Choosing exterior colours...dark and bright?

If you're wondering why I've dropped off for the last few weeks it's because I'm currently on holiday! I just had two lovely weeks in Italy, and have just arrived in the beautiful city of Budapest. I will try to keep a bit more up to date with posting from now on, and will share some pics soon!

Home in Manhatten. Via Blue Pueblo.

After seeing all the beautiful buildings in Europe though, I have been feeling so inspired by their gorgeous exteriors and passion for using bolder colours. At home, the trend has very much become beige or white. While lovely and classic, sometimes something bolder would be nice!

Sarah Hulbert blog.

My new place will be in an American Colonial/Cape Cod style and I'm thinking a lovely deep charcoal might be nice...

Houzz

But the idea of a pretty blue or green trimmed in black and white sounds very appealing as well!

Design Darling Tumblr

Are you brave enough to have a colourful or dark house? What did you choose? Or, if you weren't worried about repainting, what colour would you choose?