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Trying to figure out what color to paint the house... I’m wanting to keep the shingles wood toned, and come up with a color that will look good with that. I keep coming back to this blue color, with white trim...

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I also see a lot of grey and green houses with wood shingles on the gable ends. I hate picking paint colors!
 

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There's one here that is green with dark stained shingles on the in-sets with white and dark green trim that looks really sharp. I'll try to get a picture of it today.
 

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There's one here that is green with dark stained shingles on the in-sets with white and dark green trim that looks really sharp. I'll try to get a picture of it today.
Thanks! My brother helped me box in the eaves, so next up is paint prep. I got ten gallons of primer and I will try to get it all caulked and primed in the next few days, while the weather is good.
 

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Blue ain’t gonna work with my shingles... they are a Slate color, but when you see them from a distance they have a green tint to them that really doesn’t go with Blue. Looking at Greens now.

Did I mention I hate picking paint colors?! :(
 

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Looks great Clint. Is this just a primer/sealer coat?
Yes. The bare wood really needs to be primed so it doesn’t soak up too much paint.

Also, on the next house, I’m painting before I install the roofing and gutters... and since I’m leaving the shingles brown, I should have installed them after painting, as well.
 

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Went with a dark grey/blue/green color (Behr Coastal Storm) in a Satin sheen. I’m happy with it.

Still need to finish cutting in, and then I’m doing a clear polyurethane on the wood shingles.

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