ᐅ Color design for the house, refreshing wooden windows and doors

Created on: 16 Apr 2021 20:15

Hello everyone,

I’ve been struggling for months with the question of how to color our old farmhouse. My image searches haven’t really helped. Our roof is covered with natural red clay tiles. We also want wooden windows and have an old front door that we plan to refresh. I’ve considered painting the front door in a different color than the windows. Does anyone have ideas, pictures, etc., on how to create a harmonious color scheme for the house (roof, windows, door, facade)? I definitely don’t want a white or gray house, and the colors should naturally suit the old building (so no bright or flashy tones).

I’m grateful for any advice. Oh, and I just noticed… window sills come in many different colors.

Thanks to everyone!

humpelpumpel9218 Apr 2021 19:54

#19

Unfortunately, the door is no longer available: vandalism 🙁(( As I mentioned, everything in the village is gray and everyone built with whatever materials were at hand... Unfortunately, the heritage conservation office did not help us. There are no old photos of the house, and the previous owners demolished three sides of the four-sided farmstead without regard for preservation. The official from the heritage office nearly fainted when he saw it. The farmstead was protected as a unified site or some kind of monument... He said that now it doesn’t really matter anymore 😉

PS: The sides not visible in the picture have all been altered, with terrible extensions and windows bricked up. A complete mess...

Myrna_Loy18 Apr 2021 19:57

#20

That is always frustrating. Such little appreciation.

haydee18 Apr 2021 19:58

#21

Try to see if the second-to-last wall paint color appears somewhere

Bricked-up window, etc.

Nida35a18 Apr 2021 20:04

#22

Image search for four-sided farmstead monument,
with the red roof you are already in the right place,
there are some nice examples there

humpelpumpel9218 Apr 2021 20:04

#23

haydee schrieb:

Try to see if the second-to-last wall paint can be revealed anywhere

Bricked-up window, etc.

I’ll have to scrape it off first! But I wonder if anything remained on the clay. Some parts of the sides have already been rebuilt with bricks because the gables must have collapsed at some point (inside, a genius removed some beams he thought were unnecessary :rolleyes 🙂. On the back side, there is only bare clay without any plaster.

Winniefred18 Apr 2021 20:19

#24

If I were you, I would first decide whether you really want the timber framing to be visible or not. That would have a significant impact on the color scheme. Especially with timber framing, there are many more beautiful options! Very nice house, it will be a real gem.

ᐅ Color design for the house, refreshing wooden windows and doors

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