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elizabethdunbar

Exterior paint scheme to update 80s contemporary?

elizabethdunbar
hace 7 años

Hi, we just bought a new home that is amazing inside but seems rather dated and disconnected on the outside. The exterior has a HUGE brown roof (which we can't afford to replace right now) mixed with brick, wood siding, and stone details on the portico. I'd love to unify the many materials/textures somehow, and give the house a more contemporary feel. Any suggestions for a paint palette?

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    Patricia Colwell Consulting
    hace 7 años

    IMO the stone pillars are all wrong i would remove the stone faceade on them and do them ina simple wood type pillar and then paint then and all the siding in a really pale gray/ green get some bright colored porch furniture to bring the eye to the entry I might even add a couple more skylights on that roof to get some light into that space underneath. It is hard to see what is under that entry roof maybe a couple of pics of just that area might help

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    • mmilos
      hace 7 años

      I think I'd paint the brick and leave the stone pillars. Paint siding and brick one color.

      Choose a taupe/beige.


      Replace your traditional sconces with something more contemporary.


      Do you like the porte cochere? You could dramatically open up the front of the home by having it removed.

      elizabethdunbar agradeció a mmilos
    • elizabethdunbar
      Autor original
      hace 7 años

      Thanks for the input. Definitely want to keep the port cochere (we live in upstate NY and get a LOT of snow!). the interior of the house is very open and contemporary and utilizes a lot of blueish-slate, mixed with wood. I like the organic modernism inside but the outside just doesn't jive. Updating light fixtures is a must!


    • elizabethdunbar
      Autor original
      hace 7 años

      here's a closer-up pic of the entryway.

    • mmilos
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Yeah, I think the brick looks very busy. I think paint it a couple shades darker than the siding color.

      When time to replace your roof, a charcoal gray roof would be more contemporary.

      Redo front doors as well...too traditional.

    • acm
      hace 7 años

      Yeah, I actually like the stone and sort of hate the variegated brick, which is the finish that reads most dated to me. I *hear* that current paints or brick stains are much more durable than their predecessors, so I think I'd join mmilos in saying paint the siding and brick the same tone that will leave the roof and stone as accents.

    • acm
      hace 7 años
      Última modificación: hace 7 años

      Here you go.

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      HERR window & door
      hace 7 años

      First things first. I love the stone pillars, I would start there and make eveything work with them. The overall colour scheme is too tone on tone with no focus.

      -Painting the brick a dark tone, It is tough to say, but would a dark blue (SW6237or SW6244) work with the siding, on my monitor it does. This will the pillars pop.

      -change the pillar lanterns to stainless or black down lights.

      This will give a more clear idea of where the entrance is and will give a nice architectural design. I would even consider adding 2 up landscape lights with narrow beam spread to the 2 center pillars and the brick flanking the entrance.

      -Change the lanterns on either side of the door to and up down light, Again will define the space.


      - front door, Thermatru Pulse collection. Get these painted in a colour would be awesome.

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      The brown roof is intense, but I think that it is just big, in any
      shingle finish it is just going to be a lot. I do agree with mmllos the
      brown is not as consistent with making the exterior more contemporary.

    • jwfp
      hace 7 años

      What I see right off the bat is the need to minimalize the existing roof. The easiest way to do this is to build a dormer. This dormer needs to spread clear across the front of this roof, with the bottom of the gable coming to within 2'-0 on the ends and the center of the gable around 8'-0. Fill this area with glass using a commercial window installer. This storefront glass will give you the modern look you are looking for. Good luck! I know that you said you couldn't afford much right now but this is for future reference.

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