Help me choose paint colors

[metta]

lol....my neighbor just told me that she likes the 4th one the least. And her home is adjacent to mine. She likes #3 second best and I hate that one. That is why I didn't post it.

 

[Alistair]

lol....my neighbor just told me that she likes the 4th one the least. And her home is adjacent to mine. She likes #3 second best and I hate that one. That is why I didn't post it. View attachment 2148961

That’s actually a color scheme that I was going to suggest maybe a little greener.

I like the garage door color. The front door is hideous.

 

[metta]

This is the color scheme I first thought I wanted but when I bought the samples they looked so gray and my roof and rock are browns.

 

[metta]

My neighbors didn't really like the first ones. I ordered a 4th set of colors? Thoughts? I asked them to do something closer to the original colors but updated to more modern colors.
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When I bought the paint samples for this one, cedar key look like a dirty white to me. Like a white with a little gray. Kind of reminds me of smog. So I did a little more digging and found this

Exterior 9 | Benjamin Moore

Explore colors in the Exterior 9.

www.benjaminmoore.com

I painted a lot of the inside of my home Manchester Tan. I was concerned that it might be washed out using it as an exterior paint. It does look lighter outside, but I think I can deal with it.

I was thinking:
Body: Manchester Tan
Garage door: Bleeker Beige
Trim & Dormer Chantilly Lace
Fascia and Front door: Classic brown

What do you think? The style of the home is similar to mine.

 

[metta]

 

[rareboy]

I still like my first choice the best.

But I recommend this.

Get a gallon of each of the two most faves.

Do a sample area so you can actually see it under your actual lighting conditions through 2 seasons.

Then decide.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

When I bought the paint samples for this one, cedar key look like a dirty white to me. Like a white with a little gray. Kind of reminds me of smog. So I did a little more digging and found this

Exterior 9 | Benjamin Moore

Explore colors in the Exterior 9.

www.benjaminmoore.com

I painted a lot of the inside of my home Manchester Tan. I was concerned that it might be washed out using it as an exterior paint. It does look lighter outside, but I think I can deal with it.

I was thinking:
Body: Manchester Tan
Garage door: Bleeker Beige
Trim & Dormer Chantilly Lace
Fascia and Front door: Classic brown

What do you think? The style of the home is similar to mine.



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I like this one the best, and I'm pleasantly surprised by Manchester Tan, which looks much brighter and more cheerful on the house than in that sample daub.

But, just personally, I still wish you'd go for something more flamboyant colorful for the trim -- say, a Greek village-style bright blue.

 

[metta]

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I don't feel like I can do that because I want to sell it. So I'm picking neutrals to make it easier to sell.

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

I don't feel like I can do that because I want to sell it. So I'm picking neutrals to make it easier to sell.

I understand, but

 

[metta]

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I know.

 

[Kahaih]

/\ & /\/\

Try to talk the buyer into joining JUB so you can all do a pilot episode of Queer Eye for the Next Guy.

 

[unloadonme]

I don't feel like I can do that because I want to sell it. So I'm picking neutrals to make it easier to sell.

You should bear in mind how much it will cost to have the house repainted and how much that work is likely to add to the sale price. In my experience, it's better to sell a property as it is rather than spend a lot to increase the value by a little. The new owner will probably change whatever you do to suit their own taste and fancy in any case.

 

[Dargelos]

What seems unusual on this side of the water is asking the opinion of neighbours. We would say "It's my house I'll paint it any colour I want" and not give a damn what anybody else thinks. But when the people next door have guns that might make it different.

 

[unloadonme]

We would say "It's my house I'll paint it any colour I want" and not give a damn what anybody else thinks.

Unless it's pink ...

Edinburgh pink door woman finally wins paint colour approval

Miranda Dickson will now keep the door of her historic Edinburgh home an off-white shade of pink.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[LoveMyPeppermill]

You should bear in mind how much it will cost to have the house repainted and how much that work is likely to add to the sale price. In my experience, it's better to sell a property as it is rather than spend a lot to increase the value by a little. The new owner will probably change whatever you do to suit their own taste and fancy in any case.

In Los Angeles County I think a new paint job will increase the value more than a little, and in any case I trust @metta's judgment of the real estate market there more than I trust my own.

Over here, at least, it would be very common for a new owner to repaint the inside of a house, but far less common to repaint the outside unless the exterior paint is in bad condition (which will definitely lower the sale price).

 

[metta]

What seems unusual on this side of the water is asking the opinion of neighbours. We would say "It's my house I'll paint it any colour I want" and not give a damn what anybody else thinks. But when the people next door have guns that might make it different.

I have a hoa. I have to get my neighbors to sign a form to let them know I'm changing the colors. And my HOA is pretty conservative. The HOA has to approve the colors as well, and they would not approve anything really colorful. Also, it gets really hot in this area in the summer, making it a lighter color actually helps to keep the house cooler in the summer. These homes have good insulation, but the color does make a difference as well. If you drive up my street, it is almost like a dark home and then a shade of white, repeatedly. I was thinking that these colors are not white and not dark, and different colors than the other homes, so it would offer more difference than the other homes in my neighborhood yet still not stand out so much that it would upset people. They are tract homes, so there are some homes that have the same paint colors as the original ones. Homes that are not updated normally take longer to sell and sell for less than they normally would.

 

[Dargelos]

The HOA is something that I have never heard of before. It is surprising that Americans, who do not like "The Man" interfering in their lives, would tolerate such an intrusion. But there must be an upside, it does protect you from neighours who want to do something wacky that you do not approve of.

 

[metta]

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Many of the new developments have HOA's and people love to complain about them. It was required by the city that the development I live in because the city required it to be privately gated. Being that it is away from the rest of the city and the first nice development being built in the city, the police were concerned that it would take them longer to get here, so they asked the city to require the gates. The HOA pays for the upkeep of our roads, 3 bridges (2 over the river and 1 over the creek), the gates, outside fencing, the lodge, the community park, green belts, street cleaning, pumping stations to move water and waste under the bridges, fire lanes/trails that surround the development, and 2 debris basins for mud flow after fires, community pool and spa, and our community events (egg hunts, dancing in the park, annual luau, Halloween and cookie exchange). We have a crew of gardeners here 5 days a week full time just for the surrounding areas. If it was city owned property, they would not take care of it that way. It took around 20 years to get it approved. I don't mind my HOA. They are lenient most of the time. The important thing is that they are financially healthy, which makes it easier to get a mortgage. In my next home, I plan on moving to a place without HOA's in order to save money. I don't care about the gates, but I did help create the social committee. It's not typical with HOA's. And what is great about it is any event we come up with the city copies it so that the rest of the city can do it as well. I think it helps build community. We are legally only allowed to use residents dues on residents.

 

[metta]

Just finished. Now I can work on my gates.

 

[unloadonme]

Looks clean and tidy. Can't see any gates though.