Dark House Siding

Black houses will absorb more heat from the sun than white houses.

Dark house siding.

Where we added the pop of contrast was in the cedar pillars and corbels under the steel eyebrows. Olive green lightens to moss green window sashes which are highlighted by off white trim. For instance in our house we chose to go all dark with siding windows stone and a mix of shingles and steel roofing. Dark sophisticated colors bring the drama while still meshing with a variety of other trim colors materials and textures.

When you have a very dark siding a bright white trim throws it into sharp contrast. See more ideas about house exterior exterior design house design. These home are mostly dark but feature slight contrasts in usually one element. Dark olive color brick steps and foundation firmly anchor the cocoa brown siding to nearby perennial borders.

In this case a softer gray trim is used against a darker gray siding. Dark exterior colors can also camouflage a weird architectural feature or two as in the michigan home of michelle adams of the maryn and domino magazine fame. Black on black on a victorian house in san francisco with identical trim and body paint color emphasizes the architectural detail of elaborate moldings. Jul 6 2020 explore marilyn cordova winchell s board dark siding followed by 121 people on pinterest.

And extra heart eyes for those copper downspouts gorgeous 3 studio mcgee. The russet hue door sports orange undertones that allow it to stand out from the brown siding. Photograph courtesy of grant k. This can make the home look very crisp which may not be what you re looking for.

If you re not one to blend into the background choose one of our darkest options like barn red forest or mystic blue just prepare to be the envy of your neighborhood. For more see 11 traditional houses gone to the dark side. Design trends for siding seem to be steering away from muted neutral colors into either pure white or rich saturated and dark tones including pure black. Perfection in my book.

You want to stand out from the crowd with a rich vibrant shade of vinyl siding. This is probably my favorite combination of materials dark siding in this case it looks like metal combined with light stained timbers light rustic wood siding and a light stone. Well dark colored home exteriors typically absorb between 70 and 90 percent of the sun s radiant energy while lighter paint colors are most effective at reflecting that heat according to a 1994 report from the united states department of energy.