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[QVC101]

I painted my ranch home last year with a color scheme I got out of a HGTV magazine.  Body of house is called Special Gray, the doors are dark plum, the trim is white and the shutters are called Isle of Palm.   The Special Gray is a darker gray with a drop of purple in it.   Very happy with how it turned out.   The paints were Sherwin Williams. 

[ECBG]

In a neighborhood near ours is a two story cedar house with a wide front porch.  The woman loves pink, and the house is the color of strawberry ice cream with white railings.

No way!

[Meowingkitty]

I live in Arizona but not in an HOA but most people do off white, sands, beige, medium brown and some grays. I would be angry if someone in my neighborhood painted their house what is considered a weird color. I would stand out. We had a neighbor that painted his house mustard yellow. God was it ugly. Fortunately they sold the house and the new neighbors painted it a light gray.

[Regal Bee]

I like neutral colors for the exterior of a home. 

[Oznell]

Sure, @spud188 .  Our 1910 cottage is painted in Benjamin Moore's historic "Alexandria Beige" for the body of the house.  Here's a house I found online (not ours), painted in that color:

We have a creamy, off-white trim, slightly creamier than the one they used above, which in my opinion is a little too 'stark' white for the house color.  Ours is "Navajo White", also a B. Moore color.

Then, under the eaves, and on our front door, we have another historic Benjamin Moore shade, "Stratton Blue".  Here's a door I found online painted in that shade.  In real life, it's a heavenly blue-greeney color:

Please ignore the weird paint treatment they gave the steps--  the Stratton Blue is just the color on the door.

[spiderw]

Oznell

Love that Stratton Blue!  That would look so nice on my house which is now white with burgundy trim.  I think that Stratton Blue would look great on a beach or mountain cabin too!  

[spud188]

Thanks ladies.

[ninjawife]

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@Meowingkitty wrote:

I live in Arizona but not in an HOA but most people do off white, sands, beige, medium brown and some grays. I would be angry if someone in my neighborhood painted their house what is considered a weird color. I would stand out. We had a neighbor that painted his house mustard yellow. God was it ugly. Fortunately they sold the house and the new neighbors painted it a light gray.

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When we bought our current house it was mustard yellow with dark green shutters.  It is stucco and had been patched so it needed to be painted-thank goodness.  I went with colors that relfect the interior colors of our home, beige and blue.

[sceniccoast]

@lolakimono 

That's a beautiful color combination .. craftsman style home.

I particulary love the stone work under the posts.  Those really enhance the appeal.

[sceniccoast]

@Oznell 

I like the cottage, bungalow style homes.

Your color choices are very nice.