Shannon,

We want to paint the exterior of our 1958 ranch house, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what colors would go well with our red roof.

We want to keep the main color on the the lighter side of the spectrum.

This house is in the silicon valley area and most houses are in the neighborhood are lighter colors, although ours is one of the few with a red roof.

The house is on a corner of  cul-de-sac (left side of the picture) and the other neighbor's house is currently a little darker than ours.

The white window separators are between the glass panes and are unpaintable, so those will remain white.  

There is a white plant shelf attached below the main windows that will be painted

Pictures were taken in the morning and afternoon to give a feeling for the differences in lighting

Thank you for your help!

Hans

Putting our home for sale and need some suggestions for interior colors. We live in the NW (Seattle area), so in the fall/winter it can get dark here. The home is a split-level floor plan about 2,000sqft. We want to paint the whole interior including bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen and living spaces. The main floor has 3 bedrooms down a narrow hallway, and an open living room with vaulted ceilings that connects to the dinning room and the kitchen has light maple cabinets and white appliances. Downstairs is a large bonus room and another bedroom. The carpet color through out the house is an off-white color.
I am thinking one color for most of the house and a matching color for all the bedrooms? Then there is the bathrooms too… I don't have any pictures to post, but hope you can give some suggestions without it.
Thank You.

After you gave me such great advice on my family room, my mom wanted me to ask about her living room.  She would like to find a color that will work with her existing furniture.  She is game for changing out all the other decor, but wants to work with the furniture.  What do you suggest?  This room is mostly a sitting room.  There is no TV.  THANKS!!

Hello, we are painting the exterior of our colonial style home.  We would like to keep a similiar color for the stucco, however, we need suggestions for the shutters and the trim.  The front door is being replaced with a light brown mohagany double door with glass inserts and black caming.  We are also removing the shutters and door surround from around the front door only.  The window shutters will remain.  Can we go lighter than the original color we have now on the window shutters? or what would you suggest.  As you can see it is a 2-story home with an overhang and we don't want it to look to dark at night.

Hi!

Our new house has brick with purple and cream colors in it.  Currently the wood is beige and the doors and shutters are green.  We  want to spice it up with a plum color for the door and shutters, but not sure what to use on the garage door and the wood part of the house.  Can you help with any recommendations?

Hi,

I've attached a picture of our house- the main color is white with a dark brown trim.The roof is also a dark brown metal.

 We wanted to change the exterior trim color as it is in need of new paint and because we think the trim makes the house look dark or uninviting.

 The upper deck is stained the dark brown and the beams that run in & out of the house are that same dark brown- we wanted to keep those dark brown.

I think we want to keep the house white for now as it doesn't need painting

We like how a white trim looks in the front, but I'm not sure about how it would look with the rest of the house, or what to do?

Thanks,

Hi!  My husband and I bought this Ranch Style house a couple months ago and are wanting to paint the brick, shutters, trim and doors in something that is more updated.  The color of the brick that we have now is a peachy, pink color and the trim is two different shades of green.  The roof is brown, but we know we will be replacing it, so we don't want to be limited on paint choices.  We are thinking we will go with gray or black for the next roof.  We want a classic, timeless look for this house.  It is on a really neat lot with lots of big oak trees, so it stays really shaded. It is a lovely house, it just needs an extreme exterior makeover!  I hope you can help us with some ideas!  We would appreciate it so much. Thanks!!  

I'm remodeling this Asian inspired Ranch home and need suggestions on exterior paint colors. Currenlty is a very muddy brown color. I was thinkg of a medium biege color for the house and confused if I should go darker on the trim or lighter. I want the house to have a more contemporary feel.  The roof is a japanese style and the landscaping is being cleaned up to incorporate more modern "zenlike" design with adding river rocks and plants with a purple hue. Also some landscaping will be moved around so the house is more visible. Also I'm installing a new garage door which will have four rectangular windows on top for a more contemporary look. What would you suggest?

Shannon - I have spent several hours ‘with you’ on your website and I appreciate your skills very much. My post World War II Denver home has always been some shade of gray, and it’s time for a change! Over the years, my front door has been white, bright yellow, black, and now red, matched to the oriental rug in the living room. Inside is all Benjamin Moore HC37, natural color woods, hardwood floors with oriental rugs in reds and blues. The decks that you see on front and back are made from Trex, and should not be painted.

As for the ‘look’ I want - I hope it can reflect that this is a home that is used - pot-luck dinners, meet the candidate, a temporary home for friends during times of transition in their lives. I would like it to be warm and welcoming. The house on one side of mine is cream colored with deep sage green shutters, on the other side is a house painted pale taupe with a darker taupe trim.

I am fond of blues, yellows, grays (obviously), and not so much into greens, pinks, or oranges. I am thinking either Wool Skein (SW6148) or Stucco (SW 7569), but am happy to think in other directions as well.

Attached are pictures of the house. Certa Pro estimator this morning recommends Sherwin Williams paints, which is fine with me. I am looking forward to suggestions that you have!

I received your suggestions for a paint color.  The 2 suggestions were both a
shade of gray.  I had said in my email that the house across the street from us
was gray, and the house right next to us is gray.  Can you please make another suggestion other than grey?

I am anxious to get started on the painting, but would like your recommendations before I begin.  I am behind on my target, because it took days for me to find out that  my response to your email never got to you.