Exterior Paint Color Portfolio
The following is a small sample of the over 1600 projects. Click on the image to make it larger. I do not have a listing of the colors used in the projects below so there is a research fee. If you are interested in obtaining the color name and code for any of the samples, please email me with the Project ID listed below the project name along with Before, After, Alternate 1,2 etc. Please understand that the color calibration of your monitor affects the colors you see on your screen. There is a $20 research fee for the first color and $10 for each additional color payable through Pay Pal.
1931 Tudor Revival
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After.
Never paint your trim to match the brick color. The homeowner’s plans are to replace the lost casement window in front. The shingle siding is asbestos and the width is way too large. Clapboard with a width of 5-6 inches would be appropriate for this period – wider than the earlier 4 inch.
1884 Brick Queen Anne in MI
Before
After.
After.
This photo is cropped cutting off 2/3 of the rest of this very large ornate house. The previous owner tried to make this house into a Painted Lady. As you see the focus was on adding lots of colors in random locations without regard for the architecture of the house. The many colors just became a paint color salad just for the sake of using a lot of colors so the owner was able to say they have a Painted Lady. Adding too many colors and putting colors in the wrong places create a muddy appearance. Limestone should never be painted.
The renderings you see were created very quickly during a zoom call. To save time the downspouts were not painted to match the brick and on the bay not all accenting was completed.
Grace Fellowship Chapel – New Jersey
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After.
I pass by this church occasionally and the color placement really bothered me. There are so many features that are just whitewashed to disappear. I kept the same red color and just replaced the white trim with cream and the white clapboard (not being shingles clapboard should be a different color.) in green.
I emailed the rendering to the church and asked they keep this in mind the next time they paint.
1883 Eastlake – partial rendering
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After.
Eastlake Victorian in MI
Before.
Partial rendering during zoom call.
After photo sent by homeowner.
I stopped posting before and after photos since I am now doing zoom calls where I work on only part of the house. This homeowner sent me the picture after the house was painted.