Help! What colours should we choose for the exterior?
rebsygirl
9 years ago
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We can't decide what colours to paint our new house. The bricks have been painted at some point and it is peeling. We think they may have been uneven colours hence why they were painted. We live in a coastal village and neighbouring properties are stone or painted, mostly cream, white, pale Blue, pale green. The house is quite prominent so I'd like it to fit the environment, but I'm not sure I want cream or white. I'd also quite like to keep it fairly 'period'. Any ideas or suggestions?
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minnie101
9 years agoHi. Do you mean the bricks round the windows have been painted?? How about Portland stone or Portland stone pale by Little Greene?
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9 years agoHave you tried F&B Hardwick White? Or are you looking for something darker? In which case try plummet.
minnie101
9 years agoI found a pic earlier of a light grey Edwardian house with charcoal windows on houzz as shown. I also found one of the french grey and agree it looks green so I am not doing my house in that either although it does look nice on windows with cream render! Little Greene have some fab colours so maybe a pale but warm grey. Do also try the Dulux heritage colours if you want a period colour
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