New Ideas, Old Fashion Service
We did a complete repaint of this house exterior which included the Hardie Board siding, trim work and doors. The owners liked the earthy tones that the house was originally painted with so they had us repaint with similar colours. The brown shades work well with the brick on the front of the house.
The only change we made was bumping up the trim work and door colour to a slightly darker brown so that it gave it more contrast with the body of the house.
Take a look at this exterior transformation! An extensive amount of scraping, sanding and priming was required to get the cedar siding looking good again. Unfortunately it was left far too long in between paint jobs. The new dark green colour looks fantastic, it’s completely changed the look of the house.
A small change made a big impact to exterior of this cape cod style house. It lacked a sense of cohesiveness. The fascia boards were brown and the front door, window boxes and shutters were blue. We needed to find a way to bring this attractive house up to its full potential. When we looked at the house from a distance it was clear that the roof was the dominant colour that couldn’t be ignored. We picked a dark charcoal paint colour called Iron Ore to use on the fascia boards, the front door, window boxes and the overhead garage doors. It was the perfect compliment to roof shingles and worked well with the brick work next to the front door. The house went from being a wallflower on the street to a classy, eye catching property.
We love the stylish blue-gray colour of this house. It’s one of Benjamin Moore’s historic colours called Templeton Gray. The owner contemplated a change, but opted to have us repaint it in the same colour. Why change what looks great! It had been years since the faded siding looked like the colour it was supposed to be. So the owner still felt like they got a new colour regardless. The trim may be coming across as white in the photos, but it’s actually a light gray that works as a nice compliment to the body colour.
This house looks refreshed after some much needed T.L.C was performed. The trim paint was flaking, peeling and faded. It was scraped and sanded down to a sound surface and then a primer was applied to any bare wood. Scroll down to check out the before and after of the front door!
After a thorough cleaning, some sanding and applying a specialized primer we applied two coats of high quality exterior acrylic paint and the door looks brand new again!
The owners wanted to add contrast to the all white exterior of their home. The roof, gutters, downspouts and soffits were already black so it made sense to paint the trim work and front entry door to match. The classic black and white colour combination has added sophistication and curb appeal.
White walls are definitely not for everyone. After purchasing this house the owners lived with the white walls for a while, but they found it too stark. We were hired to repaint the main level of the home with a soft greige colour from Benjamin Moore colour called Gray Mist. As you can see in the before and after photos the Gray Mist colour is still quite light. The change is not dramatic, but the new wall colour gives the home a feeling of warmth. A splash of colour was added with a dark blue accent wall in the office and a dark chocolate wall in the primary bedroom.
The new owner of this townhouse was looking forward to changing the colours. When they bought it the bedrooms, bathrooms and part of the living room had dark brown walls. A gray with a strong violet undertone was throughout the kitchen, hallway and the other portion of the living room. The violet colour didn’t work well with the warm amber tones of the flooring and other elements in the home. Overall they wanted to make the home feel updated and brighter.
When looking at lighter sample colours for the walls it became apparent that the trim work was not as white as the owner initially thought. It was too yellow to work with many of the wall colours being considered. In the end the client decided to have us paint all of the trim work and doors with Simply White, a bright white colour from Benjamin Moore. It is a crisp white, but has a slight yellow undertone that gives it some warmth. By changing the trim work to Simply White it gave the customer a much wider variety of colours to choose for the walls. After contemplating and sampling a few colours they ended up choosing Benjamin Moore’s Pale Oak. It’s described as a versatile neutral, with warm gray undertones.
What a difference it made by changing the dark brown primary bedroom walls to a lighter colour.
The new look is bright and inviting, but the Pale Oak colour has enough depth and warmth that the bedroom still feels comfortable.
In the photo below the trim work surrounding the door has been painted in the new simply white colour. You can see how white it is in comparison to the door. The colour of the trim work can be deceiving when it’s viewed next to darker walls. It can appear much whiter than it actually is. Find something that you know is close to true white and hold it up to your trim work and doors. It will help you to see how white or in this case off-white they are.
The original yellow toned doors and trim work would not have worked well with the Pale Oak colour or many of the other colours the client was considering. It looked very off putting when we painted a sample of Pale Oak next to it and it barely had any contrast.
You can make a big impact to the look of your house by changing just the trim colour. This exterior was looking rather bland with the faded green trim. The owners had us repaint it in a deep brown colour to add more contrast with the vinyl siding. The overhead garage doors and front door were painted with a light taupe.
The trend for interior repaints continues to be about making spaces lighter and more neutral. In keeping with the trend these owners were ready to move on from the dark green walls and onto something that would brighten up their home.
We were hired to repaint the open concept living, dining and kitchen space and the entry and hallway walls with Benjamin Moore’s Edgecomb Gray. It’s a popular warm neutral colour that is considered a greige (a blend of gray and beige).
Before we painted the homeowners said they frequently had to turn on lights during the day because it was so dark. Lighter paint colours can’t create light, but the new wall colour will reflect much more of the natural light that is available.
The drastic change in the wall colour has made it look like a different house.
