https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:26:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2724999 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 04:55:56 +0000 autumnleaves 2724999@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Oreo: we are going with a lighter version of B. We had SW lighten it up. And I think we are going with a yellow (daffodil) door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2724749 Sat, 15 Apr 2017 21:32:45 +0000 Mrs. Oreo 2724749@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnleaves: which color did you end up going with??? Also, if you haven't chosen yet and still wanted to ask your neighbors, maybe stick a note in their mailbox? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723734 Thu, 13 Apr 2017 04:09:59 +0000 autumnleaves 2723734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PurplePumps: agree definitely not A. We do not want to be the Baby Blue House.<br /> @CatchAFallingStar: thank you! I like all of those door colors. Shows how much versatility there is with gray or dark blue.</p> <p>All of this feedback has been very helpful. I am sending DH back to Sherwin Williams to look for a lighter version of B and possibly C. Dark blue is my favorite (and clearly a lot of people like it) but we are still looking to go with a lighter blue gray. There is a new build in our neighborhood that is a neutral gray green that we like but have not been able to find. If the owners were outside I'd ask them about the paint color but I have not seen them. We have 4 days to pick a color. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723522 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 14:08:03 +0000 PurplePumps 2723522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D! Definitely not A imo. A already looks baby bluish to me, and it will only be magnified on the whole house (unless that's what you're going for). My neighbors actually had a dark blue, not as dark as D, and new owners went for a lighter blue and I think it's much worse than before (though I think theirs is definitely more baby blueish than the 3 you have) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723268 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 09:13:08 +0000 azjax 2723268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like the dark blue, with white trim and a red door! There is a house painted like that a few streets over and I loooovvvvveeee it. No idea how their heating/cooling costs work out since they've painted the house darker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723265 Wed, 12 Apr 2017 09:09:13 +0000 youboots 2723265@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CatchAFallingStar: #3 is almost exactly what we did for our house. Grey with dark grey and white and a pup of turquoise </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723157 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:40:42 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2723157@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=3657/17/ooa4zu.337x600.IMG_9191.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723156 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:40:14 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2723156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=3657/17/ooa4z2.337x600.IMG_9195.PNG] [attach=3657/17/ooa4z4.337x600.IMG_9194.PNG] [attach=3657/17/ooa4z5.337x600.IMG_9193.PNG] [attach=3657/17/ooa4z6.337x600.IMG_9192.PNG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723154 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:38:11 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2723154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What about gray without the blue tint? Or are you committed to blue? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2723116 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 20:55:28 +0000 autumnleaves 2723116@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: thank you for the suggestions! We will look at a moss color for the door. I like coral too but there is no way DH would go for that.<br /> @youboots: thank you for pointing out the brightness! We are looking more at blue gray/gray blue.<br /> @T.H.O.U.: thank you for the photo! I think I would prefer a navy too but we decided tonight to go with a lighter color hoping for lower ac bill and not fading as fast is also a plus. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722808 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:49:04 +0000 travellingbee 2722808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like B! It is a gray blue but lighted than the dark one. I think it would look fab with white trim. I would do a black or red door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722798 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:43:39 +0000 avivoca 2722798@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I prefer D! I love a navy house with crisp white trim. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722791 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:33:56 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2722791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did more of a smokey blue and I wish I had gone closer to the Navy. Dark houses also do show fade more though too. </p> [attach=1506/17/oo93gf.600x314.Screen-Shot-2017-04-11-at-10.35.00-AM.png] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722786 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:22:51 +0000 youboots 2722786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D. We just painted our house last year. Honestly the others look really bright for a main color. If you want to do a lighter color I'd check out a blue/grey. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722775 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:07:53 +0000 lamariniere 2722775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>D is definitely my favorite if we aren't thinking about energy savings. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722774 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:07:36 +0000 autumnleaves 2722774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: Me too - I love a dark blue house with a bright red door! DH says if we lived somewhere it didn't get so hot in the summer he wouldn't hesitate to go with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722772 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:05:38 +0000 autumnleaves 2722772@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: Our roof is black and we plan to keep the trim white. Our next door neighbor's house is a light blue grey but it is overdue for a paint job. Our other neighbors face the perpendicular street to ours (their backyard and side are closest to us) and there houses are dark dark green and dark blue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722766 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 09:02:00 +0000 skipra 2722766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Jackiedavis87: gorgeous!</p> <p>I prefer D and depending where you live, maybe the dark color would help with keeping the house warmer in winter to offset the higher summer cooling costs? I would love a bright red door with any of them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722760 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:53:57 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2722760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like d the best of those! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722754 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:41:06 +0000 psw27 2722754@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My house is very close to D and I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722744 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:27:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2722744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love D also! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722729 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:08:12 +0000 arosebyany 2722729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p> [attach=6202/17/oo8xto.600x401.IMG_1605.JPG] [attach=6202/17/oo8xtp.400x400.IMG_1604.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722726 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:06:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2722726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>B is my favorite. Can you use D as the door or maybe shutters color? A peachy coral (opposite blue on the color wheel) or light moss green (next to blue on the color wheel) would be nice too as the door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722723 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:05:52 +0000 arosebyany 2722723@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love D, and I would really love it with a bright red door! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722722 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 08:03:46 +0000 MamaG 2722722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What colors are your neighbors homes? What color will the trim be? What color is your roof? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/picking-colors-for-the-exterior-of-our-house#post-2722716 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 07:58:32 +0000 autumnleaves 2722716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We need to pick a color for the exterior of our house - we are getting new fiber cement siding so we can paint it any color. Out of these four colors - do you think one looks better than the other? Also any recommendations for what color door with A, B, or C? We like the idea of a bright color but I am not sure if that will work with A, B, and C.<br /> DH's concern with D is a dark exterior may lead to higher power bills in the summer. </p> [attach=5444/17/oo8xdk.600x443.House-Colors-with-Letters.PNG] [attach=5444/17/oo8xdl.600x437.House-Colors-with-letters.PNG]