So, I have a home that is a cape style that has an addition in the middle that has an attached garage. Right now, the home is all white. It looks like a big white rectangle. Would it look worse painting the garage a different color. I was also thinking using stone veneer on the middle section would look good as well and then the garage in a different color than the house.
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Take your picture and try some editing software and play around with color.
Or
If you can’t, contact a good paint store and see what they can do to help.
I know what colors we like. I was mostly wondering if this would look ridiculous on a house that is connected like this is. Hate to make a design faux paus and have all the other kids in the playground point and laugh as it were.
I know that you know the colors you like.
Get them on your picture and look…..
Still like it?
Sorry, maybe I was not clear. I am not asking about the color options but rather if it was odd, a fashion faux pas as it were to have a connected home like this with more than one color. And I don't mean siding and trim.
All the New England connected farms (Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn) I see are either all white or all red, etc.
Is there an ordinance in the town that would preclude you idea?
Here in a small city where I live there is what they call an “historic district”.
Even tho there are homes from 1865, there are also a lot from the 1930’s, 40’s and 50’s. A few were built since then. I built ours on an unknown lot 500 ft back down a 16’ lane, in the woods. You can’t see it from the street.
However, it’s in that “district”. We needed to present drawn elevations before they’d issue an approval by the historical district. Maybe they thought we were going with a geodesic dome?
Now 35 yrs later the city powers require color charts for re- paint or re-roof.
I’m reminded of a house in the country back off but within view of the Ohio Turnpike east of Cleveland. Wide-board horizontal siding. They repainted in every color in the rainbow. Each coarse a different color.
That’s why I suggested you playing with color or the stone idea on paper (or tablet) and see what you like. Paint, you can re-do, not so easy with stone veneer. So if you can’t find an app or whatever, get out there with a brush.
No not at all. The house was built in 1800 and there has been two additions since. No restrictions at all.
quick easy solution would be to paint the trim with a color you like, accentuate the details, keep the main body white.
you could also just paint the garage doors an accent color to break up the look
maybe not quite like the painted lady of San Francisco, but something similar
other quick thought after re-reading Calvin's post....check out the buildings in Curaçao, story from our guide was the governor owned a paint store so somehow passed an ordinance that no buildings could be plainly painted or just white...
The houses in Willemstad, Curaçao are painted in bright colors because the Dutch Governor of the island in the early 1800s ordered that buildings be painted any color but white:
The governor's migraines
The governor, Albert Kikkert, believed the bright reflections from the white buildings were causing his migraines.
The sun's glare
The governor may have also believed that the sun's glare from white buildings could cause headaches and blindness.
The paint factory
There is a rumor that the governor owned a local paint factory and profited from the decree.
The colorful buildings in Willemstad are a major part of the island's unique style, and the area is known for its vibrant colors. The most common colors used are celeste, orange, green, and pastel pink. The Punda district's Handelskade is one of the most photographed locations in Willemstad, featuring Colonial Dutch buildings painted in bright colors
I have photoshopped the idea and like it.
I was just not sure if this would be a house version of 'wearing white after Labor Day' or black shoes with white socks.
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any chance of seeing the photoshopped image ? be interesting to see the difference a little color makes