A dark grey would add nothing to the curb appeal of this house. It would look like a cave in the woods I`m afraid. Either a soft grey-green with darker grey green on the horizontal timbers or a greyish taupe with white trim would make it WOW. Below is a similar style house that Houzzers helped the owner with paint color and it looks fabulous. 1st pic - Original color 2nd pic - repaint in progress 3rd pic - finished result If you like this look I can get you the colors that were used.

Hi, I like the overall concept of the darkish grey, it suits the home. I am a colour consultant and have been working with the Dulux range for 17 years and you are on the right track with the Guild Grey. The Dulux Signature will give you a dark blue house. Another option if Simone Weil which is just a bit lighter than the Guild Grey, if you find that one too dark. Sample pots and A4 brush outs onto white cardboard are the best way to decide, because computer programs give an overall impression of the "look" but are not accurate with colour choices, you can't beat the human eye. All the best, it's going to look great.

Love domino, but the proportions here are creating an uncomfortable blocky-ness to it. Definitely paint your fascias and barge boards in the eave colour. I think by highlighting this overshadowed proportion will help draw your eye to the architectural outline, rather than the infill colour. Don't paint your window trims light, as they will only highlight the contrast and make the domini look darker and less complimentary. White windows with dark boards for example are better suited to wider trims, like architraves or timber framed windows, yours are a slim aluminium? And they should blend seamlessly into the cladding. I would however, repaint the protruding section,right in front of your entry, perhaps the stairwell, both on ground floor, and top level, so the entire elevation that sticks out is perhaps a lighter grey, mid range colour like urban grey. It will refocus the attention to the entry, drawing your eyes upward and the domino will simply help to minimise the heaviness upstairs, by almost. Disappearing. Domino is a strong architectural colour, it works to define or delete areas of elevation quite well. go with your gut instinct, just re- paint your front focus, and the domino will do its job. But it shouldn't be the element that steals the show, in this case, it doing so is causing doubt.

With all due respect I think that your home looks more like 1980's than 1950's. 1980's homes tend to be lots of brickwork, and 1950's are often more lightweight materials. My crystal ball says that the colours that you are looking at are going to date as we move through these grim times as pre-pandemic colours. After World War Two there was a general movement to lighter palettes and brighter colours, so the cliched Monument trim, grey render and black window frames will be going out of fashion. Here is an example of a 1950's home with a joyous use of colours. Some of these colours were also popular in the 1980's so if you want to be true to the original era you should do some historical research. For many people it is hard to visualise how colours will work on their home, which is why what has been done to death before is often repeated. If you need a hand with colour selections then perhaps you should contact a Dulux colour consultant or other design professional. Best of luck Dr Retro of Dr Retro House Calls and Dr Retro Virtual Visits.