Am I on the right track: Paint colurs to match red roof??
Hi Houzzers, We want to repaint the exterior of our bungalow. The red roof colour is staying, at this stage I am thinking of a not too dark blue (grey undertones) or a soft green for the weatherboards. What do people think?
Also not sure what colour trims to do for the windows, barge boards, veranda trims, etc. And which bits of trim to highlight, as the front has a lot of detail?
At the moment the main wall colour really stands out too much ( it is more yellow than photos show), and the bottle green I don't like either.
I am looking for something softer/subtler that will blend in with the garden, which is now completely different; a lush green and flowering cottage style garden.
Below are a couple of examples of wall colours I like.
Any advise greatly appreciated thanks.
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Thanks everyone for comments so far. Great to get the feedback. If I go with the sage green, and keep some of the red trim around windows etc, is it too much if I then add small areas of cream, (like on the colonial windows for example); or will it look to busy?
Also what do I do with the barge boards. The house sits quite high up at the back, currently they are in the red. But I have never understood why they should be highlighted? I was thinking same colour as walls, or 1 shade darker of wall colour? Any thoughts?
7 years agoI'm in the less is more camp. Fewer colours better in my view. Here are a couple of pics of simple colour scheme for red-roofed houses. Do either appeal?
Are you are set on incorporating the red theme into trimwork? I don't feel there is any need to, and agree with siriuskey to have fence/gate a single colour.
what colour is your front door? I'm thinking black or charcoal would be striking, but if you do wish to retain a bit of red, here's where you could do that.
as for the barge boards, no need to make a feature of them; as you say they can be same colour as your weatherboards.
Jo M thanked annb1997- 7 years ago
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siriuskey