Which exterior color is right for your home? Adobe Stock | Photo by ronstik
Hudson Valley experts share their design tips on how to find the right shades to complement the characteristics of your home.
Is your home’s exterior looking a little, well, blah? If the outside of your abode could use a little updating, there’s no time like the present to think about a new hue for your home. To help, we ask our panel of experts for their opinions on what to consider when choosing an exterior color. Their suggestions will help you give your property a much-needed refresh (and likely inspire your neighbors to consider giving their home a color update as well).
“Some big things to consider are how it’s going to complement the other details of the home, and its relationship to the surrounding street(s) and landscape…White Heron by Benjamin Moore is a current favorite because it feels a little warm (not stark white that makes you want to go blind if driving towards it in the light) but sophisticated and modern at the same time.”
— Nina Isabella of Nina Styling & Interiors, Rhinebeck
“We’re seeing at most a two-color system: one color on trim, doors, and shutters, and one color for siding. More recently, we have seen a push toward a more monochromatic look, where siding and trim are the same color but different finishes — with the front door painted as a feature item. Our color and finish preferences are in the Fine Paints of Europe line.”
— Peter J. Finglas of Finglas Painting, Inc., Croton-on-Hudson
“I chose Benjamin Moore’s Winchester Sage, a green tone. Kim [Williams] was torn, so she chose two — Lemon Glow is a yellow and Caliente is a red. Caliente was Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year [in 2018]!”
— Andrew Jozefowicz of Williams Lumber & Home Centers, locations throughout the Hudson Valley
