Painting House - Choosing colors

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I will be painting my house this summer and I need to choose a color combination. The house is a tan brick. The trim work and porch and lattice will be painted. Where can I get help choosing color combinations?

 

[cabri]

One look at the coloring on houses in the neighborhood. Get ideas.
If you get something that is outlandish; you may decide to repaint again; also the value of the house/curb appeal will be less.

Other than that; generate a sketch of the house and go to work with MS Paint or a similar tool. That will allow you to see different colors and/or combinations of trim/siding colors as related to the brick facing.

 

[Greenman]

All the major paint stores have color groups that work well together for exterior or interior. Generally with pictures of houses painted in those colors.

 

[DrPizza]

I'd love to find a website that allows you to upload a picture of your house, and will adjust the picture of your house, based on colors you pick.

Edit: never mind, that was a dumb thing to type, instead of simply typing in the search terms in Google. I found one at Certainteed for siding (going to replace the existing siding). But, I also ran across a color visualizer on Sherwin William that allows up to upload an image of the area you're working on. It seems to be more for interior colors, but I can't see why it wouldn't work on exterior.

http://www.sherwin-williams.com/homeowners/color/try-on-colors/color-visualizer/ (And it looks like a hidden photo in the background is clapboard siding).

 

[Uppsala9496]

Good timing on this thread. Have my closing tomorrow morning and will be having some of the rooms painted this weekend before I move all of my furniture in. I'll be wasting some time today on the sherwin williams site. Thanks DrPizza.

 

[mizzou]

Search google for comparables or go drive around your neighborhood .

I find it quite hard to completely visualize the colors 100%. There is always going to be some variable that comes out unexpectedly.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Here's a color scheme-designer tool I refer to when building webpages.

http://paletton.com

Could take a few minutes to grasp how it operates.


*** Ok ... here's some options assuming your house is the center tan color.

 

[MustISO]

I would think white or a much lighter version of the brick color for the trim. Maybe people are just boring around here but trim and front porches are typically white or a very light color.

Examples:
http://www.usa-paint.com/wp-content/gallery/residential-projects/dsc00559_800px.jpg
http://barloarchitecture.com/portfo...l_homes_barlo_architects_TanSnowHouse2_24.jpg