The external cladding makes a significant first impression. Therefore, it is important not to choose yours at the last minute or to consider them as an opportunity for large experiments. Here, Mediterranean designers speak with four categories of colors that they would never use for external cladding and why. Take the trouble of thinking carefully about the trim color with which you want you to save time and money because you don't have to put on again soon!
Fat primary colors
Colors that “may find you in a simple box with crayons”, Julie Terrell, the founder of Julie Terrell Interior Architecture in Birmingham, Alabama, is always avoiding when you select shades for outdoor trim.
Adds Ellen Hatton, a director at Barnes Vanz Architects in Washington, DC. Fat -colored colors will simply be outside the places in some areas. “The more versatile or personalized a color (purple? Lime green?), The more you will stand out from your neighbors – you decide whether this is a good thing or not,” she says.
Instead of opting for these brave primary tones, Terrell is no longer drawn to simpler and more neutral options. “The most timeless outer pallets take their information from nature,” she says. “Think warm white, subdued green and soft charcoal.”
Hogen high -contrast pairings
MK Smith Boykin agrees that “subtily is often more ally in the external color – especially for trim”. As a result, she ensures that they stay away from high contrasting pairings. “For example, the combination of a soft cream enclosade with a strong pastel or a strongly saturated color can be out of place-unless you design a home on the Bahamas, in which lively pallets are part of the charm,” notes Smith Interiors in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Strong or creamy white
Although you certainly don't want to be too brave with your outdoor cladding, professionals say, there is something like choosing too strong white. Boykin notes that they “appear hard and unbound” and should be avoided.
According to Alexis Warren, the founder of Alexis Warren interior design in Charlotte, North Carolina, there are also extra creamy whites.
“They tend to look dirty over time and the sun begins to pull out the yellow undertones,” she says. “It is not a permanent color that I want to choose for the outer color.”
However, if you are dressed in white, you still have some practical options. “Size for warmer, softer white or complementary neutral, which is a more coherent and more inviting exterior,” advises Boykin.
Everything about trendy
After all, the outer color is not the time to experiment with trends, and shares Laure Robbins, the founder of Laure Robbins Interiors in Augusta, Georgia, the butter yellow and pastel blue as two examples.
“It can feel excessively bright and tends to read more than trendy than timeless,” she says, noticing that neutral is always best.