Best Exterior Trim, Garage Door, & Gutter/Soffit Colors
When creating the best exterior paint color palette, a lot of pieces need to come together. Or let me phrase that differently, a lot of COLORS need to coordinate.
Garage doors, trims (& fascia), gutters & soffits, front doors, shutters, and even garage doors need to be considered. Lucky for you, you’ve got a little Ginger tucked in your back pocket (who pinches upon request), and who happens to have all the answers (or at least some of them).
But rather than having you bounce all over Hell’s half acre (let’s be honest, he probably has more than a 1/2 acre down there), I’ve brought together my best blog posts for each topic and surface.

- Use this blog post as your anchor post
- Once you’re done reading about a certain topic, come back here and find the next one.
- Eventually, your exterior paint project will be done, and THEN…we get to move inside (wink wink).
THE BEST WHITE EXTERIOR TRIM COLORS
While there are hundreds of whites to choose from, there’s only a small handful (what Tim calls me, although I like to think I’m a bit bigger than average) that work. I’ve narrowed it down to the top 7 for you.
The Best White Exterior Trim Colors
WHITE TRIM FOR BRICK HOMES
If you have a brick exterior, you might enjoy focusing on that type of home in this blog post…
The Best White Trim Colors for Brick Houses
EXTERIOR DETAILS: SOFFITS, GUTTERS, & DOWNSPOUTS
If you’re wondering what the best color is for your soffits, downspouts, and all those wee details, this blog post has the answers…
Should Gutters & Downspouts Match the House or the Trim or Neither?

GARAGE DOOR PAINT COLORS
There’s no quick and easy answer to what color your garage door SHOULD be, but this blog post will guide you to the best choice for you and your home.
What Color Should Your Garage Door Be?
And if you’re looking for the best FRONT DOOR & SHUTTER colors, check out this bad boy…
The Best Front Door & Shutter Colors
If you can’t decide which paint colors or placements are best, my Online Color Consulting can help.


