Help! I hate the color of the brick on the patio.
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So bummed - Hate the exterior color I chose. Please help.
Comments (39)I'm with those who like the house color. It's mine, in fact. Regarding the garage doors, those are the trouble spot in the typical home. Ideally, the garage would be detached and hidden, your chauffeur would drop you off and then make the car disappear too. These days, instead of hiding garages discretely hidden behind hedges, we have big, klunky utilitarian garage doors trying to grab attention from what should be a compelling and delightful front entry. So, my recommendation is to not try to punch up the garage door in any way. THAT's not where you want people to look. Your painter had the right idea, but still went the wrong way in painting it the typical bright look-at-me white. I'd take the house color itself a shade or two two darker and paint the garage doors that color. It's so nice that you do love the front door color, which is lovely with the gray. I agree with Bronwynsmom, though, that more contrast would fix the washed-out effect you're seeing from the street. Just look to something else to add more. Flowers are ephemeral, so not so great to depend on even in the warm seasons and gone entirely in winter. How about establishing more permanent energy with a pair of large, decorative, winter-hardy pots? They could hold flowers in summer, seasonal decor in winter. Yellows-oranges-reds are across the color wheel from blue, and the complement would really make the door area pop. If that's too colorful for your tastes, you could add contrast in a quieter manner by going dark against the relatively pale colors, black, very deep green, eggplant, or...?...See MoreHelp I hate this color wood
Comments (16)I'm late to this party, but if you put green next to any wood, it brings out the brown. Perhaps that will help. I knew 80s pickled oak was "out" but I don't think natural was ever "out." Of course, that which yellows with oil or poly coats on it does become orangey, which is A.W.F.U.L., IMHO. All this dark brown flooring, cabs, and trim will also be "out." It's just everywhere too much. With all these people worried about "timelessness" in their homes and kitchens, it's amazing how many people are doing these exact same things. 8 years ago I loved espresso maple and put in bathroom cabs of that finish. Thank God I couldn't afford it in my kitchen, because now I want to strip or paint the espresso ones. Go figure....See MoreI hate the paint I picked out! Help!!!
Comments (4)Are you saying your couch is gray? I think you need a more saturated color or you will be living in a gray cloud. All grays have a low level of some color in them. You need to be sure what color your couch is so the wall color is compatible. What accent colors do you want to use? Maybe take the paint back to the store and see if they can "adjust" it to a shade that you like better. It's worth a try before you spend on another color you are not sure of. I think a grayish blue/green might be a good choice. Good luck!...See MoreI hate my new paint color..HELP!
Comments (28)I painted my kitchen 3 times and bought 5 different colors of paint - nuts I know but I learned a lot. Never go with the paint chip. Computer painted rooms won't help either since it's not your room. The color will look different depending on natural light, bulbs being used and the color of the surfaces in the room it reflects off of. It will also look different at different times of the day. If you are up to it, buy paint samples. Get yourself the largest poster board you can find and paint several of them with your choices. Move the boards around the room during different times of day. I tried one light grey color that looked purple in the evening - not a look I wanted. You may want to try different light bulbs. We ended up swapping our ours for 5000K. Warm lighting made our cream cabinets look yellow. I would paint that wood woodwork white in a heart beat....See MoreJudyG Designs
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