Exterior Paint Color Questions – Page 2 – The Practical House Painting Guide

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Black for doors and trim?

October 4, 2011

Home is a brown/red/beige brick mixture and currently white door, garage door and window trim. We’re debating black for all to add elegance…thoughts?

Choose Porch Color

July 3, 2011

I need help choosing the right color for my porches. My house is all white & the roof shingles are different shades of dark grey. I’m not sure to go light or dark with my color choice.

Best color for gutters?

April 24, 2011

I have a 1976 single story small, worn, medium colored brick home with a black roof with a ridge vent. The soffits are off white. I can’t decide if the gutters should be white or black. Any ideas?

Black quarter ball awning with maroon trim.

October 21, 2010

Have metal shutter flanking the window. What color should I paint them – BLACK OR MAROON?

Changing the color of exterior.

April 14, 2010

We’re going to repaint a light gray house with a mustard yellow. The house was painted less than 5 years ago and is in good shape. Do I need to prime? Is priming necessary to change colors?