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NOT-white "modern" farmhouse. help me play with colors

Cyndy
hace 5 años

Anyone want to help play with colors on this house?? I don't photoshop and playing with the paint editor apps is driving me crazy. I am against white because we live in a high humidity warm area and white houses look green pretty quickly. :) The roof will likely be a charcoal color. We will be 4' off the ground, the porch/railings/stairs will be stained wood. I like dark windows, but am OK with white if they go with the color scheme better.


I was thinking a nice sandy color, or possibly light grey? My favorite house around the corner is a pale seafoam green with cream trim though. The only houses around me are dark blue and medium grey. Again- HOT climate, so lighter colors only.


Any takers?




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  • suezbell
    hace 5 años
    Última modificación: hace 5 años

    celerygirl gets all credit for the mock-up -- I was just upvoting her good work.

    I very much agree with Pajarito -- keep the white trim.

    A natural wood front door would be great; otherwise stay with white or a muted color such as a slightly darker tan or a sage green.

    Though sometimes it works, a stark contrast in color can be a huge jolt to the senses -- sometimes more so on a smaller home or certain styles of homes.

    Comentarios (33)

    • PRO
      Sina Sadeddin Architectural Design
      hace 5 años

      What about something like this?

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Sina- Interesting color. Do you know the name? I have such a hard time picturing it on this house.


    • PRO
      Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
      hace 5 años
      Última modificación: hace 5 años

      I can paint walls for you


    • PRO
      Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
      hace 5 años

    • PRO
      design FX interiors
      hace 5 años

      I suggest the window mullions and front door in a color like Benjamin Moore

      HC-166, the siding in a light olive color CC-638, or for a softer look 2143-50. The window frames and railings in 2143-60

      Sorry I don't know photoshop enough to do this for you but perhaps pick up the colors and see how you like the combo. I think it would look fabulous!

    • PRO
      BeverlyFLADeziner
      hace 5 años

    • PRO
      Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
      hace 5 años

      I agree with previous comments about dark windows trim. It would be great.

    • PRO
      Celery. Visualization, Rendering images
      hace 5 años

      Light tan exterior

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Thanks y'all. Celerygirl- that is really helpful thanks! I like the grey the most, but would definitely go lighter.


      design-FX - I LOVE that Sesame color. I hve a hard time picking greens, so was thinking tan would be easier. That is tan with olive undertones - pretty! We are going to do a hog panel railing and leave it natural or some sort of protecting stain...but no paint. but the house will be Hardi- so I do like the trim color you picked. Haven't 100% narrowed down my windows yet, but options are likely bronze or white. I would like to stay away from black.

    • suezbell
      hace 5 años

      Nice house. From all the colors suggested the light tan suggested by celerygirl best suits the style of your home.

      Light tan exterior

      [2 Likes[(https://www.houzz.com/discussions/not-white-modern-farmhouse-help-me-play-with-colors-dsvw-vd~5389076) Save

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      suezzbell and cellerygirl - thank you for the mock-ups. So you would replace the white trim with dark? and dark window mullions? I

    • Pajarito
      hace 5 años

      Keep the white trim and mullions don't draw attention to them. Don't forget how the black mullions would look from the interior. Keep it light.

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Thank you all. Seeing the tan with white/cream trim helps tremendously. Will it look strange to have cedar posts and possibly railings and stained treated wood for the stairs? I really want to keep the maintenance down, the thought of painting the porch railings and decking is not appealing. This is the railing type I am drawn to.

    • Pajarito
      hace 5 años

      Where are the railings and post? Isn't the front porch at ground level?

    • houssaon
      hace 5 años

      LOVE your house and think the fence would be fine.

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Pajarito - Our home is being built on pier and beam foundation, 4' above current ground level, per NFIP regs based on current flood plain maps. We purchased a stock plan and modified. The pic I posted is the plan photo. sorry for the confusion.

    • Pajarito
      hace 5 años

      I like the look of cable railings with the posts not painted. Not a fan of the grid pattern. Thanks for the clarification.

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      pajarito- we live on a few acres and have livestock. Cattle panels are pretty common on our place already :)

    • Pajarito
      hace 5 años

      It truly is a farmhouse!

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Pajarito - yes! We have dairy goats, chicken for meat and eggs, and 8 beehives. You can really get quite a bit out of a few acres in our part of the country. The property had about 12 fruit trees when we bought it - and of course we have added a few more, plus blackberries. Can't wait till we have a house on the property again. That's really all it is missing!

    • lwfromny
      hace 5 años
      Very pretty house design! Be advised that whatever you pick will look quite a bit lighter on an exterior than it seems like it will from the sample. I recently painted my house BM Fieldstone, which is a gray with green undertones. Even though I painted a very large sample (a full poster board) I still was shocked at how light the color was once it was on the house. Here’s the color as it appears on a computer, vs on my house. I ended up liking it, but it’s not at all what I thought it would be. These pictures were taken in the shady part of the day - the house is WAY lighter looking when the sun is on it.
    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      lwfromNY - thank you, that is good advice. Your house is beautiful, but I agree, it looks so different from the sample!

    • User
      hace 5 años

      But it looks so beautiful in white!

      There is mildew resistant paint...

    • matracom
      hace 5 años
      Hello. What did you decide on for a color? My wife and I are kicking the tires with this plan for a build in NC and are in the early design phase. We are leaning towards a charcoal color but concerned about heat as well. Would love to learn more about your journey with this plan.
    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Matracom - We are starting the breaking ground Tuesday...GCing the house ourselves with much learning happening along the way. I am definitely not 100% decided on color, but love the tan and very light grey/greens are top of the list. Going with white trim and windows mullions. Cedar posts and stained deck boards/railings etc. House will have 6-7 steps up from the ground.

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      matracom- if you have purchased the plans...or maybe even not, Houseplans.com has additional photos of houses built from this plan.

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años


      I'm kind of in love with this color. Fieldstone as mentioned above. Maybe a shade lighter? and with a medium charcoal roof?

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años

      Resurrecting this thread...We are almost framed and I need to finalize roof color. I am still not 100% decided on siding color though. Hoping to find shingles that go with the Fieldstone color, or maybe a similar grey. We are using GAF Timberline HD shingles - looking at pewter, charcoal or slate. We are in a hot climate, so I hesitate to go too dark, but we have pecan and sycamore leaves that fall on the roof, so also concerned about ugly staining. . Color choices

    • PRO
      design FX interiors
      hace 5 años

      Benjamin Moore AF-670 siding (it will look about the same level of depth as the fieldstone in the daylight) CC-518 for window and door trim as well as the door itself.

      Weathered wood for the shingles.

      Would look amazing with some white planters lots of colorful flowers and accents.


    • ulisdone
      hace 5 años

      Just remember any exterior stained wood will be high maintenance unless you don’t mind it turning gray.

    • PRO
      design FX interiors
      hace 5 años

      The "weathered wood" is a "color" in the GAF Timberline house shingles pallet. I have suggested this for the shingles not the siding.

    • Cyndy
      Autor original
      hace 5 años
      Última modificación: hace 5 años

      designfx - I know that is a crazy popular color around here. I would like to stay in the gray family for shingles. I ruled out slate, now trying to decide between pewter and charcoal.

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