Exterior

What would my house look like in a different color?

The fastest way to find out is to upload a photo of your own house to an AI exterior visualizer such as Preview My Home. It detects the siding, trim, front door, shutters, roof and garage door in your photo, lets you pick a real paint swatch or material for each, and renders the change onto the actual house while the sky, landscaping and neighbors stay exactly as photographed. It takes about a minute and the first render is free with no account.

After — AI renderBefore
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AI RENDER
Same photo. Siding and front door changed; roof, windows, sky and yard are the original pixels.
A house exterior before and after an AI render: new siding color and a warm wood front door, with the roof, windows, sky and yard unchanged

Why generic “house color visualizers” disappoint

Most paint-brand tools make you pick a stock house that vaguely resembles yours, then color that. It never answers the real question, because your roof, brick, stone, trim and landscaping are what make a color work or fail. Rendering onto a photo of your own house keeps all of those fixed, so what you see is what a driver-by would see.

What you can change on an exterior

  • Siding and stucco color — any of 15,000+ swatches from 8 paint brands, applied by exact hex value, or a material swap like board-and-batten or lap siding.
  • Trim, fascia and window frames — usually the second decision that makes or breaks the scheme.
  • Front door, shutters and garage door — accent colors and wood tones.
  • Roof — shingle color changes (charcoal, weathered wood, slate) to check against a new siding color.
  • Landscaping — fresh beds, mulch and plantings to see the whole curb-appeal picture.

Tips for a good exterior photo

Shoot from the street, straight on, in daylight without harsh shadows across the facade. Get the whole house in frame including a bit of yard and sky. Avoid heavy tree cover blocking the walls — the AI can only recolor what it can see. A phone camera is fine.

For sellers and agents

An exterior render is a quick way to show a buyer what a dated facade could become, or to test whether a repaint before listing is worth the money. Renders are AI-generated previews and should be labeled as such in any listing.

Try it on your own photo

Your first render is free. No account, no card.

Upload a photo, pick what to change, and see the result in about a minute.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I see my house in a different color for free?
Yes. Upload a photo to Preview My Home and your first render is free with no account or card. A free account adds 5 more renders.
Does it use my actual house or a lookalike?
Your actual house. The render edits your photo directly and changes only the surfaces you choose.
Can I change the roof and siding at the same time?
Yes. Pick as many elements as you like in one render — siding, trim, door, roof and landscaping — and see them together. Best results come from changing two or three things at a time.
Can I try real Sherwin-Williams or Behr exterior colors?
Yes. The swatch library covers Sherwin-Williams, Behr, Benjamin Moore, PPG, Valspar, Farrow & Ball, Dunn-Edwards and Dutch Boy, each applied by its real hex value.
Is the render accurate enough to buy paint from?
It is accurate enough to choose a direction and rule colors out. Confirm your final pick with a sample on the actual siding, since sheen and sun exposure shift how any exterior color reads.

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