Need help with external paint colours....
Zoe
8 years ago
Hi All,
Im looking for a new colour that will work with the yellow our house is currently painted. I don't want to paint the whole house at this stage, just want to remove the red and green and replace it with a colour that will modernise the look of the house.
The inside is painted a mix of navy, light grey and white. Its a very light and airy house (doesn't look like this from outside). The back is painted the same colours with just more of the red on the porch.
My ideas were a light green or a grey...? But really don't know... Any suggestions or ideas greatly appreciated!
Thanks
Zoe
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Comments (7)I love this house because it is quite sculptural. Before you paint I would remove ALL the vegetation that is crammed up in front of the house. Declutter. I think the garage is a visual problem that needs to be dealt with. SO a brave solution would be to paint it all beautiful black...( a warm black (dulux Terrible Billy has warmth)...nothing with blue or green in it..they look cold) ...including the garage door, or do garage and left side of house black and middle section maybe a colour or a sexy grey. OR paint the whole thing a really good white. Be careful...some whites look like undercoat. Needs to be a warm white. Then you could paint the left wing another shade to distract from the garage. Tell us what you decide....good luck...See MoreExternal Facade Colour Help
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