Top Exterior House Colors for Men

It doesn’t matter if you are a man or a woman, choosing paint colors for the outside of your home, can be a scary experience. After all, this is something you will most likely have to pay for, especially if you hire an exterior painting contractor in Red Hook. What if you mess up and choose the wrong colors? What if you choose the right base color and the wrong accent or trim colors? These colors are going to have to be likeable and attractive, after all, they are going to be on your house for at least 3-5 years until it’s time for the next paint job! Two tips I can give you right off the bat; first off check out your roof colors. Yes, the roof! The roof is a good way to pick out paint colors either to match the roof or use similar hues or colors with the paint. The other tip I can give you is to consider things like where you live and what is around you. For instance, if you live in a beach house or a house by the beach, consider a sandy tan color. On the other hand, if you live out in the middle of nowhere and you have a lot of greenery around you; plants, trees, grass, etc. consider brown or dark green for your home. If you need a few ideas or consider checking out the paint colors below, hopefully this will give you a better handle on colors so when an exterior painting contractor comes to paint, you won’t be as freaked out about the colors you chose!

Traditional Home

If you have a traditional home, you are of the male species, and you are painting the exterior of the house - why not consider red? Red is considered to be masculine, passionate, and it looks great against the styling and architecture of a traditional home.

This type of color is almost barn-worthy, so if you live in the country or you want a sort of country look to go with your home, red is the way to go. Consider taking a look at Tomatillo AC115N by Duron. It’s not too deep, not too bright. For the trim on the home try a white paint and for something like gutters or shutters, black.

Cottage Style Homes

if you have a home that is considered to be a cottage style home or even Cape Cod cottage styled, with vertical siding and on the roof, shingles, think about a color is very masculine and yet very classy. You probably begin to think about dark grays, sage greens or even dark browns. For a cottage style home with brown shingles, you should look at this color: Copley Gray HC-104 by Benjamin Moore. Yes, it is grey, but it’s a very deep beautiful gray color. The trim should be painted something soft like ivory or a creamy white, but not stark white. For the trim

try Elephant Tusk OC-8, also by Benjamin Moore. Another way to offset a home with these colors and to sort of break it up, is by installing a wooden door with a natural stain to it. This is a home that will look and feel very manly, but also very warm and inviting.

Mediterranean, Greek or Italian Architecture

One of the things that Mediterranean, Greek and Italian inspired homes all have in common is the architecture. All of them offer different types of architecture, but chances are if you are describing someone about how your home looks or what "theme" it carries, chances are they are

automatically going to assume certain

architectural features. For

Mediterranean homes it tends to be a lot of wrought iron exterior decor, maybe a wrought iron gate, and big beautiful tall thin windows. On the other hand, if you tell someone you have an Italian inspired home, they will probably think of a home that has low-pitched or flat roofs, angled bay windows and projecting eaves supported by corbels. While these types of homes are all different, they all have features that represent what style they are. When you have a home that is Mediterranean think of terracotta colors - warm colors that are usually neutral, also work well. For Greek homes, try using the same colors you would if you were on the coast of Greece; white, blues, yellows, etc. For Italian, you are going to want to seek out colors that include creamy peachy colors, tans, dark browns, etc.