5 Exterior Paint Color Ideas for Mountain Homes
One of the most alluring aspects of a Colorado mountain home (in addition to hiking and snow sports right outside your front door) is that you're surrounded by exceptional natural beauty. And when it comes time to paint your mountain home's exterior, you want to make sure your color choice enhances the gorgeous natural surroundings. However, trying to decide on the best color can be confusing and daunting.
And this is where Singletrack Painting's expertise can help. We're happy to share what we've learned in our many years of experience painting Colorado mountain home exteriors. We provide tips on choosing the best colors for mountain homes and offer guidance on how often to paint your home to provide maximum protection from the elements. To help narrow down your choices, read on to learn the 5 best paint color ideas.
Understanding the Colorado Mountain Landscape
From deep lush forests to semi-arid mountain slopes, Colorado's mountain landscape is rich and varied. And the weather is just as varied and unique as the landscape. The four-season high-elevation climate has over 300 sunny days a year. Buffalo Pass in northern Colorado and Wolf Creek Pass in the southern part of the state can accumulate over 350" of snow and 50" of rainfall a year!
With harsh high elevation UV rays and intense snow, you want to make sure your home is well-protected with paint. So those who live in Colorado's mountains may be painting their home's exterior more frequently than those who live in the Denver or plains regions. The paint color you choose can help mitigate the challenging climate.
Tips for Choosing the Best Exterior Colors for Homes in the Woods
When choosing the best colors for your Colorado mountain home, it usually looks best to go with colors that blend in with the natural environment. Selecting mountain home exterior paint colors is easy with the following tips:
Take a close look at your home's surroundings. Do you see a lot of soil interspersed by shrubbery, is your home tucked into deep forest, or is your home mainly accented by mountains and peaks? Take some photos and really study your home's surroundings.
When selecting the best color, consider your home's architecture, For example, a modern angular home that is painted a deep gray can blend in beautifully with jagged craggy gray mountains. Or, a cozy cottage in the forest can disappear into the woods when painted a soft green.
Keep the color of your roof in mind. Beige roofs coordinate well with tan and brown exterior walls. Gray roofs look great with white, gray, and blue exterior walls.
With Colorado's heavy mountain snowfall, when to paint your home is as important as choosing the right color. In the Centennial State's mountains, you'll achieve the best quality results if you paint from late spring to early fall.
Choose your paint color on a sunny day. Paint each of your potential choices on a separate board. After the paint dries completely, look at the board in the sun and in the shade.
5 Cozy Exterior Paint Colors for Mountain Homes
Quality exterior painting is one of the best ways to maintain your mountain home. If you're looking for exterior paint ideas, check out our carefully curated list of 5 exterior paint colors and ideas that look beautiful on Colorado's mountain homes.
Earthy Tones: Blending with the Mountainous Terrain
There's no doubt that earthy tones allow your home to blend in seamlessly with Colorado's mountainous terrain. Rich stone grays, deep forest greens, and earthy rustic browns complement the Front Range's natural surroundings.
Go with Sherwin Williams Summit if you want to echo the surrounding mountain peaks.
Any one of these 5 Benjamin Moore greens will complement Front Range foliage. Or if you prefer a more yellow-focused green, try Benjamin Moore's Forest Moss.
Homestead Brown by Sherwin Williams provides a warm rustic mood. Earth Fired Red by Behr is a terrific choice for homes tucked away into the Front Range's exposed red soiled slopes. Or you can consider Benjamin Moore's Sesame for a lighter, yellowish hue.
Bold Contrasts: Standing Out in Nature
If making your home stand out in nature is more your vibe, explore bold reds, blues, or greens that make a style statement against the Front Range backdrop. Going bold is a great way to feature the unique personality of the homeowner, especially in the Denver area.
New London Burgundy and Champion Cobalt are beautiful saturated hues by Benjamin Moore.
For a bold statement that can enhance and elevate a vintage home, also consider Sherwin Williams Fireweed.
Soft Neutrals: A Subtle Nod to Elegance
Rather than making a strong statement, the soft beiges, grays, warm whites, and muted blues provide a home's exterior with a subtle, elegant look. These colors offer a sophisticated touch while still allowing the home to fit into the natural mountain landscape.
Skimming Stone is Farrow and Ball's beautiful warm light gray. This is a versatile color that gently blends in with the surrounding environment.
This list of Ten Best Neutrals will provide you with some great subtle color ideas.
Wood Accents: Embracing Rustic Charm
Stains and natural wood colors say "cozy" and "rustic" charm. Many mountain home exteriors are constructed of several materials, such as wood siding and rock, or metal siding and stone. To give your home a cohesive look, you can combine warm stains with other colors. Staining your home's wood can help maintain the integrity of historical architecture or enhance an ultra-contemporary building.
Explore these examples of how stained wood enhances the architecture of these homes.
Sherwin Williams offers a beautiful range of colors in both transparent stains and acrylic solid stains.
When choosing a stain color for wood siding in Denver and the Front Range regions, you can't go wrong if you coordinate the stain to the natural colors in your local environment.
Bright Accents: Adding Personality with Pops of Color
Some mountain home exterior colors include bright accents. Painting a front door with a bright accent can add personality and a welcome pop of color to your home. If you want to add a sense of individuality to your home, bright accents will help you achieve your goals. Reviewing photo examples is a great way to find out if bright accents or other design features appeal to you or not.
This is a terrific example of how a bright accent pops against the rustic siding of a Rocky Mountain home.
Houzz.com features photos of mountain homes with accented trim that provide helpful ideas.
Still Undecided? Singletrack Can Help!
At Singletrack Painting, our many years of experience with interior, exterior, and cabinet painting make us confident paint color experts. Whether you live in Denver or higher in the mountains of the Front Range, we know which colors will enhance your home's exterior.
If you need help, we offer a one-hour complimentary color consultation to customers who commit to our exterior and cabinet painting services. Reach out to Singletrack Painting for a quote today!
