention. ....just my .02.
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