Did you ever wonder what your house would look like with different paint colors?
The Old House Guy Paint Colors Consulting Service can take a photograph of your house and show you how it can look in various paint color combinations.
The biggest mistake homeowners make is Color Placement. You will see some corrected examples of this.
Check out some before and after photos of projects we did to help homeowners improve their house with paint. Click on the link below.
Paint Color Sample Projects – Before and After
Color is all around us. It is a sensation that adds excitement and emotion to our lives. From something as small as the color of your shirt to something large like your house, these colors stimulate our senses and affect our mood and emotions.
Color plays a more critical role in a house due to the large expanse of “canvas” you have and the large impact you make in your neighborhood, affecting the senses of those passing by. This is why the process of painting your house is crucial.
There are colors that work together and those that work against each other; colors that over the course of history were popular in certain architectural styles or during certain periods of history. See before and after examples.
Jane de Vries says
I had old brown shutters at the side of my front door replaced with a wide white trim but it doesn’t go with the brown shutters. Should I change the shutters to be white or should the door be
painted brown?
Ken Roginski says
I’m sorry but I really don’t understand. All shutters must match. They should match the window sash color and if the windows are white they can be a different color. I don’t understand. you should be contacting me directly.
Lauren says
Hello Ken.
I recently purchased a center chimney Colonial built in 1798. It’s white on the outside – everything is white (house, trim, windows), other than the wrap around front porch which has grey paint on the floor and stained beadboard ceiling (with nails or screws bleeding – sigh). There are no shutters. The front and side doors off the porch (both visible from the street) are white, but I’d love to strip them and stain them. Or, if that doesn’t work well, I’ll paint them a vibrant color as you said. If I do the latter, can the two doors be different but complementary colors – like a bright orange front door and a bright yellow side door? Or, vibrant navy blue and a robin’s egg blue? I’m not afraid of color, but I also don’t want to look like I run a day care. 🙂
Thanks.
PS: Thanks to your page, I plan to remove the shallow sections of trellis used as porch skirting and replace with something more suitable.
Ken Roginski says
Your 1798 house has been Victorianized with the front porch as so many have been. For an 18th century house I would not have a natural varnished door however the house is now more Victorian. Now two doors in the front can be confusing to the visitor. Having two doors was very popular with buildings the Dutch built. I would keep both doors the exact same color. If you want to email me a photo I can better advise you.