10 Porch Paint Color Ideas That Instantly Make Your Home Feel More Inviting
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Picking a great paint color is a key component to your home’s aesthetic, and that doesn’t just go for the interior. The best exterior paint colors can make or break your curb appeal, helping you draw attention to unique architectural features, highlight quirky details (hello, scallop trim!), or even delineate areas of your exterior.
When it comes to choosing the best paint colors for your porch, we have good news: You don’t have to feel beholden to the palette you’ve already chosen for your exterior. While you can create an all-over coordinated scheme, it can also be fun to add a few new hues to the mix, especially if you’re looking to call attention to your porch or make it feel like its own signature space.
Below, we’re rounding up 10 porch paint color schemes that will boost your home’s charm—and curb appeal—in an instant.
Try a Charming Trio
Lynn Morgan Design
Paint can be a great way to call attention to unique architectural details on your porch, especially if they are particularly intricate or involved. Here, designer Lynn Morgan looked to a trio of green shades to accentuate the treillage in this covered porch, which also features a charming patterned seating area.
The walls are coated in Benjamin Moore’s Annapolis Green (at 50%), with Benjamin Moore’s Rhine River on the trellis and Farrow & Ball’s Teresa’s Green on the trim.
Stick to Similar Tones
Paige Rumore for Rachel Halvorson Designs
You don’t have to be a certified color consultant to expertly pair colors together—you just have to understand tone. One surefire way to concoct a scheme that works? Stick with all cool (or all warm) colors for an undertone that blends seamlessly throughout the space.
In the enclosed porch above, designer Rachel Halvorson relied on an evenly toned white and blue-gray ceiling to complement the gray brick of the fireplace. For a similar look, try Farrow & Ball’s All White (walls) combined with Sherwin-Williams’ Dew Drop.
Play With Pattern
Julia Konya for Cuckoo4Design
If you suspect your porch is missing a little something, chances are you can add it with paint. From charming country shutters to disguising faux stone, paint can instantly transform your porch from just another facade to something truly special.
Here, creator Julia Konya of Cuckoo4Design turned to Behr’s porch paint in White Cloud and Tan to transform what was once a concrete front porch into a design-forward hangout, complete with a European-inspired checkered floor. Bonus: The duo pairs perfectly with the nearby shutters, painted in Sherwin-Williams’ Rookwood Shutter Green.
Consider Color Drenching
Benjamin Moore
For high impact without a ton of effort, coat a bold hue onto every surface on your porch. Not only is this a fresh approach to color, but it’s a great way to disguise an exterior facade or space that has been Frankenstein’d together over the years and features various types of siding or trim.
Here, an inky blue (Benjamin Moore’s Phillipsburg Blue) is softened by a creamy white ceiling and floor (Benjamin Moore’s White Heron) for a fresh yet dramatic look.
Complement Your Interior Palette
Emily Followill for Lanier Interiors
While it’s always a good idea to have fun with color, you should never choose a hue in a vacuum without at least taking into consideration the rest of your space. This holds especially true if a portion of your porch opens up to or closely relates to the interior of your home.
For the entertaining porch seen here, designer Lanier Gupton played off the palette inside—and the warmth of the surrounding brick facade—when choosing a paint color for the ceiling, trim, and window casings. Benjamin Moore’s Brushed Aluminum proves to be the perfect mid-tone neutral, with just a touch of green to keep it feeling special and sophisticated.
Choose a Quirky Hue
Benjamin Moore
When it comes to picking a porch paint color, we’re firm believers that no color should be off-limits. Case in point? This sweet pink porch, which pairs a barely there blush hue with mid-century modern touches for a calming oasis that greets you coming or going.
To avoid skewing too saccharine, try pairing a soft pink (this is Benjamin Moore’s Marry Me) with a more grounding neutral, like the gray seen here (Benjamin Moore’s Cement Gray).
Combine the Classics
Grace Wagenman/Getty Images
An expansive front porches offer even more opportunity for fun, but choosing not just one but three (or more!) shades that will go well together is no easy task. To create a warm welcome on her front porch, designer and real estate agent Grace Wagenman turned to a trio of better-than-neutral hues—including a traditional haint blue porch ceiling—to foster an inviting space.
For a similar look, try painting Sherwin-Williams Svelte Sage (siding) with Sherwin-Williams Repose Gray (floors) and Farrow & Ball Borrowed Light (ceiling).
Channel a Bygone Era
Benjamin Moore
There are just some porch paint colors you see less and less of these days, making it especially memorable each time they grace the exterior of a home. While yellow used to be a very popular house color, it’s almost always overlooked these days in favor of more classic (and safe) hues like white and gray.
Looking to stand out? We say bring back a blast from the past, like this playful porch, which combines Benjamin Moore’s York Harbor Yellow with a rich blue ceiling swathed in Slate Blue.
Cover Every Surface
Fariha Nasir for Pennies for a Fortune
When it came time to makeover this backyard porch, designer Fariha Nasir—host of Magnolia Network’s Problem Spaces—knew not to underestimate the power of paint. Instead of springing for new siding or a freshly tiled patio, she relied on several Behr shades to totally transform the space.
The siding got a fresh coat of moody, oceanic teal (Behr’s Undersea), while the concrete slab patio got the luxury treatment with a trio of hues (Nasir used Creamy Mushroom, Sharkskin Suit, and Divine Wine, all by Behr) painted in a classic checkerboard pattern. The finishing touch? A door painting in a trendy mauve hue, aptly named Parisian Cafe.
Nod to the Environment
Fariha Nasir for Pennies for a Fortune
Inspiration for a porch paint makeover can be found all around, especially if your home is located in an iconic location, like a seaside town. If the surrounding landscape or environment is particularly inspirational, consider the mood a jumping off point for your porch paint palette.
Here, a seaside abode sits awash in a range of coastal hues, including Benjamin Moore’s Silver Gray on the siding, Stonecutter on the shutters, and Seashell on the trim (of course).
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