How do we update our 70s orange-brick Brady Bunch house?
Hi everyone, my wife and I have just this 70's house and would love some advice on how to update it. We are keeping the bricks but would love some input on colours to go with the Orange brick for the garage, front door, balustrades on the balcony and the windows. We are replacing the Balustrades as well so any advice on a style and look for the Balustrades would be appreciated as well! In fact - any ideas for the front to update while keeping with the overall 70's vibe would be greatly appreciated.
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoI think white is the only colour that works well with orange. However, you could go for a black or a light greenish blue as shown below...
For the Balustrades, these could work well...
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5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoYour brickwork has a lot of life, colour and charm to it, so I am pleased you are not planning to render or paint it. However, some of the paint colours such as the cream and red/brown are not original and were probably added during the late 1970's/early 1980's which is why they don't really work. I would be looking to celebrate the original period of the house, and not be trying to update it with contemporary, fashionable colours of today, as you will be repeating the mistakes of the last painter, by trying to "modernise" it, and ending up with a compromised result (and looking like every house that has been modernised in recent years).
Homes of this period always had window frames and trim painted in white, and in my experience, Dulux Vivid White is the best. Pale teals and light blue/greens complement your brickwork and will counterbalance the orange. If you need help with sourcing the current equivalent colours that were used in the paint manufacturers colour cards of the 1950's and 1960's please do not hesitate to contact me directly for a consultation,
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5 years agoWhen Dr Retro (very respected Houzz contributor) mentioned those colours I could not picture them, so I did some googling and found this pic, which made the idea very clear to me.
https://retrorenovation.com/2014/01/08/exterior-paint-colors-brick-ranch-house/
I found the article very interesting. Gotta just love Houzz for all the learning it leads to, besides many other reasons! PS Thanks again Dr Retro.
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