suggestions for paint colours for exterior.

3 years ago

thinking a 1/4 strength royal beige with white railings & trim & monument features..??? any suggestions. There's a lot to paint, want to get it right. Just have to get rid of the blue!

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3 years ago

The architecture of your home is wonderful, but the blue is just so wrong in so many ways. "Monument" is a very on-trend colour and is used a lot in contemporary architecture, perhaps too much! It is not the right choice for the style of your home.

A lot of your features have carved openings in the timber, and these openings can only be appreciated when the paint colour is light. If you paint these elements "Monument" these features will disappear as there is not enough contrast between the timber and the carved opening, which always looks dark.

With so much happening in your elevation, I would go simpler with paint (which your painters will prefer). I would suggest choosing a light monochromatic scheme, such as one of the cool whites from Dulux for all the timber that is currently painted, possibly one of the Lexicon strengths. Whatever colour you choose make sure it works with the elements that you are not painting, such as the decking, the timber ceiling to the porch and the gutter and roof.

With your home, the feature is the contrast in light and shade between the timber work and the shaded spaces behind the timber, and you need to make the most of it. Picking out elements in different colours will make it look too busy (as it is now). A simple monochromatic colour scheme is best for your beautiful home - classic, timeless and elegant.

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

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Devillan
3 years ago
What colour is the roof? Are you open to / wanting to, paint the gutter and fascia too?
JE C
3 years ago
What were they thinking!
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Devillan
3 years ago
That style, scheme in the pic from Dr Retro is what I was thinking, hence the budget vs extent of work questions.

So many awesome inspirations for a house of this style, but, I feel the gutter needs to be included and it all needs to work with the roof.
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3 years ago
I looked at the picture , and my second thought ( my first one was about the blue ,and probably not publishable haha ) was white with gold highlights .

Then I scrolled down , and saw Dr Retros pic , and looked again and imagined , if you had the patience , a gold 'pinstripe' maybe 4mm wide up every single board . The scrolls on the fretwork . Up the little flagpole ( can't remember the proper name sorry ) . Each ray of the sun effect detail . Every criss and every cross of the lattice-work . Every ball on the staircase and ballustrades . Along the terrace .

A professional pinstriper or old-school signwriter would take days , and cost a lot . I'd have a go myself , presumably there would be scaffolding or a cherry picker when you are painting the white . You'd get pretty good by the time you finished . It would be subtle , but would make a difference IMO .

The guttering and the like are presumably painted , and it looks like a burgundy type colour , but at a glance , I did initially wonder if it was weather aged copper , and that gave me an idea -- white with gold , but if you could get an effect that looked like aged copper on the gutters and the downpipes , I reckon that would get noticed people -- the ones that matter ! If not , then maybe just paint the gutters and downpipes in gold -- being a large building , I don't think that would be too much gold ?

Am I weird ?
Austere Hamlet
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
This style of home looks best all pastels usually with a white trim. It shows off the fretwork to best advantage. I wouldn't go more than 2 colours on the entire house and all that trim needs to be in a crisp white. You've got a classic traditional home, stick with classic colours. It will never date that way.

If you must have a colour put it on the body of the home only and stick with very pale shades of putty, seafoam or sage.
Annette Staib thanked Austere Hamlet
Kate
3 years ago
Is this a home or business?

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