Cape Cod Home Exterior Colors

Shutters are painted in sherwin williams green black sw 6994.

Cape cod home exterior colors.

A simple color scheme of gray and white with black accents makes the home appear larger and custom touches like a new front door and window box boost appeal. Peek inside this home. In the pretty house above with the purple door and garage doors all the trim should have been the cream or yellow beige fascia colour as well which relates to the driveway. A lightened up exterior brings this small cottage into modern times without sacrificing character.

Photo and design by james wentling built by real estate service of ct. When it comes to cape cod house colours white is not the only reliable one for the exterior. The color for the strong neutral will be charcoal and for bright color lime will be the best choice to get a bolder look for your house exterior. Although original shake shingles are sometimes left to weather gray cape cod homes also sport painted shingles.

In this picture you can even use three shades that create a nice grading to one another from white to light grey to darker grey. Most of the color schemes are like colonial style homes very neutral and austere. Paint colors on original 18th and early 19th century cape cod houses were the same as the limited pigments used on any house of the georgian colonial or federal period. Classic cape cod home exterior paint colors.

Sherwin williams showstopper is a versatile red with just enough warmth to keep it from looking heavy. See more ideas about cape cod exterior house exterior exterior. Trim is alabaster from benjamin moore. This combination is far from dull because it gives an warmer feeling especially during winter.

Cape cod and other coastal destinations are rich with red front doors on clapboard cottages and grand homes. One of the most common vernacular new england styles was the cape cod. 8 blue red and tan blue is one of the popular color choices for the home in waterside settings. By the time greek revival details were added to cape cod houses 1830s 50s white was popular for body trim or both.

Siding of the house benjamin moore coastal fog. This was the guesthouse below which was on the same property as the house above. Jun 24 2020 explore mandy mccall s board cape cod exterior followed by 114 people on pinterest.