“Dark green also pairs well with a wood door if you want a nature-inspired feel.”

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“It works beautifully with modern and traditionalarchitectural styles.”

A white house with a sage French-style front door

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“A black exteriorwill forever be my favorite,” Calabrese says.

I live part-time in the mountains, and the contrast with the pines and snowy peaks is breathtaking."

“Some colors never go out of style,” Lichtenstein says.

An overhead view of a dark green house with white trim, set amongst palm trees

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White works with almost any color, providing a clean and crisp outline, according to Lichtenstein.

A blue-grey house with white trim

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A black a-frame cabin set in a snowy rural forest

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Modern rustic house with white exterior, shingled roof, and black trim

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Single family home with beige and white painted exterior

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tone-on-tone gray house

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A patio with a wooden dining bench outside of a blue-gray house and white conservatory

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