So, I am helping a friend decide on what colors to paint the exterior of her house. It is so hard to decide and such a large and lasting decision. Curb appeal is everything, right? I know we had the hardest time last year deciding on what colors to paint our brick house. One thing that helped me was going by the Farrow & Ball paint chart because not only do they have a beautiful selection of timeless colors but it is also a rather small grouping. I get so overwhelmed by the other paint companies and all of the color variations!
We ended up picking Farrow & Ball "Pointing" and "Downpipe" for the trim, shutters and porch and we could not be happier!!! I love the risk we took going with such a dark color on the trim/shutters! It was so worth it and I really have my brother to thank for that. He helped us with the entire design of our renovation so I trusted him when it came to what he thought would look best!!!
I did go through a lot of paint combinations that could have worked and that would be good choices if we had decided to not be so bold.
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Lamp Room Gray
We used this in our foyer and I love this gray so much. It looks here like it has a green tint but it really doesn't at all. It is the perfect shade. We considered this for the body of our house and cut it by 50% with white. It really was a pretty color and could have worked as the body color had we not gone with "Pointing."
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Cornforth White
We used this in our master bedroom and it is a great shade of tan/gray a neutral that goes with everything. This could work as the body color of the house?
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Pointing
We did use this as our exterior paint color for our house and I love it so much! It looks so yellow here but it does not at all on our house. It's a great cream color that actually has zero yellow tint in it, I think.
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Pavilion Gray
We did not end up using this color anywhere but I do love it. It could be a good trim color with any of the above, yes or no? It may not be enough contrast though since I have not tried it out on the exterior of the house yet?
Here a few inspirational pictures
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I would love your input on good color combos too if you have them, please comment!!!
