Like a bathroom or bedroom—out-of-the-way rooms that offer an opportunity to experiment with paint color—an outdoor porch is a place where you can live a little. A porch requires less commitment than painting a facade (both in expense and expanse), and is a great place to try an accent or otherwise bolder color than you might typically choose.
For ideas, we turned to members of the Gardenista Architect/Designer Directory for some of their own favorite porch palettes. Here are their favorite colors:
Kelly-Moore New Linen

Donald Kaufman DKC-44

Mix-and-Match Colors

Benjamin Moore Summer Blue

Benjamin Moore Simply White

Benjamin Moore Stonington Gray

Benjamin Moore Bennington Gray

Behr Underwater

Donald Kaufman DKC-26

Valhalla Lifetime

For more on paints and stains, see:
- Palette & Paints: 8 Colorful Exterior Stains
- 10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ White Exterior Paint Picks
- Dark Matter: 10 Design Ideas to Steal from Houses with Dramatic Facades
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