Color combination for house

Content:

The main mistakes and "helpers" when choosing the color of the roof
The combination of the color of the roof and the landscape
The texture of the roof
The choice of the color of the roof for the finished facade of the house
How to choose the color, which color suits better
Features of colors that are combined with
Tips

Being engaged in the construction of a new private house, each developer takes care not only about the comfort, warmth and reliability of the future structure, but also about its beauty, because it plays a big role in the sale.

However, do not forget about the appearance of the house, if you are building it for yourself, on the contrary, try to think through everything to the smallest detail in order to create the perfect home. So you have to choose the color scheme of your house, which can be quite difficult, so in this article we will talk in detail about how to choose the color of the facade and roof.

Basic mistakes and "helpers" when choosing the color of the roof

A beautiful house is the merit of the owner, because the attractiveness of the building depends on his preferences. However, not everyone can boast of good taste, imagination, and even more so art education, which is why, when deciding to build a house, it is important to think through the project to the smallest detail, and only after that purchase all the necessary materials.

Before drawing up the design, you can walk through the private sector and pay attention to the new houses already built. From this walk you can get some ideas for yourself, as well as understand which houses you absolutely do not like.

Most likely, they will have the following disadvantages:

1. Color and style mismatch;
2. Wrong combination of colors of the facade of the house and the roof;
3. Violation of the unity of the proportions of the house and the balance of its color.

All these mistakes are of varying complexity: some of them can be corrected after the completion of construction, and some cannot be corrected at all, for example, the wrong color of the roof, because its complete replacement will cost a large amount of money, and painting will be impractical.

With your own selection of flowers will help you:

• Ready-made design solutions;
• Various schemes and tables of color combinations;
• Design programs.

Roof and landscape color combination

Each developer thinks over the design for their own purposes. Someone wants to show a high price and show off the beauty of their home, while someone, on the contrary, wants to hide their home from prying eyes. Despite the opposite of these desires, they all require one thing - a combination of roofing and landscape.

Also, do not forget that the landscape around the house changes several times throughout the year, so take into account the season and the prevailing weather.

Primary colors:

• A green roof blends in with the various vegetation around the house, for example, it will blend nicely with the trees growing around, but this is where the main problem with green roofs arises: in winter, such a roof will be a bright spot in the middle of snow and bare trees. Coniferous trees that retain their green color all year round will help you “blur” this spot;
• A house with a terracotta roof will look great against the backdrop of wooded slopes. They are also suitable for houses with a burgundy roof;
• A blue as well as a turquoise roof is being built in a mountainous area. It is worth mentioning that together with it it is necessary to make a light facade of the house;
• The gray roof is suitable for a humid climate, but coupled with the cold colors of the house, it evokes boredom, so try to dilute it with warm colors of the facade;
• A brown roof is recommended for areas with a long fall, as the shades of brown go well with the fall foliage.

Separately, it is worth talking about especially bright colors. For example, houses with a red roof will undoubtedly look great not only in warm weather, but also in golden autumn. However, she has a special drawback - excessive attractiveness. Bright colors and beautiful shapes of the house can attract the eyes of not only ordinary passers-by, but also robbers, so in this case it will be necessary to install a reliable security system.

Such bright colors are also often used for extravagant projects that only a professional can handle, and a beginner will create complete disharmony and bad taste.

Roof texture

If you decide to highlight your house - make a roof of complex shape. This way you will emphasize the viability of your home, but remember that such a roof is built separately and should not be overlapped by trees, otherwise the harmony of the foliage and the color of the roof levels out the beauty of its shape. Best of all, such a roof is suitable for a small hill.

When choosing a texture, also pay attention to neighboring buildings: you should not highlight your house too much against the background of your neighbors. We recommend using the same materials as the neighboring houses, for example, metal tiles or profiled sheets. At the same time, it is better to choose the colors of the corrugated board for the roof that are also similar. You can be convinced of the need to combine houses on the same street by looking at the old streets, for example, in St. Petersburg, where all the houses retain their style and create a special atmosphere. When choosing the colors of the metal roof tiles, you should not create a sharp contrast with neighboring buildings.

Choosing the color of the roof for the finished facade of the house

First of all, it is necessary to highlight the various factors that affect the choice of roofing:

1. Financial opportunities. First of all, purchase everything you need: material for the truss system, heat, waterproofing, etc. After that, already plan a budget for the roof itself, because not everyone is ready to spend the last money on a roof with an unusual shape made of expensive materials;
2. When choosing the color of the roof, it is worth considering its degree of heat absorption. Everything is simple here: the lighter the roof, the less heat it absorbs. So, for example, a house with a turquoise roof is perfect for southern cities, and we recommend building a house with a cherry roof in northern regions;
3. Also keep in mind that not all shades retain their saturation for the same amount of time. Sooner or later, any roof under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and precipitation will begin to fade, which is especially true for roofs made of cheap materials. Cold shades retain their saturation for the longest time. Let's take a white house with a red roof as an example: its facade will retain its color much longer than the roof of a bright saturated shade.
4. Don't forget about the combination of roofing material and façade. Despite the fact that the roof will lose its color sooner or later, you will not have to change it if you choose the right materials. When choosing other woodwork for your home, keep it in harmony with the rest of the elements - so your home will not lose its attractiveness after many years.

Of the examples, it is worth highlighting terracotta tiles - it goes well with a facade made of natural wood or brick.

Another important thing is the facades with plaster or white brick, which are suitable for almost any type of roof.

How to choose a color, which color suits best

Having decided on the material and tone of the desired roof, you can proceed to the choice of its specific color.

In order not to make gross mistakes, follow the rules:

• Do not choose the same color for the roof and facade. If you still decide to use the same color, then make the roof lighter or darker than the facade;
• Do not use brightly colored roofing against a dull building;
• Do not make your house too colorful;
• The combination of the color of the roof and the house should be in a certain balance, so use neutrals along with bright shades;
• When making a contrast of bright and dark colors, remember that the bright hue should prevail.

Separately, it is worth highlighting the white facade, which is suitable for all types of roofs and combined with a huge range of colors, for example, a white house with a red roof will attract you and passers-by without annoying with its brightness.

We mentioned above that the color of the roof and facade should match the prevailing weather conditions in your area, however, there are solutions that are suitable for absolutely any weather and season:

1. The combination of a dark top and a light facade will not only delight you all year round with its appearance, but also visually increase the height of the building;
2. The choice of one color is not recommended, however, the result of a competent game with shades can look much more attractive than the contrast and not lose its attractiveness all year round;
3. A dark facade and a light roof are also used in the construction of a house, this combination makes your home more unique, however, the saturation of the facade can take all the attention to itself, and the roof simply disappears from the view of a passer-by;
4. If you want a bright roof, but you are afraid to “lose” it against the background of the facade, then we recommend building a white house with a blue roof;
5. The last technique is a qualitative contrast. For example, the white facade of a house with a red roof will always look fresh and energetic.

Color features to match

Playing with colors is a subtle art that not everyone can master. By choosing the right colors, you can visually change the proportions of the building, for example, a room with white wallpaper and a ceiling always seems larger than a room with similar dimensions, but in dark colors. In addition, each color has its own psychology, for example, in hospitals, walls are often painted green or blue, because. they calm the patients.

The same thing happens with the exterior of the house:

• Brown is one of the most popular roof solutions. That is why the most common question is “what color of the facade will suit the brown roof?”. The answer here is quite simple: any light tones that are in harmony with brown, for example, beige.
• Red is an energetic and catchy color that is increasingly used in the construction of houses. Basically, only its muted shades are used, which go well with wood, plaster and brick;
• The blue color for the roof is also a good solution. Choose a shade of blue so that it is in harmony with the sky, and not lost against its background. The blue roof goes well with the white and gray façade.
• If you have not yet decided which color goes best with a brown roof, then turn your attention to the shades of yellow. A roof or facade of this color gives cheerfulness and optimism to its residents.
• Choosing the color of the front of a house with a green roof is a bit of a problem, because green goes well with a huge range of different colors, such as white, beige or brown.

Tips

1. If you are really bad at color combinations, then make combinations with the simplest colors - white, gray and black, or use a ready-made solution;
2. Also an easy way to create a good range is to use natural combinations, however, here you need to be extremely careful, because some scales are completely unsuitable for building a house, for example, red and green;
3. When choosing the color of the roof and facade, do not forget to keep the style of the building under construction, for example, if the building is built in minimalism, then use simple colors, for example, gray and black;
4. Do not neglect the use of special computer programs, as well as tables with color combinations.

Conclusion

Now you are familiar with specific solutions and know what logic to follow when choosing the colors of the facade and roof of the building, we hope that after reading you will not have questions like: “What color does the brown roof go with?”.

Matching the color of the facade of the house and roof online

The choice of the texture and color of the facade is exactly the case when it is better to "see once" than to study the theory for a long time and leaf through catalogs with samples. Moreover, you need to see the picture as a whole - a finished sketch of the entire building. After all, the facade should not only be beautiful in itself, but also go well with the roof, windows, slopes and other outdoor elements. Drawing a clear picture with the help of imagination is sometimes difficult even for an experienced designer. But this is not necessary: ​​the online selection of the facade takes care of all the visualization! You just have to choose a good combination of materials and evaluate the result.

How to use

A desktop computer, laptop, smartphone is suitable for work.

1. Start by selecting the most appropriate building type in the upper right corner of the toolbar.

For fitting, you must choose the type of house closest to the prototype

Type 1 : a spacious country cottage with a veranda and a large plinth.

Type 2 : classic private house with hipped roof and covered porch.

Type 3 : modern high-tech flat roof house.

It is unlikely that these examples will exactly match your house project, but this is not important - just choose a similar design.

2. Hovering over different areas of the facade (they are highlighted), select the required area with a left click.

3. In the window that opens, options for facade panels will be presented. Left clicking on the selected texture will place it on the previously selected area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe facade.

The selected façade panels and their article numbers are also displayed at the bottom of the toolbar.

4. In the toolbar, you can select and modify additional exterior elements: slopes, windows, roof front, roof, filing, drainage system, fences.

Design tips

• Feel free to experiment

The appearance of the house is a reflection of the character of its owner, and complete harmony is important here. Even after many years, the dwelling should please the eye and evoke positive emotions, and not the thought “oh, it was worth doing it differently here.” Of course, the design of the facade is not a decision for life, in the future it can be rethought and updated. But it's better to do well right away.

However, in expressing your bright individuality, you should not go too far: you can try to pass off a clumsy facade of heaps of incongruous elements as abstractionism, but rather it will become evidence of a lack of taste.

• Look around

Houses are not built in the middle of empty space. Usually there is a well-defined landscape around, shaping the mood of the area. Don't neglect them! Creating a house design out of place is a risk of getting a very strange result. A high-tech house made of glass and concrete in a cozy forest silence or a carved tower in a modern suburban village will look a little out of place, agree. Perfect harmony with the surrounding space - when even a new house does not look like a new building, but gives the impression that it has always stood in this place.

• Combine

Exterior must not be monochromatic! Areas of different colors and textures, repeated with a certain frequency, create a rhythm - one of the main means of architectural composition, giving dynamics and expressiveness. Facade panels are great for such alternations, as they allow you to easily join a variety of finishes. For example, it is reasonable to make contrasting brick-like inserts in plaster-like panels, and “stone” panels can be effectively combined with wood-like panels.

• Strive for harmony

Do not use more than three different shades in the exterior design, otherwise the house will turn out to be too colorful. The selected colors should be in harmony with each other: unnatural transitions of shades will spoil the overall perception. To choose a palette, it is convenient to use color wheels. The most calm and harmonious option is to use shades of varying degrees of saturation from the same sector of the color gamut; this creates the necessary contrast, without breaking out of a single style. If you want to get a brighter exterior from different colors, then their optimal combinations can be found by placing a triangle in the center of the color wheel.

Combination with roof

It is wise to start designing with the choice of the roof and then match the façade to match it. There are purely technical reasons for this (the roof is mounted first), and objective market ones: the choice of facade materials is much wider than roofing materials, so choosing a good facade for an already selected roof is easier than vice versa.

Red and Brown are the traditional and most popular colors for roofing. White facades are perfect for them, such a house looks friendly and beautiful. This is a classic combination of colors "dark top and light bottom", optimal for the suburbs. Dark wood or brick facades with a brown roof do not look so elegant, and look more appropriate in urban areas.

Gray and black the roof is a stricter and more solid option, and in northern latitudes even more practical. The darker the roof, the better it absorbs heat: in spring, snow disappears from the roof faster, and the attic warms up more actively. A dark roof is versatile and goes well with a façade of almost any color and texture.

White and light gray roofing is relevant in hot regions with low rainfall. A light-colored roof helps reduce air-conditioning costs at home and looks great with a light blue or blue façade. But such a roof is quickly polluted by precipitation, so it is rare.

Green and blue The colors of the roof make the house more visible and unusual in appearance, but by no means pretentious. The green roof harmonizes well with the forest area, and the blue one with the sky in open spaces. Beige and sandy facades are effectively combined with them, most often it is a brick or stone finish.

Facade selection examples

Stone and wood

NICHIHA Exterior Cladding Slabs EJB492E (English Brick), EPC241N (Japanese Pine). Decorative corner strips and window slopes are made of wood.

Plaster and stone

To implement the design project of the facade of this cottage, a combination of NICHIHA facade panels of two textures was used: stone-like panels AY4109 (35 mm) with a deep relief texture and, in contrast, “airy” light panels with WFX463 plaster effect (14 mm).

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