Fashion emergency - house paint - help!

[BeardedChick]

We have a grey stucco house, dark brown roof. Trim has always been dark brown, which I think looks ultra bland.

What color should I paint the trim? I tried cranberry red yesterday, and what looked good on a card looked BAD on the house.

HELP!

 

[Wildsky]

White! or something brighter than the grey/brown.

 

[2manyhats]

Try hunter green or a smokey blue. Both go well with brown and gray.

 

[birdnutz]

I would go more toward the orange spectram,not blue. Maybe a dark rust color?

 

[ChickenTender63]

I would not use a stark white at all, that is still going to leave you feeling bland all over again.

I need to see if I can pull out my paint charts to help you out.

I do like the sound of the dark green, but the cranberry sounded really nice also. I did a gray house several years ago with a deep red trim and it looked very nice.

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

a darker grey? With Black accents..

 

[BeardedChick]

I should mention - the garage door is almond-ish.

Wildsky, I thought the same thing - but I primed the trim with white, and it makes the grey look dingy. I had purchased a new white storm door, but it's going back. Not sure whether to get almond or brown to replace it.

ETA: the grey stucco has a tiny hint of tan tint rather than blue.

 

[annmarie]

I'd make the trim a slightly darker grey and save the cranberry or some other exciting beautiful color for the front door and garage doors.

Edited to add: I have a bland blue-grey house with a brown roof. I thought our house was incredibly boring looking until I painted the white front door a super bright yellow color and the whole house looks so much prettier now!

 

[2468Chickensrgr8]

We were told to paint our front door a bold colour and blend in the garage door so your "eye" goes to the welcoming spot ...unless you have a cool looking garage door.....I hate painting !!! Major fights in my house....hahaha!!!

 

[Chicken Salad]

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I think you're in the right barn with the cranberry - just the wrong stall. Get out your 128 colors crayola box - and if the cranberry you had is "warm" go for a cooler (bluish) red or vice versa.

Or pull that almond over to the trim maybe?