It s a hallmark of sweden residential architecture.
Red house with black roof.
I own a home with red brick on the front and clay colored siding on the exterior i currently have a non descript muted brown colored roof but i.
Chad esslinger of chad esslinger design answers homeowners questions about how to enhance their home s exterior design and curb appeal when getting a new roof.
The spicy red highlights the roof peak outlines windows accents the front door and defines the porch trim.
How about gray black or brown house colors.
For example a light red brick house can have a medium toned roof however a house with a dark brick needs a very dark shingle.
Beautiful red brick house with black shutters.
Since black roof shingles absorb the energy from the sun you lose the option to reflect the sunlight to create a cooler attic.
Black dark gray or brown shingles work with a red clapboard country home and can top red brick attractively.
The red roof will make the house look outstanding.
The urban farmhouse in this photo is painted dusty green to harmonize with the green roof.
It s generally best to have a roof that s darker than your brick.
Architectural details are accented in off white and burgundy.
It was really interesting because red exterior is not all that common in north america and other countries.
This home was built in 1930 and contains 4 bedrooms 3 25 bathrooms and 3 968 sq.
Specifically the siding is painted with sherwin williams pensive sky sw1195.
This color roof is compatible with many house paint color.
2 story symmetrical home with bright red.
Yellow or gold house paint is a chameleon that flatters tile red green blue gray brown or black roofs.
The most popular combination is painted house with white cream light gray yellow pastel or light brown but if you want a house look more strong and unique you can try to paint the house in red.
As far as i m concerned red is underrated as a home exterior color.
I love it and would gladly paint my house red like the.
This action can give you another level of visual confirmation about the pros and cons of black roof shingles for your house.
New large suburban red brick home with arched windows side garage grey shingles and gardens in the front yard.
Gray and brown roof shingles with brown metal accent roofing.
Light olive house paint is attractive with those darker shingle colors.
Gray brown or black roofs look good with green siding.
White pops up as window sashes to bring dimension and brightness to the facade.
List of the cons of black roof shingles.
Use rich exterior house paint colors with a touch of sheen to give your home been around awhile character.
The countryside is peppered with red and yellow houses.
Red brick is sharp with a black or a vivid or dark blue roof and white trim.
Choose gray blue green black or white house colors.
There are lots of ways to get ideas and of course there are some standard or classic combinations that you should consider such as a black or gray roof with a white house or a black or slate gray roof with a red brick house color combination.
You should also consider the pattern and texture of your shingles as well as the color.
