Pink colors are often paired with white, but off-whites, pale yellows, dusty greens, grays, and fawn colors can also work well with pink. The pictures in this gallery suggest ways you can use pink colors in your house painting project. The Eastlake Victorian houses in communities such as Cape May, New Jersey point out that a home’s siding is not always the most important surface. In the house shown here, the pink color of the siding is nearly lost by the shutters and the ornate porch painted white. When choosing a paint color, first think about what style your house is. Think of your house in all seasons. What will your rose-colored house look like in an environment you cannot control? What color siding would create harmony between your house and the landscape? A tangerine stripe along an eave may add zing to a Mediterranean-style bungalow in South Beach. Coral-painted stucco may harmonize with a clay roof. Before you begin your exterior house painting project, think about the artist’s color wheel and contrasting colors—and take a trip to Miami Beach. Behind the masonry walls of 234 First Avenue is an elegant home of wood construction and stucco siding. This combination is generally problematic in southern beach communities such as Delray Beach, Florida, but no matter. It is Bankers Row. Subtle shades of coral and cream accent the details on this large home without becoming overbearing. Note the contrasting accents along the eaves and within the porch pediment—different shades of coral will make a lady out of any old Victorian home! Upon further examination of this house’s facade, it appears that the porch and gable are additions. The second story large window in the front is not placed symmetrically—it’s too close to the porch roof on the bottom and the gable at its top. You can easily visualize this home as a more simple box, without the porch and perhaps with two shed dormers instead of a gable. Carefully observe how an old house may be put together. By looking at how your house may have been constructed, you can more easily make non-traditional choices for exterior paint and siding combinations. On second thought, if there’s a green house down the street, you end up being unique just like everyone else! For this house, the siding color is also used for the dormers and the siding strip where the garage attaches to the house—just enough color next to the massive roof to give an interesting look to this home. The pink Mediterranean bungalow shown here is part of the Marina Historic District of Delray Beach, Florida. Developed during Florida’s building boom in the 1920s and 1930s, these houses are well-kept examples of times past. The striped front awning gives the house an inviting charm.
