Give Your Home's Exterior A Face-Lift!
Thinking about painting the exterior of your home this summer? Changing your home’s exterior colors can dramatically change the look of your home for the better. Benjamin Moore has created several color combinations inspired by the regions of Canada to help guide you in making your decision.
EASTERN CANADA
Cozy Eastern Cottage
Evoking the temperate climate of Eastern Canada, this charming Cape Cod Cottage sparkles against a crisp blue sky. Light and warm, straw imparts a sunny cheerfulness, while the simply white trim draws attention to the home's architectural features.
Body: straw (2154-50)
With its slightly orange undertone, straw brings a nice warm glow into a space, enveloping the room and making it instantly cozy.
Trim: simply white (OC-117)
Fresh as the first snowfall, this clean, crisp, multi-purpose white is a perennial favourite for trim, ceilings, and walls.
Coastal Breeze
The coastal beauty of Canada's eastern region is captured in this timeless Cape Cod Cottage. Mirroring the region's rich maritime culture, the home charts a cool, relaxed course in breezy, sky-blue serenata, crisply accented by simply white trim.
Body: serenata (AF-535)
This refreshing, watery mid-tone suggests the openness and tranquility of a wide blue sky on which to float your dreams and inspirations.
Trim: simply white (OC-117)
CENTRAL CANADA
Organic Elegance
This stately home adopts a neutral, monochromatic palette that echoes the region's agricultural vigor. Working off a backdrop of natural stone, ashley gray and marshlands team up to add depth and dimension.
Body: ashley gray (HC-87)
This colour is part of the Historic Colour Collection. A collection of 174 time-honored hues comprises our most popular palette. Steeped in tradition, the refined, elegant colours of the Historical Collection deliver timeless colour that can be used in traditional as well as contemporary spaces. Inspired by the documented colours found in 18th- and 19th-century architecture, these classic, inviting tones continue to serve us well today.
Shutters: marshlands (CC-512)
This colour is part of the Designer Classics Collection. Comfortable colours that can be chosen with confidence. The Designer Classics palette features 231 tried-and-true colours - timeless beauty you can integrate into a variety of design styles and decors. A perennial favorite of both discerning consumers and professional designers alike, Designer Classics are colours you can choose with confidence to enhance the mood and atmosphere of any living space.
Trim and Garage Door: icicle (OC-60)
This colour is part of the Off-White Colour Collection. Inherently sophisticated and endlessly versatile, the Off-White collection offers subtle nuances of whites that suit tranquil, serene environments as well as creates colour-enhancing accents for dynamic spaces. A collection of 140 soft hues features a wide range of white and off-white colours.
Colonial Beauty
Enveloped in pale, creamy thousand island, this beautiful colonial in Central Canada is light and bright. The grey-green kendall charcoal shutters and garage door balance the home's distinctive, multi-dimensional roof, while the icicle trim adds subtle contrast.
Body: thousand island (CC-308)
This colour is part of the Designer Classics Collection. Comfortable colours that can be chosen with confidence. The Designer Classics palette features 231 tried-and-true colours -timeless beauty you can integrate into a variety of design styles and decors. A perennial favorite of both discerning consumers and professional designers alike, Designer Classics are colours you can choose with confidence to enhance the mood and atmosphere of any living space.
shutters and garage door: kendall charcoal (HC-166)
Rich, deep, and luxurious, kendall charcoal pops beautifully when paired with crisp white room accents and trim. A versatile neutral, it also works well with most colour schemes.
Trim: icicle (OC-60)
WESTERN CANADA
Western Flair
An organic, neutral palette distinguishes this classic Craftman-style home in Western Canada. The home's gable roof takes center stage in subtle florentine plaster, complementing the greenish-gray dry sage body color. Arts and Crafts details in white dove add a sophisticated finishing touch.
Body: dry sage (2142-40)
A neutral green that beautifully complements natural décor elements. Muted with slightly yellow undertones, Dry Sage creates a restful feeling wherever it is used.
Upper Body Accent: florentine plaster (CC-520)
This colour is part of the Designer Classics Collection. Comfortable colours that can be chosen with confidence. The Designer Classics palette features 231 tried-and-true colours - timeless beauty you can integrate into a variety of design styles and decors. A perennial favorite of both discerning consumers and professional designers alike, Designer Classics are colours you can choose with confidence to enhance the mood and atmosphere of any living space.
Trim: white dove (OC-17)
This colour is part of the Off-White Colour Collection. Inherently sophisticated and endlessly versatile, the Off-White collection offers subtle nuances of whites that suit tranquil, serene environments as well as creates colour-enhancing accents for dynamic spaces. A collection of 140 soft hues features a wide range of white and off-white colours.
Glacial Glamour
This traditional Craftsman-style home gets a touch of contemporary glamour thanks to a cool combination of steep cliff gray and moonshine evocative of Western Canada's celebrated glacial lakes. The snow white trim harmonizes with the home's local natural stone detailing.
Body: steep cliff gray (2122-20)
This colour is part of Colour Preview. A collection of bold, saturated colours that brings spaces to life for those looking to illuminate their world with pure, extraordinary colour. Colour Preview offers a collection of 1,232 hues that excite and inspire with pure, deep, clear colours that create striking combinations.
Upper Body Accent: moonshine (OC-56)
This colour is part of the Off-White Colour Collection. Inherently sophisticated and endlessly versatile, the Off-White collection offers subtle nuances of whites that suit tranquil, serene environments as well as creates colour-enhancing accents for dynamic spaces. A collection of 140 soft hues features a wide range of white and off-white colours.
Trim: snow white (2122-70)
This colour is part of Colour Preview. A collection of bold, saturated colours that brings spaces to life for those looking to illuminate their world with pure, extraordinary colour. Colour Preview offers a collection of 1,232 hues that excite and inspire with pure, deep, clear colours that create striking combinations.