Darker Siding Lighter Trim

Blue house with gray trim blue house siding with gray trim gives familiar home styles colonials or cape cods for example an updated twist.

Darker siding lighter trim.

Perfection in my book. A blue house with white trim is an american classic. Combining shades from the same color family highlights your home s architectural details without going too bold. This could explain why houses are often light colored.

Tying it all together is a soft white trim that complements both green shades. To create a subtler contrast choose an exterior trim color that s a few shades lighter or darker than your siding color. And extra heart eyes for those copper downspouts gorgeous 3 studio mcgee. Selecting the right siding color can be a natural way to help keep your house cooler and more comfortable.

This studio mcgee project also speaks to me. For example if your siding is off white try painting your exterior trim a light tan or taupe. The siding is a light natural looking wood inspired tan while the trim has a darker cool brown tone that matches the color of the front door. Darker vinyl siding tends not to last as long as lighter colored siding.

Dark exterior colors can also camouflage a weird architectural feature or two as in the michigan home of michelle adams of the maryn and domino magazine fame. The effect creates an exterior that s rich and inviting as well as a little different. Olive green lightens to moss green window sashes which are highlighted by off white trim. Dark sophisticated colors bring the drama while still meshing with a variety of other trim colors materials and textures.

That means darker siding is subject to greater temperature variations which can make it break down sooner. This dark green home features a lighter green accent color that can be found on the upstairs siding the shutters and the garage door. However as more advancements in vinyl compounds are made even darker colors can last a very long time. Darker colors retain more of the sun s heat energy.

This is probably my favorite combination of materials dark siding in this case it looks like metal combined with light stained timbers light rustic wood siding and a light stone. While most homes feature a lighter colored trim with a darker siding this home reverses that. Whether your blue siding is as dark as evening or light as mist you cannot go wrong with white trim to match. The russet hue door sports orange undertones that allow it to stand out from the brown siding.

Dark olive color brick steps and foundation firmly anchor the cocoa brown siding to nearby perennial borders.