curb appeal design: Three Exterior Door Color Prescriptions - From CurbAppealForDummies.com - 11/21/09 10:59 AM
These three door colors are very versatile, and work beautifully with stainless steel hardware.
 

 
Not only do they look beautiful with contrasting hardware in brushed stainless steel, they are interesting, inviting, and best of all, somewhat unexpected.
Fiery Opal is Benjamin Moore color that qualifies as a very intense cinnamon. It is strong and bright, and is a great tweak off of the traditional  bright red, barn red, or burgundy red front doors that are all too common. It is a step in a more youthful direction. We use it most often when a property has a strong … (8 comments)

curb appeal design: Awesome House Color Schemes Revealed - An Craftsman Apt. Complex in Los Angeles - 11/20/09 04:31 AM
All Colors are Benjamin Moore. Conceptual Imaging by CurbAppealForDummies.com.
 

Here's a wonderful, authentic Craftsman building with loads of detail lost in a bland color scheme.  Working with the fixed stone elements and creating a warm earthy palette, we were able to elicit much more impact from this exceedingly desirable architectural style.

 
Color Palette Revealed:
 
Body: Sesame 318
Trim: Floral White
Accent Color: Firenze AF-225
Porch Ceiling: Crystal Blue 2051-70
 
Sesame is a very current color with some serious staying power. Leaning into a very light avocado, it is a great color for an apartment complex … (12 comments)

curb appeal design: Two Awesome House Color Schemes Revealed - A Ranch House in Oregon - 11/20/09 03:40 AM
All colors by Benjamin Moore. Conceptual Imaging by CurbAppealForDummies.com


 
The low cost option works with the existing roof and stone colors (the fixed elements), and the board and batten siding, requiring only the minimal addition of shutters and paint for the actual house, retaining it's 60's era charm. Sculptural plantings near the house reinforce this classic ranch house appearance.
 
Body: Raccoon Hollow 976
Trim: Cloud White 967
Shutters: North Creek Brown 1001
Front Door: Fiery Opal 077C
Cost: approx $8,000- $10,000
 
 
 

 
The higher-cost option removes all traces of the fixed elements' … (2 comments)

 

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