Yowza. The Charlotte area was hit with quite the hail storm last night – Florida style. Growing up in Florida, I became completely immune to bad storms. It was an every day occurance to have intense lightning storms and downed branches all over the yard. Now that I live a bit more north, I’ve lost my edge and actually get a bit nervous when a big storm comes our way. Especially since I’m a homeowner.
This storm brought some nasty hail that actually did a little bit of damage to our roof. Nothing too major, but it was enough for us to investigate the condition of our roof and think about possibly taking the plunge and getting our roof replaced. We looked into our insurance policy and think that we could get a good portion of the work covered, so once Scott mentioned “new roof” I started thinking “new color schemes”.
You see, I’ve been dying to repaint our house since we purchased. It’s a perfectly fine shade of yellow, but it’s just not quite… us. I’m not sure if we’ll want to invest in a full exterior overhaul before we sell our house (whenever that day might come) but it’s fun to dream, right?
I love love LOVE the look of a grey house. Call me crazy, but I’m giddy over grey recently. Add in a pop of color on the front door and I’m as happy as a clam.
This dark house color and chartreuse door is dead on for me. I can even imagine a lighter colored roof here, even though I’m partial to a dark, almost black roof.
I could even get on board with a sweet colored door, like this beautiful sky blue. It’s just enough to offset the neutral exterior but still gives enough pop to set this house apart from the others on your street.
This look is super traditional, but I kind of love the taupe colored roof with the white on white exterior color scheme. Add in a simple black door and this color palette is crisp, simple and will stand the test of time.
So many options, yet so little money. On a completely different note, I’ve been wracking my brain for a while now trying to figure out what to put over the mantle in our living room. I’ve been debating over a stretched canvas with a photo that we’ve taken, a fun textile or a funky mirror. Enter option 3:
Funky, beachy driftwood mirror, courtesy of West Elm. I’m not sold on this, but it’s a fun option, no? Thoughts on my random Monday ramblings?
Images borrowed from Google and West Elm, and lovingly displayed
H?mm. That is a cool mirror. It would look great with a neutral summer mantel…you know beachy, neutral. Would love to see the stretched canvas you have in mind, too. I want to redo mine for the summer season. Any ideas? Hope the roof damage was not too bad, but it might be the right time to get it redone.
I felt excitement for you when I read about the possible new roof. It’s like my dream. You never thought a roof could make someone so happy, but like you said…a new rood=a new color scheme. I love my home…but mostly the inside. The outside of our home isn’t very appealing and the number one reason is the icky brownish roof-ugh! Anyway…I love the gray. The pale aqua/sky blue door is incredible. My favorite. Hope you get to redo and have fun…there would be a twinge of jealousy over here in Charleston.
Love love LOVE the mirror!! You should buy it immediately!
I love the chartreuse and the “martha stewart” blue door. But then, I have a thing for unexpectedly colored doors. My door is almost exactly like the yellow door you posted. It is a bright marigold and I love it. It makes me smile every time I see it.
You must be further north than we are, the storm was loud but thankfully we didn’t have any damage. Good luck with the repairs!
THANK YOU for this post! I’ve been trying to convince the man of the house that we don’t have to have a basic/boring/white door and aqua & yellow were at the top of my list. He saw these examples and agreed! :D