Colonial White Siding House

P aint the front door white to match for an understated look or a glossy navy or black as shown here for an elegant finish.

Colonial white siding house.

Black shutters and crisp white trim stand out attractively against the red brick siding. White colonial house on the river circa 1808 the above featured colonial house sits on a river in connecticut. White siding bright door. White siding white trim.

As america expanded in the 1800s so did the popularity of the colonial home design changing slightly to mirror the influences of its builders or geography. Bright white siding allows the natural wood stained shutters and pillars to stand out on this 4 bedroom new american farmhouse plan. What s interesting about this particular home is how it retains the historic interior yet isn t run down at all. White siding with white trim unifies a home s various accents giving even traditional and vintage homes a modern feel.

The house that you weren t sure about is a garrison colonial the 2nd floor juts out a bit although maybe you meant the style of 2nd floor windows which seemed unusual to me also. White house with white trim any siding color gets a boost from the brightness of white trim including white siding. All of the afters are great improvements over their befores lovely. Traditionally catalfomo said colonial homes were sided with white clapboard and featured a red front door.

Ft 3 bedrooms and 3 5 bathrooms. It was built in 1808 and has 4 030 sq. This colonial home addition boasts of the same brick decorative railings window muntins and trim work found on the original home. Since the first colonial homes were built in the heavily treed areas of new england wood siding was and continues to be the most popular exterior choice.

It provides extra space indoors as well as a larger walkout area on the upper level. Now his firm only uses white siding on a small percentage of the homes they renovate. An elongated front porch surrounds the antique french doors welcoming you home a staircase to the right of the formal entry leads upstairs while the dining room with large windows sits to the left. The vast majority of colonial homes have white trim.