Color Recommendation

mdshunk

I know you'll hate this question, but I'm gonna ask it anyhow. I need a color choice, other than black or white, to paint the shutters and aluminum awning on a house that has olive green aluminum siding. They are presently white. I want a color that will make the olive green siding look more "modern". I'm thinking something along the lines of a khaki color, but I'm no designer. I suck at that part. I figured a few painters might know a shutter color that always goes good with olive green. I can post a picture, if need be.

Celtic

Oh that's original ~ Black-White-Green....this guy must be an electrician

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dkillianjr

Before I even finished reading your post I was thinking a khaki color myself. Thats what I would go with, but then again I'm no designer either


dave

shanekw1

I was also thinking a tan or brownish colour, people are moving towards the earth tones lately.

woodmagman

What color are your shingles? Do you have concrete or a paver drive? Is there stone or brick on the house? Kaki has a grey-brown tone to it, that may not go so well with the blue shingles and red brick walk.....

mdshunk

mmmm... I'm not 100% sure what color the shingles are. I think they're a light charcoal; 3-tabs. No stone or brick. Maybe a course or two of raw block at the bottom. The drive is concrete.

woodmagman

Charcol is black and my wife would not let me leave the with a brown shoes and a black suit. The Kaki could easily be tinted to go to the black tone rather then the brown.

mdshunk

Thanks. FWIW, you can't really see the roof much when you're looking at this particular house. You can't get back far enough, due to the fact that it's on a dense street.

My next problem I need to solve is to figure out what washes the chalking off the green siding, that came off the white shutters, without messing up the green.

Celtic

Pictures?
Sometimes it helps to get a flavor for the house.


I have same from capping on new windows...nice streaks right across the glass on the second floor

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WisePainter

SW "vanillin".

Works every time.

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We Fix Houses

A wine - burgundy - red color

You can give this a try.

http://www.certainteed.com/CertainTe...ing/Visualize/

Snow Man

How about a dark green with a manilla creme de mint?

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Teetorbilt

md, you might like this.

http://www.benjaminmoore.com/bmpsweb...eLabel=fh_home

Take a pic of the place and then play with it all that you like.

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mickeyco

Yes, the burgundy color looks good with green.



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mdshunk

That... is cool!

MALCO.New.York

100% in agreement. It is a "Regal" color.

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mdshunk

I was afraid red and green would make it look like a Christmas house. I'll have to drive down there this afternoon and take a picture so that I can play around with it.

MALCO.New.York

Pine Green and Santa Red are not what I envision.

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harness

how about a muted brick or cininnamon color

RCPainting

This is my house, I was totally against the blue trim until it was done. Looks much better in person! I love it.

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