Shutter color continued, finding the perfect teal
Next week the shutter guy is coming to wash the house and paint the shutters. As you may recall, my thoughts to paint them as well as the front door teal got a big thumbs ups. Well, dh didn't want to paint anything, especially the front door so we compromised. The door will remain white and shutters will get a new color. I've been looking for the right teal ever since but they're either too bright, too dark or too light. So here is what I have so far and I'm hoping someone with a better eye can either point me in the right direction or offer an opinion on this particular shade.
This putty color is the closest match I could find for our house color. It's Glidden Ruffled Feathers and is pretty close, but in certain lighting, our house color seems to have a slight undertone of green in it. It's the color we're painting the new shed.
This is the best shade of teal I have found so far, which is Valspar Island Blue, but the paint guy uses SW paint. When I put the sample next to the other shades of teal, it looks considerably less bright but my concern is that homes in the area are conservative with colors that blend into their landscaping. I love the teal, but we don't want to stick out like a sore thumb. If there is something you think would be better let me know too please! Just no plumb or purple, yellow or orange. Here is a new shot of the house, we live on a hill so it's a task to get one at a decent angle!
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoThank you for the suggestions, I've found similar colors, SW Green Bay and BM Peacock, they are all very pretty but I'm wondering if in person they would look too similar to the hunter green the shutters are now. Maybe, I need to lean more towards a turquoise or even an aqua tone like the SW Great Falls or even the Lake Shore shown below, too light? Too Blue?
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8 years agoI think if you want that much color and contrast, I wouldn't do teal. The colors posted say Florida to me. Try googling the names + front door and you'll see what I mean. It's a little garish for your Michigan home in the woods.
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8 years agolast modified: 8 years agoTibbrix, that was a good question, I am a big fan of black both inside and out. And I even like when I see black shutters on say a cute pure white bungalow with a bright red door, when done right it is perfection, but our house has almost a minty green tinge in the white and I don't think it will come off looking as nice. Another problem I have noticed while on my color hunt, is that many of the custom looking colors in navy, gray or red look faded. I saw an older ranch not too far from our house that had the teal and it was so fresh and happy looking, plus I admit, I'm just a sucker for color. The other thing is that dh isn't going to budge on painting the door. I agree 100% that is should be painted but he usually lets me do what I want and since he is digging his heels on this it must really matter to him. I think Ann might be right, I did some mock ups and the difference between the darker teal and hunter green isn't as close as I was thinking it would be
I'm avoiding reds because that is what another house similar to ours has. Hard to tell but this last one is a shade of black, I kind of like the navy blue too
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8 years agoI'm a fan of dark navy, e.g. BM Hale Navy
Or Gentleman's Gray, which has a little teal going on and would go really well with your house color.
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8 years agoIt's a rich blue with a bit of gray in it, and I used it in my living room below the chair rail, not outside. But here is a picture (not mine) of Ben Moore Andes Summit. I chose it to show you as it has a color that could represent your house body color next to it.
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