Curb Appeal Color Boost: Wrought Iron

Deep rich gray tones have become the leading trend in home exteriors.

Across the country and among a variety of home styles, we’re seeing Wrought Iron as an increasingly dominant color. More than anything, homeowners are attracted to its depth, versatility and timeless elegance.

Wrought Iron breaks through as a mainstay color

This bold dark/charcoal gray draws its appeal from a combination of natural colors, and homeowners are boldly embracing it as a featured exterior color, creating dramatic contrasts by pairing it with lighter, more neutral hues. The days of just using Wrought Iron for porch, window and door accents are over. And the result is neighborhood after neighborhood highlighted by the color’s bold sophistication.

Pairing slate gray with a palette that works for your home’s exterior

Using a custom color palette made up of saturated selections similar to Wrought Iron and complementary neutrals, here’s how you can make your home stand out on the block using bold tones as your main color, accent or both.

Home Color Palette

Willow House

LiveAbode Celect Dune_Wrought Iron

Celect 7” and Shake in Dune, Trim in Wrought Iron

Iron Dune Pine House

Wrought Iron Dune Home Paint

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Wrought Iron is an exterior color full of rich, bold possibilities, and homeowners all over the country are recognizing its versatility. Feel free to use this article as an inspirational launching point to your exterior design exploration.

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