The PROs and CONs of a Modern Black House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2021
- There is a lot to consider when thinking about the possibility of choosing the color black for your house, but after weighing the pros and cons I’m confident we made the right decision.
Let’s go deeper through the pros and cons as well as try to answer some of the many questions that I know we had going into it, like are some siding options better than others? Does the sun and heat affect it? Etc.
The family and I have always loved the modern rustic style and we were getting ready to make the move from a pretty ordinary suburban street to a more rural area, we just felt like we needed to get a little closer to nature. While exploring home design options I kept seeing black exterior houses popping up. It seemed like a bold move so we had to do a bit of research first before we made a big decision...
The exterior house paint we used was Valspar from Lowes in the "Very Black" color (5011-2). It was a Flat/exterior, Valspar Duramax exterior paint + primer.
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Stunning and so warm and cozy! This is the style I’m getting on my Barndominium.
Haha, a matte black Barndominium sounds so cool!
@@ShizenStyle Yes and I’ll be in the middle of the forest so it’ll really stand out against all the greenery 🙌🏽😊
Really like your channel. I started looking for Japanese garden designs because we are starting landscaping projects at our new house. Then I realized we had more in common after seeing this video. We painted our new house Iron Ore, which is really close to black. We were one of the first in this area (Central Utah) and a lot of people made comments about its boldness. Now similar color homes are popping up even more around us and adding variety to the numerous tan, white and light blue homes around us. Enjoying your content .
Thank John! Much appreciated. I think you have given them courage to explore some different colors. Some people like the conformity and familiarity a developer brings to a planned community, but life is a little more interesting when you can see people's creative expression.
Well my new house would be black like this one, completely rare to see in my country but I love how it looks specially in the mountains
Thank you for taking the time to make this video. You answered so many questions for me. I'm about to paint my house in the Oregon woods either black or a very dark brown/black and I'm so glad to know you went with a matte finish. It looks great on your place. I'm also glad to see how nice your house looks without painting the trim another color, except for the door. Your work is inspiring!!
Thank so much! We debated on doing the trim a different color, you see a lot of black but still with white trim. In the end I'm happy we stayed with all black. It's subtle but you do get variety with different wood patterns going in different directions or different textures used on the house.
LOVE your house so much!! Your property is absolutely a dream, very beautiful!!
Thank you so much!
Very interesting results. Almost classical ambiance. I like it.
Many thanks!
Bold and brave!......why not, for a change. 😊
Nice job, and story
Thanks much
Great video, and thought provoking, like many of your videos. I’m in WNY too! I’ll definitely consider adding some black to my (future) house. Looks like an amazing property! Where did you get your garden pagodas?
Hi there, that's so cool someone is in the area too. We used to own a garden center on Grand Island and got the lanterns wholesale by the truck load, but we got them from www.stoneagecreations.com/ in Ohio. They have great handmade stuff. One time we split an order with Al from www.orientalgardennursery.com/ near Rochester in Pittsford. He usually has some stone goods around or could at least order some maybe. Cheers!
@@ShizenStyle Agreed! I’ll check them out, thanks for the links!
I'm painting my exterior black soon!! I'm still debating on the actual paint choice but it will be a black...there's so many to choose from. I'm either going w Iron Ore (dark grey/soft black) or Darkroom by SW (HGTV collection for 2023), which has a purple undertone.
Congrats! Welcome to the dark side :) whatever you choose will be great, but in general it does seem to be a bit lighter than expected in the sun.
Awesome video. I also painted my house black. I used space black by Benjamin Moore.
Thanks. That sounds like a great color!
We’re painting our Hardie siding black right now. Neighbors are freaking out. Using Sherwin Williams Iron Ore. it’s a transitional gable roof house.
Sounds great! Don't worry about the neighbors, they'll either love it or hate, not your problem :)
What sheen did you use with the SW Iron Ore?
Nice work!!!! I'd love to know how the paint is holding up and what kind
you used? Did you use a flat black? Are the windows vinyl? How are the
window frames holding up? Did you prep the window frames with anything?
My wife and I have wanted to do this for years! Such a cool look!
Hi, thanks for watching! The paint is holding up well, after a little over 2 years I've just done a few touch up spots where the paint chipped. Like I mentioned though we don't have full sun on the house all day and I think that really helps.
We used a flat matte black because I wasn't too keen on the shine, but a satin or semi-gloss might be nice too.
We have both vinyl and wood window frames and the wood are still great. The vinyl I didn't try to paint over, it might need something more like a rustoleum type of paint but it should work ok.
It's a bold look but it's becoming more popular, go for it!
I use Valspar Season Flex and/or Valspar Brick and Mortar (in Dearh Valley), my house is partially black. If you want it to look "always fresh", I repaint one solid coat a year. The main issue is dust accumulation and once you give the dust a good cleaning the paint looks kinda eh.. it's like a black car, there is maintenance 😒
Also I recommend flat black, but that's why it gets dusty.. glossy black looks really strange.
Imagine leaving something in your car and only realizing when you walk in the door 😮
Hi what type of plant is the one shown as ground cover on most of your property, the dark green small leaves
Hi, that's Periwinkle (Vinca minor) and it thrives in this area! It is a pretty fast spreader and also gives you a nice purple flower in late spring/early summer.
@@ShizenStyle thanks, good video btw house looks great
You've inspired me to paint my house black too. Do you mind sharing the exact color/paint you used?
Hi, sorry it took a minute for me to find the exact brand I used. We used Valspar from Lowes. It was a Flat/exterior, Valspar Duramax exterior paint + primer.
@@ShizenStyle is it the Valspar Duramax Black Magic Hgsw6991 to be exact?
You should stain brick. It allows the brick to breathe, unlike paint. They have black stains.
Really like the color, can you share the color code you use? I didn’t see it in your description just saw the brand please! Thanks
Thanks, I had to double check that and added it. It's the "Very Black" color (5011-2).
@@ShizenStyle thank you so much!
@@ShizenStyle thank you so much for checking it out
Sure thing!
Hi! Would you mind sharing the color you used ? I'm about to paint my barn black in upstate NY
Hi there, I have all of the details in the description. Thanks! Good luck on the barn!
@@ShizenStyle I see the brand , just not the color :)
@@ShizenStyle thanks for the great video. Can you share the color code too? Thanks
What type black is this? Its nice?
Hi there, I have all of the details in the description. Thanks!
Black paint blocks EMF, right?
I've heard that EMF-blocking paints are almost exclusively black or dark gray, but it I'm not sure if that means all black paints are naturally EMF blocking. I think it depends on the brand.
All the old houses and barns in wood in Holland, Belgiium, Germany are dark, petrol based, nothing to act trendy japanese about.