From crisp light gray to the drama of a deep charcoal, gray siding delivers a wide range of beautiful design options. It’s primarily because gray looks great all on it’s own and goes with pretty much everything. However, I have switched my colors to a greige pallet. I was initially thinking meditative by sherwin Williams but your color suggestions for sherwin seem better. General finishes is one of our favorite stain manufacturers and Georgian Cherry is a beautiful reddish mahogany that looks great with a gray house. Throw in white trim and columns with some red brick for a classic gray house color scheme that won’t go out of style. I would probably do a matte finish in there, and by upgrading you won’t have a trade-off on cleaning vs looks. A mix of materials is essential, you don’t just want a big dark house. The different styles of siding along with large amounts of clean white trim along with the dark gutters, black front door and natural stone all work together with the gray siding to create an exterior that let’s the various details shine. Popular Exterior Color Trends 2021: Blue-Grey Hues. As long as you choose elements that are similar in color but have a different value then you’ll be OK. It’s hard to match the rich quality of a dark stained real wood door. While others are solid gray, whether light, dark, or medium in tone. Medium light brown wood floors and brown furniture complete the picture. Mahogany is a rich color that works really well with lighter shades of gray. Just because you have gray siding doesn’t mean you can’t use other shades of gray elsewhere on the home. Not all shades of gray have undertones. When a home’s exterior has a lot of architectural details and an elaborate trim design, you need a color that will look great but not be overpowering. Black framed windows. It’s hard if not impossible to get the same effect from a man made fiberglass finish or solid paint color. Could it be their depth and elegance? Gray house with real stone veneer, white trim and brown front door. They each have different grades, too. For added protection we’d recommend a Rust-Oleum Chalked Clear Protective Topcoat brush-on. The color of the stain and gray siding matter a lot but to me this combination is beautiful. I like the idea of white trim as well. Granite Peak (SW 6250) is a dark gray with blue mixed in and some super subtle green undertones. The colors do look different pending your lighting and can even look different room to room. Upward (SW6239) is a very subtle gray blue. Tons of stark white trim and columns. Not sure what accent colors to choose for your gray house color scheme? This way you can print it out and will be available for you to refer to anytime you want. i want to stress that there is no wrong answer here…it’s more a matter of what you prefer. Things like real stone veneer, red brick, bright white trim, columns or that metal porch roof can stand out because their not being drowned out by the siding color. Before I cover the final 7 bluish gray paint colors, I wanted to share a VERY helpful video from Sherwin Williams, with some quick and super useful DIY painting tips. The products below can be found on Amazon and delivered straight to your door. As you’ll probably notice from the example pics on the page light to mid gray tends to work best as a siding color. If you have a gray house, you have room to play with warm shades, if you like. I know that they are good quality paints, but was wondering if there are some basic differences between the brands. Donna – Let me know if you want to set up a design consultation and you can send me some pictures. Antonia – yes, I love some of the mid to darker blues, too. When you say white, do you mean a hard bright white, or something a bit softer? It’s a durable, high quality paint that can transform the look of a house in just one day. It’s another example of a perfect blend of blue and gray. White garage doors complete the look. Mineral Alloy (622) is a darker gray blue. We see the same light gray siding, mid toned stained wood garage doors and dark gutters. Gray cedar shake siding with a warm brown undertone. Gray is also an excellent accent color most people don’t consider. The truth is there is a range of color expectations when someone say blue gray or bluish gray or grayish blue. Just the opposite is true. Please use the contact form. There are also some super subtle green undertones, so it gives it a soothing feel. Plants and other landscaping add tasteful splashes of color. Hopefully, you can find at least 1 bluish gray that love…because that’s all you’ll ever need. You’ll see that as you move down the color strip, the blue becomes more saturated and noticeable..In the below picture, this color looks bluer than it usually does. I really like that flat matte look, but I would think it would make the walls harder to keep clean. Would you like to see Windy Blue in your own room? It’s also a joyful color that looks great on a gray house, as most bright colors do. Gray homes have been in style for decades and have risen in popularity over the last few years. Icy (SW6534) is one of my favorites because it’s a light blue gray. If so, you can get a sample here. This homes uses white trim to balance the gray siding, real stone and dark door perfectly. White trim brightens the home and makes that dark blue front door really pop. it’s just the way the light reflects on it. The combination of a dark grey house with white trim gets more and more popular when it comes to home exterior design. That’s what makes gray siding with a white door such a nice color combination for your home on. If so, you can get a sample here. This way you can print it out and will be available for you to refer to anytime you want. Cozy and welcoming, cottage-style homes lend themselves to a wide range of pretty and practical front landscape ideas. What we always recommend is choosing the siding color first and then the front door color. You can read my full disclosure at the bottom of the page. Light gray does great in hot sunny areas because it doesn’t fade like dark colors do, Never-Fade technology ensures surface will stay as beautiful as the first day it was painted, A safe pick that looks better with lighter shades of gray, Contrast the reddish brown with white trim and other accents, Play off the mahogany with red tones found in your stone, Another beautiful gray house color scheme, Contrast the dark brown with white trim and other natural accents, Often referred to on color charts as coffee bean or espresso, White trim and columns bring the brightness you need, All these colors flow beautifully with the choice of stone veneer, A reddish tint in the stain looks great with the red brick chimney and stone work, Dark gray looks great with a lighter gray stone, White trim and columns bring some much needed brightness, Landscaping looks especially nice against a dark gray backdrop, A black front door works no matter how dark your gray siding is. The home above is anything but dull. If the house was a slate or charcoal gray then this shade of blue really doesn’t work. It’s an excellent choice that happens to be one of the most in style at the moment. Many designers start by figuring out the “feel” they’re going for before actually choosing colors. I want to change the red to Window Screen 4004-4a by Valspar and the other 3 walls maybe Tempered Gray 4004-1a. You don’t need to pick brick or stone. This color tends to shift based on lighting and the other elements in the room. Natural tones comes from within the wood making each door one of a kind. But what about all the other colors that go with it? Using a neutral color palette on the home’s exterior is by far the most popular choice these days. See more ideas about House exterior, House colors, Grey houses. Medium gray siding mixed with white and real stone veneer, black metal roof with tons of white trim and a beautiful front porch with large tapered columns.