Dark siding..will dark exterior light fixtures be ok?
ILoveRed
6 years ago
Our siding will be going up on our boat house next week. It is cedar shingle in "burnt hickory" ..the sample with the stone. Also, the color on this barn on Houzz. (Heads up to Mark!)
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Here is the problem that I did not anticipate....I like the darker exterior light fixtures vs. the nickel tones. I need to order light fixtures and fans soon.
I know this color tone will kind of " blend" into the siding, but do you think the darker light fixtures are still ok?
the same siding and light fixture colors will go on the house which is now in the framing stage.
thank you for your opinions.
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palimpsest
6 years agoILoveRed
6 years agoI was thinking something like this..it looks very similar to the light the architect used on her rendering.
https://www.build.com/quoizel-mre8406/s917517
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lakeerieamber
6 years agoILoveRed
6 years agoILoveRed
6 years agolakeerieamber
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThanks, Red! We currently have a big pile of dirt to be graded in front of the house which is making it difficult for me to take a straight on shot but here are a couple of pics.
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Red Levesque
5 years agoILoveRed
5 years agoILoveRed
5 years agoThis is an old pic. We are further along now. But it shows the Burnt Hickory color really well. We used solid stain. The semi transparent and transparent will show the wood more and be lighter.
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