Paint Your House: Tips For Choosing Exterior Colors
Use these tips and resources to select the best colors for your exterior house painting project. Included are links to color charts and computer software tools to help you choose house colors. Resources compiled by Jackie Craven.
Yellow and Gold House Colors
Sunny yellow and gold colors will give nearly any house an aura of warmth. Yellows are also highly adaptable, harmonizing well with brick and stone. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use yellow and gold colors in your house painting project.
Sunny yellow and gold colors will give nearly any house an aura of warmth. Yellows are also highly adaptable, harmonizing well with brick and stone. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use yellow and gold colors in your house painting project.
Green House Colors
Green offers a wide palette of hues, ranging from the vibrant yellow green of a spring leaf to subtle gray-green, olive, and moss colors. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use green colors in your house painting project.
Green offers a wide palette of hues, ranging from the vibrant yellow green of a spring leaf to subtle gray-green, olive, and moss colors. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use green colors in your house painting project.
Blue House Colors
Like the sky itself, blue has many moods. A bright blue house may appear playful, especially when trimmed with crisp pure white. Gray-toned slate blues and almost-black midnight blues suggest quiet dignity. Deep red accents can add richness to darker blues. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use blue colors in your house painting project.
Like the sky itself, blue has many moods. A bright blue house may appear playful, especially when trimmed with crisp pure white. Gray-toned slate blues and almost-black midnight blues suggest quiet dignity. Deep red accents can add richness to darker blues. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use blue colors in your house painting project.
Pink, Rose, and Coral House Colors
A house painted pink can seem feminine and playful, but darken the color and the pink will become a dramatic shade of rose or coral. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use pink colors in your house painting project.
A house painted pink can seem feminine and playful, but darken the color and the pink will become a dramatic shade of rose or coral. Browse these house paint color pictures for ideas on how to use pink colors in your house painting project.
Paint Color Puzzlers
The houses in these photos need a new coat of paint - but, what color? In this workshop we will discuss these homes and choose new exterior paint colors. Follow the links for house color charts, house color tools, and resources to help you choose exterior paint colors for your own home.
The houses in these photos need a new coat of paint - but, what color? In this workshop we will discuss these homes and choose new exterior paint colors. Follow the links for house color charts, house color tools, and resources to help you choose exterior paint colors for your own home.
House Paint Encyclopedia
Your Guides to Architecture, Interior Decorating, and Home Repair have teamed up to create this house paint encyclopedia to help you with your house painting project. You'll find tips, techniques, and tools for exterior house painting, painting interior rooms, and painting special surfaces like tile and paneling. Most importantly, this house paint encyclopedia has links to the information you nee…
Your Guides to Architecture, Interior Decorating, and Home Repair have teamed up to create this house paint encyclopedia to help you with your house painting project. You'll find tips, techniques, and tools for exterior house painting, painting interior rooms, and painting special surfaces like tile and paneling. Most importantly, this house paint encyclopedia has links to the information you nee…
House Color Charts
Coordinating house colors can be confusing. Most houses will use at least three paint colors:
siding color
a contrasting color for window and door trim
accent color for shutters, doors, porch decks, railings, and other details.
Coordinating house colors can be confusing. Most houses will use at least three paint colors:
Your local paint store or home supply store can give you sample color charts with suggested color combinations. Or, you can view paint colo…
Picking House Paint Colors
A well-chosen selection of contrasting trim and accent colors can draw attention to architectural details and disguise design flaws. A poor selection can make a house seem flat and featureless -- Or so garish that the color overwhelms the architecture. Here are a few pointers to guide you as you choose house paint colors.
A well-chosen selection of contrasting trim and accent colors can draw attention to architectural details and disguise design flaws. A poor selection can make a house seem flat and featureless -- Or so garish that the color overwhelms the architecture. Here are a few pointers to guide you as you choose house paint colors.
House Paint Pictures
What color should you paint your house? Browse our gallery of house paint pictures for color ideas.
What color should you paint your house? Browse our gallery of house paint pictures for color ideas.
House Paint Color Software
Wouldn't it be great to preview color combinations on your house, before spending a lot of money on paint? You can, with virtual painting programs. Just point and click to see rooms, furnishings, and house exteriors in many different colors.
Wouldn't it be great to preview color combinations on your house, before spending a lot of money on paint? You can, with virtual painting programs. Just point and click to see rooms, furnishings, and house exteriors in many different colors.
House Paint Encyclopedia
Your Guides to Architecture, Interior Decorating, and Home Repair have teamed up to create this house paint encyclopedia packed with tips, techniques, and tools for exterior house painting, painting interior rooms, choosing colors and finishes, and painting special surfaces like tile and paneling.
Your Guides to Architecture, Interior Decorating, and Home Repair have teamed up to create this house paint encyclopedia packed with tips, techniques, and tools for exterior house painting, painting interior rooms, choosing colors and finishes, and painting special surfaces like tile and paneling.
Color Chart
Suggested color combinations for siding, trim and accents.
Suggested color combinations for siding, trim and accents.
How To Choose House Colors
A printer-friendly guide with quick and easy tips.
A printer-friendly guide with quick and easy tips.
Painting The Trim On An American Foursquare Home
What a difference color makes! The windows and other details on this classic American Foursquare home used to be blah white. Now they are earthy colors that blend with the natural brick siding. Follow the homeowners as they select paint colors for their window moldings, porches, and decorative trim.
What a difference color makes! The windows and other details on this classic American Foursquare home used to be blah white. Now they are earthy colors that blend with the natural brick siding. Follow the homeowners as they select paint colors for their window moldings, porches, and decorative trim.
Exterior Paint Problems
A technical manual for solving exterior paint problems on historic woodwork, from the United States National Park Service.
A technical manual for solving exterior paint problems on historic woodwork, from the United States National Park Service.
Reducing Lead-Paint Hazards
Extensive how-to on the removal of lead paint in old homes, from the National Park Service.
Extensive how-to on the removal of lead paint in old homes, from the National Park Service.