Choose my house color

[FN Phat]

I wanted to select the dark with the light trim but selected the light with the dark trim on accident. I like the river stone look. I think a darker color stucco would make the stone pop instead of washing out the house. my .02

[dabrockster]

No need to explain. Everyone could see what you have done.

My 5 year old could probably color it better..

[kccougar]

Also, I think a dark-ish hue of blue and pea green were also being put in these same subdivisions. There have also been some forest green homes and even some yellow places.

The housing stood in stark contrast to where I live where pretty much everyone has some combination of stucco and rock on the outside of their homes. There, they had to either have brick or that hard composite siding they put on homes. The siding allows for a greater variety of colors than if you're just dealing with stucco and rock.

I'm not sure if this link works, but you can kind of see what I'm talking about here:

http://www.idxre.com/idx/searchMap.cfm?cid=41648

How's this? You don't get any of the texture in my crappy photoshop, but we're now considering a lapboard siding where you see green and then a medium stucco (similar to garage in new pic) around the side and back of the house.

[il Padrino Ute]

Before I can answer, is your intention to increase curb appeal or piss off your neighbors?

[wuapinmon]

Your house reminds me of Gargamel's:

[FN Phat]

How's this? You don't get any of the texture in my crappy photoshop, but we're now considering a lapboard siding where you see green and then a medium stucco (similar to garage in new pic) around the side and back of the house.

I like it. I think the green helps the stone. Maybe it is because we don't have homes like that around here (if its not on wheels, it is brick) but I really like the stone work.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

We can get any color stucco we want. I go back and forth on having dark stucco or something lighter. My wife is worried a dark stucco would make the house look too heavy.

Is she worried it would sink?

[kccougar]

Before I can answer, is your intention to increase curb appeal or piss off your neighbors?

I'll take that as a thumbs down.

The interesting thing about this is the surprisingly varied opinions people have. As we've been standing outside looking at the house with different color samples we've talked to a lot of our neighbors. We've asked them to feel free to offer their opinions, but now we're wondering if that was wise.

What one neighbor really likes, another hates. We've concluded that we are bound to piss someone off - I don't think it can be avoided.

[kccougar]

Your house reminds me of Gargamel's:

Yes, it does. Any my kids have been lobbying hard to keep it blue.

[pellegrino]

the only problem with your house isn't the color, it's the boulder look that screams 80s. I'd do it all in hardie-board siding and choose a color that you like and sells well as eventually you will have to sell the house. Take cues from some of the nicer looking homes in your neighborhood (I'll bet a fair share of them have the boulder look too) and try not too stand out too much. You want to be unique, but stay within the norms of the neighborhood.

[Soccermom]

I'll take that as a thumbs down.

The interesting thing about this is the surprisingly varied opinions people have. As we've been standing outside looking at the house with different color samples we've talked to a lot of our neighbors. We've asked them to feel free to offer their opinions, but now we're wondering if that was wise.

What one neighbor really likes, another hates. We've concluded that we are bound to piss someone off - I don't think it can be avoided.

It is true. It amazes me how varied people's taste in homes can be with regard to the exterior of a home. Some of my friends and neighbors really surprise me with what they love or hate.

[kccougar]

the only problem with your house isn't the color, it's the boulder look that screams 80s. I'd do it all in hardie-board siding and choose a color that you like and sells well as eventually you will have to sell the house. Take cues from some of the nicer looking homes in your neighborhood (I'll bet a fair share of them have the boulder look too) and try not too stand out too much. You want to be unique, but stay within the norms of the neighborhood.

Wish we could lose the rock, but that's an expensive proposition. I vividly remember my first thought when I pulled up at this house with our realtor: "Woah. That's some big rock."

[FN Phat]

How's this? You don't get any of the texture in my crappy photoshop, but we're now considering a lapboard siding where you see green and then a medium stucco (similar to garage in new pic) around the side and back of the house.

The top of your tree needs to be trimmed.

[falafel]

I like it. I think the green helps the stone. Maybe it is because we don't have homes like that around here (if its not on wheels, it is brick) but I really like the stone work.

Do this. This is way better than the bland tans/browns. I was actually going to suggest this color b/c I saw this house when trying to figure out what hardie board was.

[falafel]

How's this? You don't get any of the texture in my crappy photoshop, but we're now considering a lapboard siding where you see green and then a medium stucco (similar to garage in new pic) around the side and back of the house.

did you have that huge tree on the left removed?