Last Updated on July 7, 2022 by Kimberly Crawford
Exterior house color schemes can show off detail, minimize poor appearances and increase curb appeal. Selecting the right house paint makes all the difference.
There are many factors at play when choosing house paint, and coordinating the exterior house colors schemes. The age and style of the home, personal homeowner preference, the condition of the home and the neighborhood where the house is located can all have a hand in deciding what house colors to choose. Weighing each component separately and together will produce the right pallet.
The Age and Style of the Home
Begin by taking into consideration the type of home to be painted. Historical homes can usually work well by using period colors and styles, but depending on their location, it may be possible to produce startlingly beautiful results by painting an older home in modern colors.
If deciding to follow the home’s natural guidelines, it can be an easy job of narrowing down the paint color choices. Victorian paint colors usually have some black mixed into them, and are more somber. This results in burgundies, grays, forest greens, and even violets. Homes that have a great deal of trim and wood work can make use of two or three coordinating colors that have a similar feature or tone about them.
If the home has a change in cladding, such as horizontal wood siding, to shingles, then it is more than acceptable to paint the home in two or more colors.
Related: Types of house siding
Change the color of the paint with the change in material. This can mean painting one portion of the home a blue green, while sections of trim are white, moldings are red or burgundy and the face of steps are violet. Follow the home’s clues; if there is a band of trim around the center of the home, then the colors need to change there.
Foursquare style homes will often have a contrasting or bright shade of trim. Outline the edges of the house and window sashes in white, while the house it self is yellow. Or try using a blue gray house color, with a creamy trim.
Check Out the Neighborhood
If considering painting the home either in historical or more modern colors, it helps to see what the rest of the neighborhood looks like. While it can certainly be attention grabbing to be the only house on the block with lime green trim, this can be off putting to the neighbors, and even to potential home buyers.
This is not to say that every home on a block needs to have identical colors and detailing, but if a variety of homes on the block are painted in period colors appropriate to the type of building, then it makes sense to continue this theme. Eclectic neighborhoods, with a mix of newer and older homes, may be able to handle a an older home painted in newer colors, but take care to preserve the style of the home, even while using modern colors.
Take the Roof into Consideration
Many older homes had roofs that were anything but gray. Green shingles, lavender slate and even red were not uncommon in many homes. If re-shingling the roof at the same time as the painting is being done, consider using a color on the roof to contrast and highlight the rest of the house colors. A green roof on a yellow home with a bright red door and white trim provides a cheerful cap to the home.
Likewise, a slate roof in tones of lavender and gray will work well with a deep green home with yellow trim and a blue door.
The final, and most important factor to consider when painting the house, is the homeowner’s preference. If bright colors are preferred, but the house is a Victorian style, consider using a brightly colored front door in red or blue, to provide a bright pop of color against the more somber siding.
Likewise, there is nothing wrong with using deep colors on a more modern home. Pay attention to detail and what the house is saying, and the color scheme will be perfect.
52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas and Designs
1. Green and white house
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 55 Green and white house](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/51-green-and-white-house-paint-ideas.jpg)
2. Grey paint
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 56 Grey paint](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/50-home-exterior-designs-house-grey-paint.jpg)
3. Grey and white house paint
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 57 Grey and white house paint](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/49-grey-and-white-house-paint-idea-inspiration.jpg)
4. Grey house paint
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 58 Grey house paint](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/52-grey-home-house-paint-ideas.jpg)
5. Black paint
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 59 Black paint](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/48-exterior-designs-house-paint-black.png)
6. Blue paint
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 60 Blue paint](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/47-blue-cool-house-paint-design-ideas.jpg)
7. White ultra modern house
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 61 White ultra modern house](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/46-sleek-house-paint-ideas-white-ultra-modern.jpg)
8. Traditional grey and white siding designs
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 62 Traditional grey and white siding designs](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/45-traditional-grey-and-white-siding-designs-for-house-paint.jpg)
9. Mid-centure modern brown exterior
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 63 Mid-centure modern brown exterior](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/35-Midcentury-Modern-Brown-Exterior.jpg)
10. Remarkable black house paint
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 64 Remarkable black house paint](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/44-remarkable-ideas-for-house-paint-black.jpg)
11. Nice house paint
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 65 Nice house paint](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/43-nice-house-paint-exterior-ideas.jpg)
12. Cottage gray
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 66 Cottage gray](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/39-Cottage-gray-exterior-design.jpg)
13. Black cottage exterior design
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 67 Black cottage exterior design](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/42-Black-Cottage-Exterior-Design.jpg)
14. Deep cottage green shade
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 68 Deep cottage green shade](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/41-Deep-Green-Shade-Cottage-Exterior.jpg)
15. Cottage exterior with pink accents
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 69 Cottage exterior with pink accents](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/40-Cottage-exterior-with-pink-accents.jpg)
16. Cottage blue house
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 70 Cottage blue house](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/38-Cottage-small-blue-house.jpg)
17. Shade of yellow
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 71 Shade of yellow](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/37-Shade-of-Yellow-on-This-Cottage-House.jpg)
18. Mid-century modern sea green facade
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 72 Mid-century modern sea green facade](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/36-Midcentury-Modern-Sea-Green-Facade.jpg)
19. Mid-century modern with a red exteriror facade
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 73 Mid-century modern with a red exteriror facade](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/34-Midcentury-Modern-With-a-Red-Exterior-Facade.jpg)
20. Mid-century modern in neon green exterior
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 74 Mid-century modern in neon green exterior](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/33-Midcentury-Modern-in-Neon-Green-Exterior.jpg)
21. Ranch property in white facade
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 75 Ranch property in white facade](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/27-Ranch-property-in-white-facade.jpg)
22. Ranch traditional property with an exterior gray
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 76 Ranch traditional property with an exterior gray](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/26-Ranch-traditional-property-with-an-exterior-gray.jpg)
23. Mid-century modern featuring a black exterior
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 77 Mid-century modern featuring a black exterior](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/32-Midcentury-Modern-Featuring-a-Black-Exterior.jpg)
24. Mid-century modern with yellow exterior
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 78 Mid-century modern with yellow exterior](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/31-Midcentury-Modern-With-Yellow-Exterior.jpg)
25. Mid-century modern in blue color
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 79 Mid-century modern in blue color](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/30-Midcentury-Modern-in-Blue-Color-For-Exterior.jpg)
26. Mid-century modern house with orange accents
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 80 Mid-century modern house with orange accents](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/29-Midcentury-Modern-House-with-Orange-accents.jpg)
27. Mid-century modern house in grey
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 81 Mid-century modern house in grey](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/28-Midcentury-Modern-exterior-house-in-grey.jpg)
28. Ranch exteriror in deep orange
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 82 Ranch exteriror in deep orange](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/25-Ranch-exterior-in-deep-orange.jpg)
29. Ranch exteriror in hunter green
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 83 Ranch exteriror in hunter green](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/24-Ranch-exterior-hunter-green.jpg)
30. Traditional ranch house exterior in brown
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 84 Traditional ranch house exterior in brown](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/23-Traditional-Ranch-house-exterior-brown.jpg)
31. Ranch exterior in blue
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 85 Ranch exterior in blue](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/22-Ranch-exterior-property-in-blue.jpg)
32. Ranch exteriror in black
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 86 Ranch exteriror in black](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/21-Ranch-exterior-house-black.jpg)
33. Traditional ranch exterior barn red
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 87 Traditional ranch exterior barn red](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20-Traditional-Ranch-exterior-barn-red.jpg)
34. Contemporary house in pink pale color
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 88 Contemporary house in pink pale color](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/19-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-Pink-Pale-Color.jpg)
35. Contemporary exteriror in blue
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 89 Contemporary exteriror in blue](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/18-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-Blue.jpg)
36. Contemporary house in orange with gray
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 90 17 Contemporary house exterior in orange with Gray](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/17-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-orange-with-Gray.jpg)
37. Contemporary house in green and gray
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 91 16 Modern Contemporary house exterior in Green with Gray](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/16-Modern-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-Green-with-Gray.jpg)
38. Contemporary house in gray color
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 92 12 Contemporary house exterior in gray color](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/12-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-gray-color.jpg)
39. Contemporary house in black color
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 93 Contemporary house in black color](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/11-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-black-color.jpg)
40. Craftsman exterior brown facade
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 94 Craftsman exterior brown facade](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/10-Craftsman-exterior-brown-facade.jpg)
41. Craftsman exterior brown facade
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 95 Craftsman exterior brown facade](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/9-Craftsman-exterior-brown-facade.jpg)
42. Craftsman exterior white
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 96 Craftsman exterior white](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/8-Craftsman-exterior-white.jpg)
43. Craftsman exterior in red color and grey
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 97 Craftsman exterior in red color and grey](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/15-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-Red-Color-and-grey.jpg)
44. Craftsman exterior in white
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 98 Craftsman exterior in white](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/14-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-white.jpg)
45. Contemporary house in white
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 99 Contemporary house in white](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/13-Contemporary-house-exterior-in-white.jpg)
46. Craftsman exterior in gray
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 100 Craftsman exterior in gray](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/7-Craftsman-exterior-gray.jpg)
47. Modern craftsman house exterior Industrial Expansive
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 101 modern craftsman house exterior Industrial Expansive](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/6-Craftsman-exterior-green-patriotic-flag.jpg)
48. Craftsman exterior in yellow
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 102 Craftsman exterior in yellow](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5-Craftsman-exterior-in-yellow.jpg)
49. Craftsman exterior in yellow
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 103 Craftsman exterior in yellow](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/4-Craftsman-exterior-in-yellow.jpg)
50. Craftsman exterior in black color
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 104 Craftsman exterior in black color](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/3-Craftsman-exterior-in-black-color.jpg)
51. Craftsman exterior in red brick color
![52+ Exterior House Paint Ideas: House Painting Tips and Help Choosing House Paint 105 Craftsman exterior in red brick color](https://images.farmfoodfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2-Craftsman-exterior-house-in-red-brick-color.jpg)
52. Craftsman exterior in blue