House advice needed, PIP inside

[StormyDixon]

It would be helpful if we could actually see the pip

[verypunny]

Can't see the pic but I am a fan of yellow and blue. Maybe a dark blueberry.

[SKP82]

I like the idea of doing gray shutters and a yellow door. The foundation and chimney look like a brick color to me. Is that the color that the shutters are now? I don't think it looks bad in this pic, but I could see how you wouldn't like the shutters to be that color.

What if you paint the shutters and door and see how you like it? Then decide what color you want to do the foundation and chimney.

[ooglie26]

Could you leave the foundation and chimney the burgundy (it looks like red brick in the photo). I'd paint the steps a darker gray (to cover dirt/grime, since they're steps) and the door a yellow. The shutters you could do a shade lighter than the steps.

[McGavin]

Maybe paint the foundation the same gray as the roof and then shutters and other accents a dark charcoal gray and then the door yellow.

[StormyDixon]

Still can't see the pip

[speckledfrog]

Jul 21, 2013 9:58:43 GMT -5 StormyDixon said:

Still can't see the pip

It's a problem on your end, the pictures are showing up fine.

I like the idea of two shades of gray.  I think it would be very cute.   

[StormyDixon]

It is probably my stupid ipad

[Moe]

Grey.

With a lime green door and yellow flowers all over.

[angelaa73]

I can't see it on my mac. maybe steve jobs hates you from the grave!!!

[underwaterrhymes]

Jul 21, 2013 9:35:30 GMT -5 StormyDixon said:

It would be helpful if we could actually see the pip

Wow. You're just full of good nature and cheer today, aren't you?

[Moe]

Jul 21, 2013 10:07:36 GMT -5 angelaa73 said:

I can't see it on my mac. maybe steve jobs hates you from the grave!!!

My mac must be superior then.

snort.

[Doggy Mommy]

I can see the pic on my iPhone if I click on it, but otherwise I just see a little white box. Try clicking on it.

I'd go with a lighter gray on the house and either a darker gray or dark blue on the foundation and shutters an porch, and yellow on the door.

[Deleted]

The pics are teensy, but I will still offer an opinion. I love the idea of medium gray for chimney and shutters, maybe 2 shades darker gray for the foundation, and a nice dark yellow for the door. Our foundation is the same color as our house, but our house is gray. I think a white foundation may show dirt to much. Upsplash from rain and the like. Shrubs in the front will hide the foundation too.

[snickers]

I can see the pictures fine.

I think gray and yellow would be cute, is there a website you can go online and try it out?
Yellow doors are sooo cute, and I read somewhere you are more likely to sell a home with a yellow door lol

[SKP82]

I also like the idea of two different shades of gray. One for the foundation, chimney, and steps, and the other for the shutters. Maybe a slate gray for the foundation, etc. and a lighter color for the shutters.

Foundation:
www.myperfectcolor.com/en/color/75290_RAL-RAL7015-Slate-Grey

Shutters:
www.myperfectcolor.com/en/color/74966_Sherwin-Williams-SW4026-Slate-Gray


ETA:  These grays are more bluish gray on the website than they're showing up in the thread for some reason.

[SKP82]

Also, we painted our front door a few months ago and I followed this "tutorial" from Young House Love. Their door is yellow with black hardware, and I think that would look amazing with your white siding and other gray colors.


ETA:  www.younghouselove.com/2011/08/old-yeller/

[bugandbibs]

I would do a dark grey on the foundation to ground your house. Then a medium grey on the steps and shutters. Finally a yellow door and yellow flowers on the porch. Can you put up flower boxes on the lower windows, or plant roses near the foundation?

[angelaa73]

Attachment Deletedoh! i can click on the question marks and I get a 5cm picture!!

I would paint it blonde. like a super byoot yellow. trim it out in gorgey grey and put huge grey blue potted trees out front.

[HiC]

Jul 21, 2013 9:55:12 GMT -5 McGavin said:

Maybe paint the foundation the same gray as the roof and then shutters and other accents a dark charcoal gray and then the door yellow.

THIS is exactly what I would suggest.

[HiC]

...when that's all done, your front garden needs a little love. Definitely potted trees like Ang suggested maybe flower boxes too?

[SKP82]

I like the look of these, and it would be easy to swap out the plants.

www.garden-requisites.co.uk/news/16/window-box-planting-tips


www.hooksandlattice.com/planandwinbo.html#

[derp]

Darker grey foundation, black shutters, royal blue door.

[TheSeaward]

Jul 21, 2013 9:30:18 GMT -5 @jehc said:

This is our house.  It's the only exterior pic I have, sorry it's not the greatest (it's from the mls listing from before we bought it).

The previous owners put brand new shutters on all the windows after this picture was taken.  

They're burgundy.

So is the step, the lattice work, the front door, the foundation, and the chimney.  Alllll burgundy.  It's godawful.

We replaced one of the stairs and the handrail on the steps yesterday because they were rotting, so as of right this moment they're untreated and need to be painted asap.

I am NOT going to paint the entire step burgundy, because then I feel like I'll be stuck with it forever.  So this means that we will need to paint everything.  (Except for the currently white siding).  I'm fine with that.  We'll go out today to get paint and supplies.

BUT.  What color should we paint it?  I love the grey of our roof, and gray and yellow are my favourite colors so I was thinking gray everywhere and then a yellow front door, but now I think that'll be too much gray.  

And my sister advised me not to paint the foundation the same color as everything else because it'll make it stand out when you really want to not bring attention to it (true) but what color would I do the foundation?  Our house is white, do I want a white foundation?  I think probably not?  Also, whatever color the foundation is is really going to need to be the color that goes up the chimney, since it's all attached...I do not want a white chimney.  Or do I?

I have no idea what to do, I'm not good at this stuff.

I thought we could paint the front steps white, H does not want to do that for some reason.  But I could maybe convince him.

call me crazy, but I think the house is perfect just the way it is.  cute place!

[speckledfrog]

Jul 21, 2013 10:24:50 GMT -5 SKP82 said:

Also, we painted our front door a few months ago and I followed this "tutorial" from Young House Love. Their door is yellow with black hardware, and I think that would look amazing with your white siding and other gray colors.


ETA:  www.younghouselove.com/2011/08/old-yeller/

Airplanes would be landing in her front yard with that yellow!

One of the other great things about gray is that it would be easy to change your front door in the future because so many things look good with gray.