To say we have a love affair with white interiors around here would be a gross understatement, and it turns out our affection for white house exteriors is also through the roof! Let’s explore White House Exterior Paint Colors & Inspiring Images to Help Now with an admiring eye turned toward the clean, pristine, freshened, pale and lovely whites to which so many homeowners turn. Are you thinking of painting your house white? Need ideas for paint colors?
White House Exterior Paint Colors & Inspiring Images to Help Now!
When I don’t have the exact white paint color for you, I have taken educated guesses – it’s better to start with a handful of samples anyway since your unique geography and exposure dictates how the color will read.
Sherwin-Williams Shoji White
Whether you’re considering painting your home’s exterior white, building a new home, or renovating an existing one, I hope these lovely white houses help on your design journey.
Charcoal Grey Trim
Sherwin-Williams Snowbound
Light Grey Shutters With SW Original White Brick
Idea for Choosing a White Paint for Brick
While I don’t know the exact paint color for the exterior below, it offers us a clue as a place to start. Find a piece of white siding (existing or new) that appeals to you and bring paint swatches home to find the closest white match.
Denver Brick Tudor Home Painted White
Same White Paint on House Exterior Different Times of Day
My best guess for achieving this shade of white for a house exterior is to try Sherwin-Williams Alabaster. Notice how different the white house looks with the time of day!
Tiny White South Carolina Cottage
See this Tiny Cottage’s Before & After
Go Inside This Eclectic White Brick Tudor!
China White Paint on Brick House
Light Grey With White
SW Nuance on a Shed
Young House Love’s SW Moderne White Painted Brick Colonial
See the Before/After of This Painted Brick Home
White Brick Exterior With Charming Green-Grey Front Door
House Design With White Brick & Rustic Wood Accents
Modern Farmhouse White Exterior With Blue Gray Trim & Door
Not sure the exact blue-gray on these French doors below; however, SW Uncertain Gray is a smart choice to emulate this look:
Look at how these black gooseneck sconces from Rejuvenation pop against white siding!
Benjamin Moore Balboa Mist
Not sure what the color of this stucco exterior is, but Balboa Mist may give you this effect:
Board & Batten Modern Farmhouse
Black & White in Virginia
Garden House With Black Metal Roof
Paint colors to get this two-tone look? Try Farrow & Ball All White and Farrow & Ball Railings for the door.
Low Country Board & Batten White Cottage
Outdoor Shower With White Stucco & Arches
Benjamin Moore Simply White on House Exterior
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-michele
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I was so happy to see these white homes as I am about to have my home painted white. However I was unable to see the named colors due to 90% of them being covered by google adds. When I tried to delete them, a blank white space remained, covering the print.
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That sounds like a headache. There are often issues with my captions, and I’m going to try to get away from using them at all and will try to incorporate the info in the alt text (which you’ll see when you pin an image) or in the body of the text. As for the presence of ads, here’s the thing: we can’t ask bloggers and content creators to work for free – each post typically demands days of work.
I so agree with you! White is ABSOLUTELY the best color to paint the exterior of a house …especially if you want a timeless look that NEVER ever will look dated or go out of style! We chose Shoji White to paint our exterior, but truly ANY of the whites you have pictured here would have been just as lovely! So if someone is laboring over which white to use (as I did for about a year! Ha!) they can just choose any one of these shades and they will be so happy! We’ve lived in our new home just over a year now and one of the things I’m MOST happy about is that we chose to paint it white & all your posts about white paint colors were a huge help to me in that process! So thanks, Michele!!
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Awwww – thank you so much for sharing all of these endorsements. I have always daydreamed about a white farmhouse and love the idea of Shoji White or Chantilly Lace. 🙂
We are looking into exterior paint colors now (brick)! We have to use Sherwin Williams and we are between Shoji White with Iron Ore trim or possibly Snowbound. I am worried Shoji will look on the darker side and that Snowbound will be too bright. Amy, in daylight is your house pretty bright with Shoji?
Hello,
Do you happen to know the color of the trim and shutters on the brick home painted with BENJAMIN MOORE Balboa Mist? – photo: Sherry Hart; design: Ladisic Fine Homes
Thank you!
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Hi there! Yes – it is Benjamin Moore Intellectual Gray. Hope this helps – I’ll add it to the post as well. 🙂
Thank you so much!
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You bet – hope your design project goes well! 🙂
Your painting contractor should pay attention to the details and extra special attention to the quality of paint you use. I recently painted a statement wall in my master bedroom with interior limewash paint
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thanks for sharing and reading!
Thank you so much for sharing this information. It looks beautiful, so far.
Keep up the great work! I find this article very useful and informative.
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Thanks for reading.
I really liked the color white on my house, but the problem is I found it that it is easy to get dirt, because of some stained from the leaves fallen from the tree. When I visit your site I take time to wacthed your podcast, I learned so many things about the color white in the house.
Is there anyway to find out the colors used on the house that is shown on the cover of the site? It is a Pinterest picture but links to this site; however, I did not see the house on this page. Thank you! It is a brick house that appears to have the German Smear look to it as well as pretty siding and shutters.
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Hmmmmm. Wondering if you are referring to this white house with SW Extra White paint color on a house by CrissyMarieBlog https://www.pinterest.com/pin/568438784219877879/- it is in another post about white paint colors here: https://www.hellolovelystudio.com/2021/04/white-exterior-paint-colors.html. I updated the pin in case this is the one, and I’ll add the home to post too.
Repainted our home’s exterior with BM White Dove – trim in SW Anew Gray. Front door in BM Wythe Blue. We LOVE it & many passers-by have stopped to compliment us.
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Thanks so much – can’t wait to check out Anew Gray, and the Wythe Blue is a favorite. Peace to you!
Thank you for the exterior paint color suggestions.
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Thanks so much for visiting!
Do you have any suggestions of a white or soft grey that would go with a light grey metal roof? I’m going to try some of the colors listed here but didn’t know if you had any specific recommendations for the light grey roof
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If you’re after a greyed-white, I like Benjamin Moore Classic Gray. If you’re going for a bright white, I just painted a tiny house I bought Behr Ultra Pure White. I am not sure you can go wrong with any of the whites with a light grey metal roof – sounds dreamy. 🙂
Hi! I love your site! So many great ideas!
We are getting ready to paint the exterior of our house. We live in South Carolina on the marsh. I am leaning towards SW Original White for the siding.
However, I need help with the shutters. They are very worn looking. I am torn between two ideas and would love your thoughts/help. I am definitely out of my league!
— Painting the shutters black with a pink door. What SW black do you recommend? Should I do high gloss? What is the pink paint color in your first picture on the site?
— Or painting the shutters/door a subtle green — like SW Jogging Path or Privilege Green.
I love neutrals like grey or off white but I think they would only make the house even more tired and worn-looking.
Thank you for your help!
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Thanks for visiting! If you decide on black, try Tricorn Black. For a pink like the door in the first image, try Quartz Blush. I don’t paint shutters high gloss, flat or satin exterior paint. If you decide to go in a green direction, Jogging Path looks sophisticated, and a similar color on my radar for a greyed/green/atmospheric neutral is Acacia Haze…see if you like.
Let me know if you have further questions, and best to you as you add curb appeal.