Colorview makes selecting and coordinating siding roofing and trim easier and more fun.
Siding and roofing colors.
With roofing the color choice has a lot more to do with practicality than color and your options can be a bit more limited.
While wooden roofs may look nice their practicality is lacking.
The same home with shingles that have a charcoal base but flecked with greens tans and browns would be far more appealing.
When it comes to color coordinating your home exterior remember that your siding color is what is most prominent on your home so choose a color that you really like.
A solid black roof on a home with dark brown wood siding creates a boring combination.
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Darker roofing also draws in more heat which can be handy in the climate of michigan.
Choosing a color for your roof that contrasts with your home s siding or brick color will instantly help your home stand out and command attention.
Today color choices available in metal roofing are virtually limitless so it is up to you to decide what effect you want to achieve with the color of your roof.
Colorcoach a virtual swatch book colorcoach is a simple tool designed to give you more confidence in your color choices.
It s not just your siding and your roof that you need to consider when coordinating your exterior colors.
Simply click any combination of the color tabs in the 3 sections below and you ll see the results on the home pictured below.
While green siding can allow your home to blend with nature blue will make it look light and airy.
Some homeowners are showing some clear color preferences though.
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For example having your trim coordinate with your roofing color can help create a very subtle and cohesive look for the entire home allowing you to play.
Choose your siding color before choosing accent colors.
Set roofing samples against an area of your home where exterior siding brick or stonework and painted trim intersect.
Now here s the blending principle.
Blue pairs well with all colors of roofing but one to consider is a brown roof.
Choose a siding color then accent it with complementary trim soffit and fascia colors.
Check and recheck the samples at various times of the day to see how surfaces and colors partner in sun and shadow before finalizing your selection.
It is another great roof and siding color combination especially because blue has become increasingly popular as a siding color all over the country.
You also need to pay attention to your accents and trim to get the desired look.
Like siding there s a huge upswing in the color grey.