what would be a nice combination of colors in the exterior of your house when the color of the roof is choco?

Question

the color of our roof is Chocolate brown and i am having a hard time what color to match it in the wall as well as in the interior designs. do you have better ideas or websites that you could possibly tell me to try on... I would be very greatful for your help and suggestions...

Answer 1

Tan or rust will work well for the exterior walls. Plant salmon and white azailas against the wall. The salmon will make accent the exterior wall and roof, and the white will add light. If you don't care for azalias, you might try pink almond bushes with a rust background.

You want to think about some color after the azailas quit flowering. I would choose orange, yellow, and white. There are a number bedding flowers that will work. Marigold is the first that comes to mind because it comes in a variety of colors and is easy to grow. It also comes back from seed. Visit your local nursery, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, or Lowes and look for flowers that interest you. You can also check out P. Allen Smith's website for good choices. www.pallensmith.com .

If you decide to go with a darker brown for the exterior, I think you would want lots of reds, pinks, and whites to brighten the exterior up a bit. You can still use azailas because they come in a many colors. You might choose zinnas or dianthus for the bedding flowers, though.

Answer 2

use the primary colors as they all match loosely or lighter pastels. brown goes well with a lighter shade of brown to accent. green in a lighter shade also does well. The easiest thing for you to do would be to go to an art supply store and ask them for a color wheel and a short explanation of how the colors affect each other. It's just too long for written words.

Answer 3

try www.behr.com they make paint and this site will let you try color combinations. Maybe not for an exterior, but at least you'll get an idea of what matches. I think grey blues, beiges, and some deep green tones would look great!

Answer 4

I had the same problem. I used two colors, I painted the trim a rich deep green and a dark chocolate brown. I painted my front door a deep red. Also my brick is a yellow creme and those colors really make it pop. It looks awesome.....Hope this helps.

Answer 5

April 2006 issue of Sunset magazine had some great ideas about color - unusual choices and reasons behind them.

First you have to consider architectural style and size of your house. (Purple on a small house could be daring and just too much purple on a big house.)

Style matters - lots of details (eg victorian) give you lots of colors in small spaces if you want --- main color needs to be neutral and work w/many other colors. If you have a cement or stucco rectilinear house, the primary color will be uninterrupted on large areas except for windows which may or may not lend them selves to contrasting trim.

Ck out your neighbors' choices. Good to know community preferences so you can either follow them or rebel.Better to choose to deal with the shocked than to be shocked by their reactions before the paint's dry.\\

Think about the climate because weather affects paint. Ck it out so your choice doesn't require more attention than you want to give. Also, there's retardants for some problems that you add to the paint and apply. That's a pretty labor-free resolution!

Now----the fun part. Coco brown can be such a rich, complex neutral color --- or a generic so bland and lifeless you hardly notice it's there. Which one do you have? If it;s a great shade, you have infinite possibilities. If it's boring, you can make the whole color scheme low key and nondescript (won't offend during resale) and punch it with landscaping and outdoor additions.

First, ck your own preferences for color in general. Look at what you have now ---- whether it's temp, borrowed etc because what's there influences everything. You might realize you have more opinions about color than you think. Open your closet and scan --- no thoughts about pieces. Just scan and note. How did you fix up rest of house. Prioritize? Did you impose limits. Scan your entire life for similar events and notice your process, priorities and preferences.

Coco:

1. Monochromatic --- from silvery beige to deep eggplant --- whole range of one color from lightest to darkest.

2. 3-color scheme --- main color is neutral and lightest of 3. Second color is a little darker/mid-range and contrasts w/main color in harmonious way. eg grey/green sage doors and windows w/coco walls

3. 3rd color is punchy. Imagine vivid burnt orange or yarrow/sunny dijon mustard w/coco and sage. Maybe for flower pots, patio furniture accents.

3-color scheme can become 15 shades. Just remember all have to work with main two.

4. Then decide which "package" you want to use. Home Depot has great paint sample books showing all shades in each "package": eg primary scheme (crayons), pastel scheme eg pale shades like pink, tidepool scheme (pastele that have been greyed down but still are more vibrant and interesting than more common baby pastels. harvest schemes, golden yellow, silvery green, lettuce green, tomato red/orage eg produce dept colors, modern scheme eg black and white, a little siler and one prominent shapr of red, intense saturated color schemes eg midnight blue, lime green, persimmon and fuscia (+ coco)

Ck books, mags etc Any subject with fabulous colors (card,fabric, carpeting etc

Every time you see a color you really like (for no reason or purpose --- you just like it) add a swatch to bulletin board, wall etc. Have one place where you just add colors you like.

Remember places, colors, designs etc you've liked and describe why on 3x 5 cards (diff color for different catefory?)

Okay, enough. I love colors. And I have legal docs to prepare!!!

Love what you choose. It will be a highly personal beacon welcoming you every time you come home! Cover your house with the colors that make you happiest???

Answer 6

Choco is a very versatile color. would tkae any color with red,yellwow,black as the main pigments,
you can log on to asianpaints.com to match your colors.

Answer 7

Try: http://www.certainteed.com/CertainTeed/Homeowner/Homeowner/Siding/Visualize/VisualizeYour.htm

(you may need to copy and paste this into your browser's address bar)

Certainteed is the maker of vinyl siding, and this link is to a tool that allows you to play with different roof, siding and accent colors. I personally used this tool to select my colors, and I was pleased. Even if you don't use Certainteed products, it's a great idea builder.

Answer 8

cream, and a cute peach, light pink, or bright blue to accent

you could also try out that behr paint site, it lets you pick interior or exterior places to try out paint colors, and it gives suggestions.

Answer 9

biege, hunter or olive green, pink, grey, choco is a neutral color, anything will go good with it.

Answer 10

Ooohhh,I think champange would look pretty with that color.