Blue Houses With Grey Roofs

Gray black darker shades of brown and some softer shades of green think celadon or grayish green can all look lovely with a red brick or similar home.

Blue houses with grey roofs.

Having a lighter color roof will make your house appear taller and may be a great option if your home has a low roof or if it has a shallow pitch. See more ideas about blue roof house exterior house colors. The hint of grey in the blue paint matches the color of the house to the roof. Now here s the blending principle.

A brown gray or black roof topping yellow green and red homes. If you re worried about your house becoming too dark overall paint your trim and shutters white. Black a contrasting shade of gray white green or blue can all pair nicely with a gray brick or painted house. Now designers are combining the two for blue gray tones that result in a welcoming color choice for home exteriors.

James hardie s colorplus palette can help you find the right siding color to match a roof in both a warm or cool shade. Some reliable color combinations include the following. A solid black roof on a home with dark brown wood siding creates a boring combination. I m surprised not more houses opt for a blue exterior.

Light colors have a tremendous impact on the look of your entire home. The plainer the siding is the more a blended color pattern is needed to make your home look interesting and appealing. The blue and gray combination is especially attractive on a cottage style home since parts of the roof are angular and will directly contrast with the front and side of the home easily displaying the two colors. By contrast darker color can make a tall roof seem less overwhelming.

For a roof with shingles in a cool color like black or slate gray select a cool color of siding such as blue gray or green. I like the look as long as it s a good blue for exteriors. Blues and grays have been a popular exterior color for the last decade. And brown shingles or earth tone blends crowning green brown cream and tan exteriors.

It is also important to know that dark vs. The same home with shingles that have a charcoal base but flecked with greens tans and browns would be far more appealing. Pastel or sky blue makes an attractive house color when the roof is a dark or medium gray. My preference is a dark blue or blue grey offset with white trim speaking of white trim you ll notice most of the examples in this collection have white trim.

The hue is a great complement to stonework and wood trim.