US exterior painting trends, color guides, costs per sq ft and HOA-friendly palettes. Articles written by US-based contractors covering Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore and Behr, with region-specific tips for Sun Belt, Pacific Northwest and New England climates.
Exterior painting & siding: cost per square foot across Los Angeles, Houston, Phoenix, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Denver and Seattle. Hardie board vs vinyl siding vs stucco repaint comparisons.
US paint brands in depth: Sherwin-Williams Emerald, Benjamin Moore Aura Exterior, Behr Marquee, PPG Timeless - paint sheen guides and climate durability from Sun Belt heat to Pacific Northwest rain.
HOA, permits & climate: HOA-approved palettes, city permit requirements, and picking exterior colors that hold up in Florida humidity, Arizona sun, or New England winters.
Front door colors for a red brick house: 7 picks with codes and LRV (black, navy, deep green, white), matched to your brick's undertone, plus the Zillow data.
Sherwin-Williams High Reflective White SW 7757 (LRV 93): its near-zero undertone, the rooms where the brightest SW white works, where it goes flat, its rivals.
How to paint a metal roof: the acrylic DTM system that lasts, prep for galvanized, rusty and factory-finished panels, and the colors that keep the house cool.
Sherwin-Williams Alabaster (SW 7008, LRV 82) on kitchen cabinets: how it reads on doors, wall and island pairings, the right sheen, when to pick another white.
Painted brick fireplace: 10 colors that work (codes, LRV), paint vs whitewash vs limewash, the primer and paint that hold on masonry, what never to paint.
Worldly Gray (LRV 57, taupe) is the softer greige; Revere Pewter (LRV 55.5, tan-green) has more depth and a warmer lean. Cross-brand, same family, undertone decides.
Repose Gray (LRV 58, violet-brown) is a mid-tone warm gray; Classic Gray (LRV 74) is a barely-there warm greige offset. Cross-brand, depth decides.
Mindful Gray (LRV 48, taupe) is the deeper warm gray; Gray Owl (LRV 66, green-blue) is the lighter cool gray. Cross-brand, depth and undertone both diverge.
Shoji White (LRV 74, greige-taupe) is the deeper, more putty off-white; White Dove (LRV 85, gray-cream) is the classic warmer white. Cross-brand, depth decides.
Eider White (LRV 73, gray-taupe) is the deeper soft white-gray; White Dove (LRV 85, gray-cream) is the classic warmer white. Cross-brand, depth decides.
Alabaster (LRV 82, cream-greige) is the warmer, creamier white; Simply White (LRV 89.5, faint yellow) is the brighter, cleaner white. Cross-brand, the two biggest white names.
Snowbound (LRV 83, gray-pink) is the softer, cooler white; Chantilly Lace (LRV 90.4, near-pure) is the crisper, cleaner white. Cross-brand, brightness decides.
Greek Villa (LRV 84, cream-yellow) is the warmer, creamier white; White Dove (LRV 85, gray-cream) is the softer, more muted white. Cross-brand, undertone decides.
Tricorn Black (LRV 3, true black, neutral) vs Onyx (LRV 5, softer near-black): the two blackest paints from the two biggest brands. Depth and purity decide.
Iron Ore (LRV 6, green-brown) is the darker near-black; Kendall Charcoal (LRV 12, green-brown) is the lighter warm charcoal. Cross-brand, depth decides.
Urbane Bronze (LRV 9, brown-bronze) is the lighter warm bronze; Black Fox (LRV 5, brown-black) is the deeper near-black. Same brand, depth and warmth decide.
Peppercorn (LRV 10, neutral charcoal) is the lighter, neutral dark; Cyberspace (LRV 6, blue-gray) is the deeper, cooler dark. Cross-brand, temperature and depth decide.
Drift of Mist (LRV 69, green whisper) is the warmer, softer light gray; Gray Owl (LRV 66, green-blue) is the cooler, crisper light gray. Cross-brand, temperature decides.
Anew Gray (LRV 51, taupe-cream) is the deeper, warmer greige; Agreeable Gray (LRV 60, cream-beige) is the lighter, airier greige. Same brand, depth decides.
Dovetail (LRV 26, greige-gray) is the lighter mid-gray; Gauntlet Gray (LRV 17, warm charcoal) is the deeper warm gray. Same brand, depth decides.
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