The arrival of warm, sunny spring days means spending more time outside – and that’s a good thing in my book. However, it does mean seeing your house and yard up close and personal from the outside in. That’s a complete shift from the winter view we have of our homes – from the inside out.
I have a client who wants to freshen up the outside of their home with a new coat of paint. They were thinking of using the same color – white (as seen in this photo above).
My suggestion is to not only freshen up the paint but to give the house an instant facelift by painting it a new color! The exterior is very common for homes in our area built in the 1950s.
We don’t have a large budget so painting is pretty much what we are able to afford. So this is your chance to be the designer! What paint color would you suggest? Keep in mind the stone on the lower part is staying.
I’m looking forward to hearing your thoughts. I have already sent my clients a mock up with my suggested color palette. I’ll show that to you next time!
About Diana
I’m a busy working designer & home stager who gets a lot of joy & happiness helping clients transform their houses into homes they love. I blog as part of that creative process. In our “spare” time my hubby & I are updating our Cottage in the Woods that we share with our cats. I’m a Christian & look forward to someday working for my Heavenly Father, the Greatest Designer of all, decorating mansions in Heaven!
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So going to be interested in what you are thinking?? I can’t imagine that it would be any shade of brown, white or yellow. Knowing that it is OH I can’t imagine going FUN colors like you see at the beach… HMMM Maybe a red??? Does that sound crazy?? Probably I am not the designer in the house!!
Sherwin Williams has an awesome color palette for 1950′s restoration homes. Also, check out http://www.retrorenovation.com
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