Facades and roofs: color solution

Any home construction ends with the stage of covering the roof and finishing the facade, and here you need to try to find the perfect color combination of these two main exterior elements to make your house look aesthetically pleasing and attractive.

It will not be easy to do this even for those who have a refined taste, so the help of a professional designer in this matter will not be superfluous. Let's take an interest in what experts are guided by when offering certain color schemes for decorating a house.

How to choose the color of the roof and facade

White facades have long been out of fashion. They were replaced by more interesting color solutions, which are pleasing to the eye and less dirty. This approach to finishing the house led to the need to install a colored roof, moreover, it is desirable to harmonize with the shade of the walls and fit into the surroundings.

Before you take on paints and purchase roofing material, try to visualize the color concept you like. An architectural bureau or design studio will help to do this. Of course, you can try to draw an approximate picture with watercolors or crayons, but in the electronic version, the colors will look much closer to real ones, and the house itself will be displayed on the monitor screen in a three-dimensional image, so you can look at it from all angles, if you wish, also on background of the surrounding landscape.

Not everyone can afford to order a color design project for a house and a roof. This is not a disaster, because you can decide on the tint range of their decor in another way, for example, by creating templates. A flat projection of the facade is transferred to a transparent tracing paper or film. The roof model is cut out separately. Now it remains only to apply elements to the color layout from the manufacturers of paint, roofing materials, etc. and combine them into a single whole. Thus, you can quickly review a lot of combinations, putting aside the most interesting ones in your opinion.

Very good test in nature. How the color behaves on the roof and facade can be influenced by many factors. The most significant of them are:

1. Type of lighting.

2. The texture of the surface itself.

Do not rush to purchase material immediately for the entire volume of finishing work. Try to initially paint or plaster a small, up to a square meter, section of the facade. Hue is assessed under various lighting conditions:

• in the morning, at sunrise;
• afternoon;
• in the evening, by the light of lanterns;
• in cloudy weather.

The disadvantage of this selection method is that only a very limited number of colors can be tested.

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Properties of colored roofs

Colored roofing not only gives aesthetics to the exterior of the house, it can affect the visual perception of the building as a whole, changing its configuration, making it more or less overall, hiding possible flaws and adjusting the degree of insolation. Looking at this list, one involuntarily wants to wonder, what can we expect from the color we like?

Roofs of dark colors absorb light and get very warm. These properties will be in demand in the northern regions. It is better for southerners to give preference to light roofing materials.

Bright juicy colors are picturesque, but fade too quickly, and only a house of a simple architectural form, not burdened with a large number of small decorative elements, can be covered with this type of roof.

White roofs sin with the appearance of yellow spots.

The gray color is incredibly practical, but decoratively boring, so an extraordinary facade decor is required.

If the chimney leading to the roof is wide and high, then it must be designed in a shade identical to the main background of the roof. Small chimneys can be made an accent element by painting them in colors that echo the colors of the facade.

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Wall color spectrum

In the decoration of facades, colors related to nature are most often used:

1. Yellow.

2. Beige.

3. Brown.

4. Green.

They interact very well and complement each other. A house with sunny yellow walls, “looking” at the world with dark wood windows will look presentable and incredibly cozy.

White and gray colors are very popular in decorating the walls of the house. The former belong to the category of neutral and are ready to be combined with any shades, the latter rather serves as a background, emphasizing the brightness and colorfulness of the rest of the structural elements of the facade. Pair any of these wall options with a red roof for a timeless classic.

Red color is the prerogative of not only the roofs of houses. It is also present in the facade palette, although here it is less saturated and is represented by a brick shade. By cladding the facade with clinker tiles, you can easily give the house a finished look by putting a bright roof and window frames.

Of the newfangled trends, blue should be noted. It is in harmony with white, beige, gray colors. Complement the blue walls with white window openings, a gray roof and you will not find a more elegant building in the area.

The facade in purple, black and dark blue is also not nonsense, however, this is a decision of very brave people. Such palettes are welcome in modern architecture. Having chosen a similar background for the walls, select the rest of the structural elements in light colors.

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For those who are afraid of making mistakes

“You need to understand that loud names invented by marketers like “Sicilian orange”, “wet asphalt” or “ripe cherry” do not change the essence of color”

In order for the selection of a color combination for home and roof decor to go smoothly, you need to know this:

– Derivatives of the same color spectrum will always be in harmony with each other. If the walls of the house are decorated mainly in warm colors, then the roof should be set in the same warm color. But over the “cold” facade, the roof in such a solution will look very ridiculous.

– Classic solutions are characterized by a combination of natural shades with ocher, beige, brown.

- The least risk of "missing" the color when working with light, pastel colors. Neutral colors almost never irritate, which cannot be said about saturated and intense colors.

- Such large surfaces as the roof and the facade of the house should not be painted in a monochromatic dark color. The spectacle will be depressing and heavy. It will be much better if you shade it with lighter inclusions.

– You can give your home a personality by choosing multi-colored solutions for finishing the roof and walls. The light frame of the windows looks good against the background of the dark color of the main wall surface, shaded by an even more saturated color with a plinth. The presence of three shades in such a solution is more than enough. If you develop the theme and add color, you can get not an elegantly decorated building, but a house wrapped in a patchwork quilt. So do not overdo it in the pursuit of beauty.

- You need to make sure that the color you choose for finishing the roof and facade is acceptable for the architectural style of the building.

– Be sure to focus on the surrounding landscape, looking for the perfect color for decorating the house and roof. This does not mean that you have to merge into a row of nondescript buildings standing nearby, it should help you find a way to stand out beautifully from their background.

- If your house is built near a beautiful forest, mountains, in a picturesque countryside - use the colors of the earth in its exterior. In favor should be representatives of the green, yellow, brown spectra. Cottages standing along the banks of various reservoirs should contain shades of water in their decor - turquoise, blue, etc.

- If you want to gently fit the house into the surrounding landscape, they select such a color scheme for the roof and facade, which will absolutely match the natural background. If the task is directly opposite, and the structure needs to be made visible from afar, then they play on color contrasts.

- Buildings of a complex architectural configuration are never decorated with bright colors, as they do not very well focus attention on all the bends. The house will look much more spectacular if its facade is made in a calm color and slightly shaded with darker window and door frames.

However, beautifully paint the facade - that's not all. Here you will need more, and choose colors for the rest of the elements present on it, and there are a lot of them here: the base and window frames; garage doors and drainpipes; platforms and stairs. The sensation of color is initially subjective, so don't be afraid to believe your eyes. The lining of the eaves and gable overhangs is selected to match the roof or in contrast to it. Also, gutters, downpipes are usually selected for the color of the roof, but deviations are also possible here. These elements can be synchronized in terms of color and with the facade.

If you are in doubt whether this or that bright element will look good against the general background, then give preference to products in a color that is closer to the leading background shade. Avoid stereotypes like yellow-brown combinations. For these colors, you can find more suitable pairs.

You need to understand that the loud names invented by marketers such as “Sicilian orange”, “wet asphalt” or “ripe cherry” do not change the essence of color. Orange remains orange, gray remains gray, and so on. So don't think that there is a really unique shade behind the exotic name. Everything is much more prosaic.It is better to go to a specialized store, where, with the help of new technologies, they will really prepare the paint of the color you need.

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The most harmonious color combinations for facades and roofs

Before being puzzled by the selection of the color of the house and roof, it would be nice to familiarize yourself with the laws in force in the area. It is quite possible that they already contain acceptable color spectra for finishing buildings. A striking example of this is the French Provence. By decision of the local authorities, all houses in the area are covered exclusively with red-orange tiles. This is done in order to preserve the historical appearance of the area and maintain its unique ethnic flavor. If there are no restrictions, then here you can give free rein to your imagination.

According to the designers, houses will always be harmonious, where a white, lemon or light gray facade is crowned with a green roof. These buildings will be a great addition to the natural landscape.

Simple, but, as they say, tasteful, yellow, cream, beige walls of the house, assembled under a brown roof, look.

The gloomy impression of a black and gray roof is good to dilute with blue, green, white walls. These are exclusive combinations that are quite rare in our area. Houses in such a contrasting solution look rich and noble.

The red roof, towering among the brown and gray counterparts, will not make your house a black sheep. A bright decision would be quite appropriate against a similar background. The red color will not only unobtrusively highlight your house “from the crowd”, but also emphasize the solidity of the building.

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Color psychology

“You need to decorate the walls of the house and its roof in colors that suit your character”

The fact that colors affect a person’s mood, scientists have developed a theory a long time ago, and according to it, any shade that appears in the field of view, including the background of the walls of the house in which we live, affects the psycho-emotional state. This means that you need to decorate the walls of the house and its roof in colors that suit your character.

Conservatives will like the combination of a dark roof with a light facade. This is a traditional and therefore frequent duet. For the owner, it serves as a kind of sedative, allowing you to feel relaxed and protected in your own walls.

A light roof with a dark facade will attract innovators and brave people. Houses in this design are a rarity. It seems that the buildings simply dissolve in the surrounding world. Everything looks very harmonious and peaceful.

Calm individuals will prefer a one-spectrum design of the house and roof. Such decor will not cause irritation and will not be lost against the general background of the landscape. If you wish to diversify the finish, you can add sections of masonry of rustic stones or original architraves to the facade.

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Color and architectural style

It is impossible to make your house harmonious and aesthetic if, when choosing the colors of the facade and roof decor, you do not take into account the architectural direction in which the building itself was created. Combinations of shades that are uncharacteristic of the style can not only spoil the impression of the exterior of the house, but seriously, in fact, beyond recognition, distort its appearance. To prevent this from happening, you need to know what paints and where it is appropriate to use.

Classic style

Classic is always in fashion. Houses built in this force grow like mushrooms.Their architecture is straightforward and requires precise adherence to color balance. Priority colors of the beige spectrum and white paints. The roof is selected a couple of tones darker.

Classic does not tolerate color differences. Here everything should be clear, but soft. The elements are highlighted not by contrasting, but by their gilding.

Roman style

Houses of such construction most often appear before us in colors that mimic the shades of natural materials. Brown and gray colors are popular here. Some facade details can be highlighted in a darker color than the main background. The roofs on the houses of the Romanesque direction are dark gray, in extreme cases - imitating metal. The walls are decorated with picturesque paintings or mosaics. The latter is used more often. It gives the house the look of an old castle.

Provence

Houses in this style are always recognizable by their unusual facades. On a pastel background, floral-themed murals can go, tiled panels can be laid out. The decoration does not provide for sharp contrasts, as well as the inclusion of aggressive shades. Here is the realm of milky white, yellow-sand, beige and blue colors. The roof is mainly done in soothing dark brown tones.

Gothic style

Gothic also does not indulge in an abundance of flowers, but pleases with the unusual shape of the roofs. Houses in this style are neutral. The preferred color is grey. The effect of aged metal is welcome. There are contrasts here. Above the snow-white facade, a dark roof with all kinds of turrets may well appear.

Scandinavian style

Log buildings are typical for the northern countries, respectively, and the facade decoration in the house for this direction will be carried out exclusively with natural colors of the wood spectrum. The roofs of Scandinavian houses are a logical continuation of the walls in color scheme, and have a rich brown color. This is due not only to aesthetic considerations, but also to practical ones. By accumulating solar energy, dark roofs make houses warmer.

Romanticism

Romantic style accepts color combinations. Here, two or more shades can appear simultaneously, and far from always complementing each other. Popular color combinations include the following solutions:

1. Blue roof over a facade painted in gray tones imitating the texture of natural stone.

2. A green roof rising above white or beige walls.

3. Burgundy roof, shading the walls of beige or gray color.

The sharpness of color differences does not spoil the external impression of the building, on the contrary, it gives it charm.

Renaissance

A style that attracts with exquisite simplicity. The design of the facades takes place in soft, warm, pastel shades. The priority is brick red, creamy brown. In the Renaissance there is no place for cold tones and faceless dullness. These colors visually reduce the volume of the house, compress its space, deprive it of warmth and comfort, and these are the leading characteristics of the Renaissance. The color of the facade decor is similar to the color of the roof, which is always noticeably darker than the walls.

Baroque

The color palette of this style is diverse, but does not accept rich and flashy bright tones. The facades of houses in it can have a diplomatic cream and white background. A roof of dark green, brick red, red-brown or dark green material is selected for them. The maximum neutrality of the color scheme is compensated by the abundance of decorative elements.

Modern

Art Nouveau houses please everyone: with an unusual geometry of architectural forms, and a variety of color schemes for exterior decoration.Here you can and should experiment. When choosing a shade for decorating walls and roofs, try to combine the incongruous and be sure that in this case it will work out. Beige walls with textured artificial stone corners, dark brown architraves and slopes under a bright lilac roof look simple and gorgeous at the same time.

Art Deco

The style is extravagant and extraordinary, so it is extremely rare in the decor of our houses. The facade solution for similar architectural forms is a beige-brown spectrum. Its combination with a gray and black palette is possible. This is a great way to transform an unremarkable building beyond recognition.

Choosing a shade of facade color in the case of art deco architecture is incredibly difficult, since the color scheme should give the overall impression of the house, and not just be its background.

Alpine style

Solid and comfortable buildings are made under the tree. Any shades of its natural textures are suitable. It is possible to paint the facade in white or beige with the obligatory decoration with wooden elements.

Chalet

The dominant element of a house of this design is a large sloping roof, so the color accent should be in its design. For these purposes, any shades of the brown spectrum and natural colors of wood are suitable. The shade of the walls should serve as a continuation of the theme of the roof.

ethnicity

These are very specific buildings, which are also not very common in our area. Ethnic houses have an unusual colorful architecture, characteristic of the Chinese and Japanese provinces, Scandinavia, the African outback, Venice. The color of the roof and facade in this case is determined by ethnic preferences and is extremely diverse.

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Conclusion

Finding the perfect combination of color combinations for roof and facade is a troublesome business. Everything is not as simple as it seemed at first glance, so you can’t do without studying additional information and recommendations. Read, watch, listen and look for your own, unique and appealing solution.

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