![]() Above: SF-based Boor Bridges Architecture used Benjamin Moore French Beret on this home in Sonoma (still under construction). Above: NYC-based Steven Harris Architects used Farrow & Ball Pitch Black for a long exterior storage wall on this beach home in Montauk. The shade is a very dark gray with just a hint of brown. Above: Portland, OR-based Bright Design Lab used Benjamin Moore Midnight Oil on this home still under construction. For more, see A Restaurant That Channels “The Birds,” West Marin Style. This shade is in a tie with Pitch Black for the blackest of the shades recommended here. Above: Owner Margaret Grade of Sir and Star restaurant in Marin chose Benjamin Moore Black Panther for a dark overhaul of her formerly white building. Above: Farrow & Ball’s Off-Black is a favorite of designer/fabricators MADE LLC in New York. The shade was also recommended by Charles Mellersh Design Studio in London. Photograph via House & Home. For details, see The Architect Is In: Tips from Jen Turner’s Grand DIY. TheJenTurner Studio also used Railings on the exterior trim and front door of her home in Brooklyn. Railings is not a true black, but functions beautifully in place of one. Above: Stylist Arren Williams chose Farrow & Ball Railings for his own home (pictured here). Williamstown, Mass.-based Burr & McCallum Architects painted this farmhouse with trim in Essex Green. Photo via Dwell.: Above: Another example of Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green. Black Forest Green was also a favorite pick of LA-based DISC Interiors (and, after seeing it in person, I myself am obsessed). The shade is discontinued, but can still be mixed on request. Above: This home by architect Roberto De Leon is painted in Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green. The architects used a flat finish for the body of the home and a soft gloss sheen for the trim. Above: SF-based Butler Armsden Architects renovated a William Wurster home and had it painted in Benjamin Moore Carbon Copy, a rich black shade with a hint of purple. Bottom row: Benjamin Moore Black Forest Green Benjamin Moore Black Panther Farrow & Ball Pitch Black and Benjamin Moore French Beret. Above: Top row, left to right: Farrow & Ball Railings Benjamin Moore Midnight Oil Benjamin Moore Carbon Copy Farrow & Ball Off-Black. Photographs of paint swatches by Katie Newburn for Gardenista. (The exterior color was mixed to match Farrow & Ball Railings, the black paint color of choice for many an architect.) What’s your favorite shade of black paint?įeatured photograph by Marta Xochilt Perez, from Before & After: A Garden Makeover in Michigan for Editor Michelle Adams. Here, they’ve shed some light for when you’re ready to go dark. ![]() We’ve asked architect and designer members of our Professional Directory for their favorite black exterior paints. Easy to admire but a bold move to make, not just any shade will do. You love black houses we love black houses. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. ![]() Darkness Reigns: Architects' 8 Favorite Black Exterior Paint Colors - Gardenista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. ![]()
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