Exterior Color Palette

Due to the height from the ground, the screen porch will require railings for safety.

Rear elevation of River House as of 26 November; personal collection

The railings will be aluminum with stainless steel cables. The construction method provides the safety required by the building codes without obstructing much of the view. The aluminum can be powder coated almost any color you desire. That raised the question of what is our exterior color palette beyond gray and white? What should the complementary colors be?

I asked Zuniga Interiors to create our exterior color palette and this is what they came up with. I think it's grand especially with existing colors and brushed aluminum exterior lights. The porch railings and Bahama shutters on the two double windows at the front of the house will match Sherwin Williams 6496 Oceanside as closely as possible and I'll use the other colors for flower pots and other decorative items.

Exterior color palette provided by Zuniga Interiors; created with Microsoft PowerPoint

We went to American Marine Fabrication in New Bern to select a color that most closely matched SW 6496. It turned out to be RAL 5009 Azure Blue.

RAL 5009 Azure Blue; courtesy of Fibreglast

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