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[Carolina925]

I've just spent several hours trying to find an online source to choose an exterior house color to repaint my house. I know y'all are so knowledgeable about sites and apps so thought I'd ask here. Anyone know of a site/app where I can put a picture of my home and get suggestions for colors of house & trim? The homes I've seen on the sites I've visited are all for big mega-mansions. My house is a 70s style plain ranch so I thought seeing the colors on a home that's closer to my own would help me decide. I have time to search, can't even think of having anyone do any outside work for me in our current 100 degree temps. Any help would really be appreciated.

[on the bay]

@Carolina925,

Sherwin Williams' website lets you see a color in any room including exterior-very neat!

I bet other paint companies do too.

[Travone]

When I had a small bungalow I couldn't choose what color to paint the siding.   The company I used gave me addresses of homes they painted so I could drive by and see the colors in person.   It really helped.

[Carolina925]

@on the bay , thanks! We actually have a S-W store here and is where I'll be purchasing the paint so will check them.

[Carolina925]

@Travone , that's a great idea. Thank you! I drove around town yesterday looking but there was so much traffic that I couldn't look at much.

[Jersey Born]

@Carolina925 - I would recommend contacting a few local real estate agents to ask them if there are particular exterior colors on a home that make a home sell better than other colors.

In my area, a new home (center hall colonial) was built, and it's exterior was what I would consider a lovely shade of deep blue with a hint of gray, with white shutters and trim. It was not selling. Months passed. Then, the house was either painted, or its siding was changed out to white siding, and it was given black shutters, and it sold almost immediately after that color change.  I found that interesting, and notable.   

[Travone]

@Jersey Born 

That's a really good idea to contact a realtor....I never would have thought to do that. 

[Carolina925]

@Jersey Born , I can see that. I've got lots of neighbors painting their homes dark colors. With our heat and abundant sunshine, I can see them fading out very quickly. My backdoor neighbor painted their backdoor a rich vibrant shade of red in June; it is currently a very vibrant shade of hot pink! The color I'm leaning to now is either a warm white or light beige with white trim and dark green shutters. I'm still worried that I may not be making the right choice. I don't plan on repainting in my lifetime. Thanks for your suggestions.

[Flopsy]

I did a 30 minute free consultation with SW (free) for my interior paint which really helped me.  You have to book a slot, only two rooms per consultation.  I'm sure they would do exterior.  They then sent me photo swatches based on our discussion.  You could also get swatches from your local store and stick them on the exterior and/or do a tester pot. Good luck.