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House Color Inspiration

Posted on | June 24, 2008 | 3 Comments

Cream House

So I think we maybe homeowners in the next couple of weeks. Keep your fingers crossed and if nothing crazy happens I will have my house by mid-July. I can’t sleep at night because I’m so excited for all the fun projects we get to do. One of first projects I want to get done before winter is cleaning up the outside of the house. The roof needs work, chimney is caving in, put in a brick driveway, and the house needs to be re-painted. I was thinking maybe something creamish toward brownish color? My boyfriend thinks the color is a little to blah. I think it would be amazing with big green variegated hostas and hints of pink bushes and shrubs. Here are few photos I took of cream colored houses in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Marblehead, MA over the past few weeks. What do you guys think?

khaki house
Taupe house
Tan house
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Comments

3 Responses to “House Color Inspiration”

  1. chiara
    June 24th, 2008 @ 8:03 pm

    love the color. your house is going to look amazing.

  2. katy elliott
    June 24th, 2008 @ 8:09 pm

    Thanks Chiara! What about gray with black shutters?

  3. chiara
    June 24th, 2008 @ 9:35 pm

    It'll be great – especially if you plant some brighter plants to brighten it up. And in the winter a nice big wreath on the door with a big cranberry red ribbon!

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