What trim color would tone down a pink house?

The house I live in looks like and eater egg. It's a bubble gum pink house with turquoise trim. I can't afford to repaint the whole house at this time, but I can redo the trim.





Is there any color that will help tone down the all that pink?





Thanks!

What trim color would tone down a pink house?
Personally, I'd go with a soft white or off-white. Nothing too warm but try to stay away from the blinding white...something soft and neutral but definately not a dark or bright color.


I lived near a bubble-gum pink stucco house when I was a kid and the trim was a very soft white. It looked good so the paint didn't look like a horrible accident or like someone played a cruel joke on them.


Stay away from dark or bright as they will make the pink more obvious.


Go to your nearest DIY like Home Depot or Lowes and get some paint chips/samples. Tape them to the exterior of your house and stand back a few steps to evaluate. You'll be able to tell which colors work with the pink and which ones fight with it. Use something complimentary.


If you do this on each side of your house you'll also be able to tell if you like the same color at all times of day and all levels of light.


It won't take long - Good luck!
Reply:I think we'll probably end up going with the white. Report It

Reply:If I were you...


I would probably talk to someone


who specials in house designing.


I honestly know nothing about it.


Just thought I should through the


idea out there.
Reply:you want something natural, a neutral color like brown, a light earthy red or yellow, or something really dark (note that a dark color will make the pink snap more, it'll be more vibrant in a less grotesque way) like navy blue or hunter green...





You may want to try something like opening paint(or a similar program), filling the screen with a color similar to the pink of your house, then looking at other colors in streaks across it...that will give you a small scale visual before you spend the money on the paint , go through the work, and find out it still isn't what you want
Reply:Choose a color in the same shade but in a darker tone. It will blend with the house color and the whole thing will look more toned down.





Here is a link to a pink house that sorta shows what I'm talking about:





http://www.featurepics.com/online/Pink-H...





If you don't want to do that, then white trim would be the second best way to go. Any "color" you put with it is going to make it look like an easter egg, as you said. Black trim is going to make the pink look that much brighter.





Here's a pink house with white trim and it's stunning!!





http://www.pbase.com/sebarrier/image/762...
Reply:yellow, toasty sand, white
Reply:Beige or cream would be my suggestion.
Reply:I love pink houses, but I can see how the turquoise trim must really look awful. How about a slate gray?
Reply:Try a shade of gray, which will be neutral enough to tone down the pink without having too much of a shocking contrast. Plus, you can always keep the trim color when you are able to afford to paint over the bubble gum pink.
Reply:I'm jealous... I always wanted a pink house! But, since you are looking to tone it down, I would suggest a neutral type creme color or light brown.
Reply:You must be my neighbor or there really are two houses in the world like that! Personally, I'd save up and then repaint the entire house at once because a pink house really doesn't go well with any color trim.