We just bought this lovely modern house in Indiana. It need to be painted and we want to use colors of the midcentury or post modern period. The stone is currently accented with turquoise and the siding is a dark brown. We would like to use a turquoise but perhaps a fresher color on the siding. We are thinking something toward a brown/gold. There is a lot of wood paneling inside so feel we should stay with something to compliment that.
Thank you for considering my request,
Chris
Hi Chris,
Well, first off, I love your house! Though the picture is hard to make out, my initial thought is that your "home front" needs continuity. There are a lot of linear planes both horizontal and vertical giving the appearance of sections and one dark "chunk" off to the right that looks to be your garage. I would tie everything together with a light, warm, grayed neutral (take a look at Benjamin Moore's tapestry beige #975) and then use an analogous color (colors that lie close to each other on the color wheel and give a harmonious effect) for all trim (like Benjamin Moore's coastal fog #976) for a subtle accent. These light color choices will help bring your home to the foreground (light colors tend to advance while darker shades recede), keep your roof supported left to right and really add to the curb appeal. Let me know how it goes!
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Bill Baccini has a degree in textile design and has worked in the field in New York for 18 years. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe researching trends in fabric and color, attending color seminars and trade shows and lecturing national and international clients on color and its applications. Bill was on the board of the Color Association of the U.S for 11 years, a member of the Color Marketing Group for 14 years and edited a New York color and trend publication with an international distribution. Mr. Baccini studied with Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of the Eiseman Center for Color Information and Training and Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. Simultaneously, since 2000, Bill has worked as a freelance interior designer and color consultant, with a client base ranging from New York to Washington D.C. He is currently an adjunct faculty member at Philadelphia University.
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