Dark Siding Dark Trim

This home features several different colors over its exterior for a very multi faceted design.

Dark siding dark trim.

Well dark colored home exteriors typically absorb between 70 and 90 percent of the sun s radiant energy while lighter paint colors are most effective at reflecting that heat according to a 1994 report from the united states department of energy. Trim colors for gray houses gray house. Blue house with gray trim. We ve always loved houses with dark gray siding and white trim.

Mastic rugged canyon dark brown siding with white trim white garage door and black roof in normal il. Dark siding color combination ideas 1. A blue house with white trim is an american classic. Gray is a neutral color and white is timeless so the combination will not date a house as quickly as other colors may.

This pretty home has a creamy paint color for the window and siding trim which i can t use but i saved it because i love the black windows with the dark siding. Nick mccullough offers great tips for creating this effect including plant combinations and paint color ideas. The exterior walls of it are from clapboard siding in dark grey color. Whether your blue siding is as dark as evening or light as mist you cannot go wrong with white trim to match.

As you can see it also has white trim framing the front door and windows. To many people the idea of black siding might seem a little too dark but paired with a bright. Charring known as shou sugi ban is another option that has been practiced for centuries in japan just burn the wood surface until it s deeply charred and install for a low maintenance dark to very dark siding. If you re looking for something even more contemporary consider a black or dark gray shade.

The trim on this home is actually a very subtle shade of light gray. It helps make the transition. The contrast between dark and light colors is clean crisp and classic and well suited to craftsman style homes which ours is. In this exterior design the trim looks quite simple.

Black with natural wood. Creating a dramatic backdrop garden design dark paint color on arbors and exterior surfaces can actually highlight and display your garden in the most dramatic way. Mastic misty shadow dark siding sark board and batten and dark hand split shake with white trim certainteed landmark driftwood roof in downs il. Dark grey walls white trim and black accents for elegance.

Even though this siding is brown which i m avoiding i do love this shot for inspiration. Siding and trim color combinations 1. Gray red and.