How about a caramel color?

Having difficulty focusing on your question because of the cute dog in the doorway.:)

Your lower roof dominates the color scheme, so you have to get a color that works with it. There are several shades of orange to brown in the roof. Would you consider a burnt orange or rust color for the shutters?

I really wanted to get away from the rust and orange. Maybe the best thing is to wait till I get a new roof.

Can anyone photoshop a new roof with different shutters? Maybe a grey green, black and white?

Yes graywings....Daisy is a very cute cocker spaniel. She loves to sit in the door and watch the street!

With this roof, the browns and rusts are the best combo. Plus gray does not look good with yellow siding. Are you changing that too? You could do black shutters - they go with everything.

What about if you went with a real cedar shutter with like a tung oil finish on it? I think it would bring a nice natural element to your house.

Cute doggie:)

Smiles:)

Your siding doesn't look at all yellow to me. ? It's more of a grey-beigey color. It's actually a pale yellow, similar to the above pic?

Yes squirrelheaven...it's very yellow. Anyway you could do a little of your photoshop magic?

The siding on our house is very similar to yours in color. In 2007 we put a new roof on that's a charcoal gray and it works well. Unfortunately, our shudders are forest green, which doesn't thrill me, but we're waiting to change them until next summer. I've always wanted to have light green siding with white shutters & trim. It's a popular combination in our area for colonials and I love the way it looks.

Sure, but the house color should be accurate. Is it anything like this?

That's the right shade of yellow! I would love to change the siding too, but we don't have the money to do it anytime soon.

Or, this clearer one. Posting anyway, just in case it's closer.

I think the first one is closer, it's not a lemony yellow.

Thanks for taking the time to help me out!

You're welcome. That one it is, then!

I know you're thinking of colors other than brown, but the roof is tough. Here are some other shades, trying for a cohesive whole. Also included an olive.

Burnt Sienna Brown #1
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Chocolate Sienna Brown #2

Chocolate Brown #2

Deep Dark Blackish Brown #3

Darkish Olive #1

Your so sweet to do all that! I think they all have the same look I have now though. It wouldn't be much of a change. Could you try it with white shutters?

And is there anyway you could do a mockup of a grey roof? Maybe try black shutters and a gray green shutter color like sag harbor grey?

Thank you, thank you....you are one talented lady!

Here's the more chocolate sienna, but adding some color in the landscape and some nice big window boxes. They may not be your favorite colors, but it looks great until you can make the changes you'd like to the roofing. Very homey and charming! : )

Yes, I set up the roof and we can play with that, too, for future reference. Will try a black and sage shutter like your inspiration house, with the gray roof is what I think you meant. That house has a lot of gray stone tying it all together, though. I didn't think your home got the same effect with a gray roof.

If you didn't notice, I put wider paneled shutters on, which give a more substantial look for your house, imo.

ok, venturing into new territory : ) I'm going to have to pick up some white shutters, as these get too glowy. Here's a variety of things to look at:

#11

#12

#13

#14

#15

#16

#17

#18

Here's a stab at white:

The white is not enough contrast.

Wow!! Love the landscaping you added. We really need some color ,and the window boxes are so cute!

The white shutters are definitely out....doesn't work at all.

We like #11 and all of the grey green colors. Is #12 black?

Could you add some landscaping and window boxes to #18?

You've given me some great inspiration. You rock! Thanks again.

Here's the darkish blue-gray. I believe this is #18:

Same darkish blue-gray (has some teal to it also) with gray roofing.

Darker, cool, grounding:

Light, warmish:

Light, cool:

Very light, cool:

Excuse me, that was #11 !

Yes, #12 was supposed to be black but it looks kind of very dark brown in some places.

Here's #18:

White flower boxes:

Sage flower boxes (note the shutters have a tad of blue to them):

Darker cool gray roof:

Darker green shutters:

Our home is more of a creamy yellow, but the shingles are pretty close to yours. We have deep blue gables and will be adding matching shutters as in the virtual below.

Thanks squirrelheaven!! I really like the darker roof and the last two pictures. Just need to save some money for a new roof! In the mean time we'll work on some landscaping to make it prettier and work with the brown roof.

Your time and effort is really appreciated!!

Positano

Realized I didn't put the light green (bluish) with the curent roof.

Light bluish-green:

More of a sage green:
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More of a sage green, light, cool, gray similar to inspiration:

JustGotta, the navy works nicely on your house. Positano, here is a blue that looks nice on yours:

Changing the garden colors a bit. Painting the lampost black would be good too : )

Wow. Isn't it amazing what landscaping does for curb appeal?

Cute house (and pup), positano.

Thank you Squirrelheaven. I did that back when I had the programs you told me about. That computer went bust so I don't have them anymore. Do you remember the names of them by any chance? They were free online. I've tried to look and haven't found them.

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