Sharing all the details on our painted Benjamin Moore White Dove house exterior reveal!
The day has finally come to reveal our stylish white painted house!
Our House Before the White Paint
But first, a little background. Last spring, our roof and gutters were totaled in a hail storm. Because of the damage city-wide, ours wasn’t replaced until this spring. I had a painter at our house bidding another project and asked him to look over our exterior for a bid. Our home is now ten years old and it turns out it was probably a few years past due for new caulking and paint. So, we decided to get it completed while we were already in the mess of other projects! Be sure to also check out my posts on white houses with black window trim and the best exterior white paint colors for more background on and inspiration for this project!
Here’s how the exterior of our home looked when we first saw the house nearly six years ago. It’s the best image I have since the trees were starting to lose their leaves and you can actually see some of the details on the house.
And here’s how our home looks now from the street view! We ultimately selected Benjamin Moore White Dove for a few reasons that I’ll get into a bit further below. If you’re local in Omaha and need a painter, we can’t say enough good things about Ben from Nelson Brothers Painting. He also stained our fence and has done work at our rental houses!
I know once of the biggest discussion points was if we should paint the stone or not, and if we should paint the shake shingles and board and batten a different color. We opted not to paint the stone (since it wasn’t originally bid) and decided to give it a year to see if we still wanted to update it. I was worried the white paint would make me hate the stone even more. But surprisingly, I’m really liking the contrast now! It also helps our home to blend a bit more with our surroundings from the street side, since nearly every home in our neighborhood is a shade of brown or gray.
Benjamin Moore White Dove Paint
After advice from a lot of you, we opted to paint all the wood details the same color (Benjamin Moore White Dove), rather than painting two colors like it was before. Since there are so many different textured surfaces on the front of our home (asphalt shingles, metal roof, stone, two sizes of board and batten, and shake shingles), we decided that was the best route. And we love it!
Since we opted to keep the stone as is, the White Dove was warm enough that it didn’t look “off” with the orange and brown stones”. It’s a warmer white with yellow undertones but definitely still reads white on our home. One of the downsides of a white home is that you have to take photos at dusk if you don’t want to have crazy shadows or blown-out photos. So, keep in mind these were all take around 8:30 pm when the sun was casting a warm glow as it was setting. Even then, I still love the color!
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With the updates, I bought our first new doormat since we moved in five and a half years ago! I was actually excited to update this space again! And I love how much brighter our porch looks now! We’ve had these outdoor lanterns for a few years now and still love.
I love seeing the varying board and batten widths and the shake shingle textures all the same color of white now. I had the shutters, front door, and garage doors all painted Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain – which is one of those colors that looks brown at times and gray at others. They’re a near perfect match for our window trim so it all flows well. You’ll notice we opted to go with a contrasting bronze gutter system to coordinate with the windows as well.
The garage doors were previously very bleached from the sun and constantly looked dirty. This view is one of my favorites of the makeover! I just love the board and batten and window trims. I can’t wait until there is a large window soon above our air conditioners that we’ll be adding to the kitchen! This view will get even better!
This close-up shows more of the details. The outdoor lanterns on this side of the house were from Lowe’s a few years ago (but I think they still carry them in stores).
This is the view into the courtyard from my office now. It’s really amazing here how much the white brightens up all the surrounding interior rooms (office, hallways and dining room). Also, lets pretend you don’t see a paper towel fort in the dining room 😉 We were emptying our kitchen last night when I took this photo. I may have to replace the striped rug soon, as it received some damage from the roof project. Our firepit set was from Costco a few years ago, and you can find the outdoor pillows here.
Moving out to the backyard. This was the area I was concerned would get too bright if we went with a true white. The backyard faces south and in the summer months is in the sun non-stop. Pair that with our light concrete travertine-like pavers and I didn’t want a total white out. But I feel like the White Dove works perfectly back here since it’s a warmer white.
Here was the view from the top of our hill shortly after we moved in five and a half years ago.
And here’s how it looks now from the same spot!
Given that White Dove can tend to have warm yellow undertones, I wanted to ensure that it wasn’t too yellow as the sun began to set each night. My samples definitely showed a yellow undertone, but nothing that bothered me. This picture was taken around 8:30 pm when the sun was starting to set. And although you can see the warmer undertones, much of that is from the sun. I actually love the warm glow!
I hope you enjoyed this our Benjamin Moore White Dove house exterior reveal! If you have any questions about any of the details or anything I missed, feel free to comment and I’ll get back as soon as possible. Thanks for following along on this journey!
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Looks awesome! Love your backyard & courtyard!
The kitchen clean out is a good time to purge & see what needs replaced enjoy your weekend!
It looks great it’s so much better. The old paint makes the front look so choppy and the back now looks elegant next to the pool….in a European way.
We painted last year too…a pale green (we have a 1950s house). Every house in the street is some form of beige, cream or tan. Originally the neighborhood was pink, yellow, Forrest green and light green. Our house pops now.
Wow, I just love the white, your house looks so crisp. Good choice.
I absolutely love it! Sooo much!
Sarah, of course it looks incredible! You have a real gift.
My only comment…..fake shutters make me shudder. My neighborhood is full of them.
Wow! I love the way everything turned out! Great choices!
Good job Sarah, perfect colors on your house. I would like to know about your garage door? What are they made of, metal or wood, they look great. Concerning your shutters and what Wendy said, they look so nice to me, how does she know they are fake, they don’t look that way at all! I guess she is a shuddering, ha!
Yay!!! Looks so good.
One word, beautiful!!
Love the color or your home and was wondering what color are the shingles? They look brown in some photos and black/grey in others. The color of the garage doors the same as the front door? Thank you
Thanks Mary! The shingles are technically brown but there are some dark gray colors mixed in as well so it looks different in different lighting. They’re the Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration Shingles in the color Teak. I hope that helps!
gorgeous!
The new paint looks amazing! So, pretty!
So pretty now. Did you have the windows put in with the black trim or did you paint the original trim black? I too have a white home And love the look. Im always excited when I see your posts.
Thank you! The windows were already the dark bronze color but it got a bit lost with the prior paint color. They are a grayish brown tone, but the white paint definitely makes them look a lot darker now!
Wow!!! Sarah! This is incredible! I know how much research you went through picking the right color and you did an amazing job, friend! You most definitely have the prettiest house on the block.
Hugs, Jamie
Looks beautiful!
Beautiful! What color was the black trim?
Thank you! Are you referring to the gutters? All the trim (gutters and windows) are the bronze factory finish. On the garage/shutters/front door we used Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain. I hope that helps!
Hi Sarah, Wow – your house looks great! We’re in the same boat, just getting our roof, gutters and windows replaced from the hail storm last year. I really want to do dark bronze windows, but I’m concerned with how that will look from the inside of my home. We currently have a Taupe/Grey factory finish and it’s nice, but blends into the exterior paint color. I want to add some contrast with the darker bronze windows. The interior of my home has Benjamin Moore White Dove window casing and trim with Sherwin Williams Mindful Gray walls. From what I can see of your home interior, the windows appear to be white from the inside, not the bronze. Are they two-toned? What color are your screen trims and interior window hardware? Thanks!
Thank you so much! So the windows are the Pella 450 Series. If you look at my most recent kitchen post you can see a bit how they come. You can get the bronze on the exterior and then the inside is just unfinished wood (so we painted ours white to match our trim). The window hardware is just white on the inside (for the ones that crank open) and then we just have regular colored screens (although I removed most of them because I hate how they darken everything. We just leave them on the windows we actually use). I hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions!
Sarah,
I just googled soft white exterior paint colors and your link popped up. I’m so glad it did. Your house looks beautiful! My house also has a lot of aged reddish brown brick so I think White Dove might be my choice as well. Can I ask what paint finish you used? Is it semi gloss?
Thanks-
Becky
Thanks so much Becky! This is actually a low lustre finish (which is closer to a matte). I hope that helps!
Hi Sarah: Id like to get the original name and brand of the first color of your exterior. I saw craftsman house color brown on the first sentence. I really like all your choices but your so far Id like to try your original browns color scheme. Please advise. Thanks for your time.
Hi Elle- Unfortunately I don’t have the information on that color, as we are the second owners of the home and don’t have any of the original paint. Sorry!
Hi Sarah! Love the house. We’re getting ready to paint our home white, so this is a valuable post. One thing I didn’t see…what sheen did you use? We were thinking about flat, but I’m not 100% sure. Did you do the trim and everything the same sheen? Thanks!!
Sorry! I honestly don’t know. I know our painter used the Benjamin Moore Exterior Paint so I’m not sure if it comes in multiple sheens. It appears pretty matte to me though! The darker color on the doors and garage seems more like a satin finish. I hope that helps!
Hi, Sarah – Your home is beautiful! I am currently looking for colors to repaint the exterior of my 1960s ranch. We have black windows and I am looking for a trim color to blend with the black, gray siding (leaning towards Ben Moore Chelsea Gray) and older “tan” brick (not going to paint them now due to budget… but, true browns seem to pull out orange undertones). Do you think the Iron Mountain would complement the black windows as well as the bronze? Do you ever see a “purple” undertone? Thanks so much!
thank you so much for sharing, this post is exactly what I have been searching for! I have a 1960 house with orange brick, ie your stone, and have windows trimmed SW gauntlet grey, ie your BM iron mountain. I landed on white dove and was doubting myself, this has helped convince me i’m not crazy. your home is gorgeous.
This looks great! Did you also do white dove on the trim and what color did you use on the doors?
We used Benjamin Moore Iron Mountain on the doors and shutters. The trim was white but then we added the bronze gutters so that’s where you see the darker color.
I love the look of the house! We are in the process of picking a white for the exterior. I think we have it narrowed down between White Dove and Simply White. We have White Dove in some of the inside… I didn’t even consider it outside until your post, so thank you! Is the trim (posts on porch, along soffits, etc) all White Dove?
Hi! We are planning to use the BM iron mountain paint selection for our front door and garage. Do you have a recommendation for a slightly darker color that would be nice for the roof?
Thanks so much for your help!
HI LOVE YOUR CHOICE. GETTING READY TO PAINT OUR EXTERIOR WHICH IS STUCCO WITH BROWN TRIM AND BROWN ROOF. HOWEVER OUR WINDOW CLAD LOOKS TO BE IVORY. DO YOU STILL THINK BM WHITE DOVE WOULD WORK? THANK YOU ALAINE RAVIN
Hi! We are currently trying to pick out paint colors and window colors as well as exterior lights for our home. I read that you said your wall lanterns were from lowes – do you happen to know the name of them?
Your home looks so beautiful! Such a refreshing update!
Thank you so much! And I actually tried looking for them recently but I don’t believe they carry them any longer. We bought them six or seven years ago. Sorry!
You have no idea how helpful your post has been! The front of our house has SW light and so many white paints were too yellow. I also have dark windows and a brown roof so I tried White Dove this weekend and it’s the color we’re going with — thanks so much!!
Question question – are your garage doors wood or metal? Any brand or details is also appreciated.
So happy to hear that! And our garage doors are metal. Unfortunately we aren’t the original owners so I don’t have any brand details on them.
What white would you recommend that is more pure white without yellow undertones but instead has gray undertones? I want a pure white home but that isn’t blinding. I’m doing black shutter, trim and door with mine. We just started painting my brick/stucco home in white dove and I think it may be too yellow.