Orla Studios Guide to the Dark Side: Exterior Black Paints

Whether working on a midcentury renovation, a new modern house or a traditional home with a lot of character, a dark facade brings a lot of gorgeous impact to the neighborhood!

Vingt House

1. Farrow and Ball:

off black

This was one of the first paints in the Farrow and Ball collection and has a lot of soft grey layers so lovely on a traditional project!

La Negrita

2. BM jet black

This is a flat black and is very close to the current Fleetwood black on Fleetwood windows and doors so if you want a seamless look on a modern project using Fleetwood like the one above with the doors and walls very similar, Jet Black is a good option for you.

Avanto

3. BM Racoon Fur

This has a lot of warm grey tones to it. More like a very dark grey than a black but with no brown. Sophisticated.

4. BM Wrought Iron

A deep dark grey reminiscent of the look of all those London guardrails in Kensington on a rainy day.

Studio Joseph

5. BM Black. Yep. Intense darkness.

6. BM Iron Mountain

Really a warm grey, one of the most popular BM dark greys.

Schimmer

7. This beautiful finish is actually a charred larch wood. Hundreds of years ago, Japanese woodworkers prolonged the life of wood by charring the surface using fire, resulting in shou sugi ban. Very popular option for a dark facade. Expensive.

9. BM Midsummer night.

A rich and dramatic very dark brown black, perfect for a vacation home in the mountains.

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