Help!! painter coming tomorrow!!
Casandra383 Dean
5 years ago
We having the exterior of our house painted before putting it up for sale. It is a large house with white trim and charcoal roof. I want to paint it Gale Force (SW). The painter agrees with my husband that we should go lighter, (because it is less work). Opinions? (Photo is 5 years old)
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PRORL Relocation LLC
5 years agowhat else are you planning to do? patio furniture, planting? painting the front door should be on that list as well.
Casandra383 Dean
5 years agoThe fence is gone and there is landscaping all around the front/side now. I just didn’t have a clear recent photo handy.
I am thinking yellow for the front door. Maybe brown for porch floor, porch furniture is natural wicker/wood. I am not sure what to paint the shutters and sidelights yet.
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Comments (22)Simple White is red hue family. A hint of pink doesn't surprise me. But Shale is right there in the red to yellow-red hue family neighborhood too. Which is why Simple White was a contender. Are you testing it on the ceiling? Once you turn color from vertical to horizontal above your head this thing called 'flop angle' kicks in and it does change how the color is perceived. The angle strips chroma so the color looks less colorful and more gray and it also appears darker in value. The only other idea is yet another color - Incredible White SW 7028 which is about the same chroma (amount of colorfulness) as Simple White but it's more squarely in the yellow-red hue family so it's less likely it would show as pink. As far as ordered color systems, Dunn-Edwards the Perfect Palette might be the ultimate. California Paints licenses it because it's awesome. Benjamin Moore is actually one of, if not the most, poorly organized of all the color collections I work with. Again, likely more designer-type opinion as opposed to common sense and logic could be the culprit. i.e. The Affinity deck is marketed that all the colors coordinate. Coordinate is arguable. Rather the colors all have about the same amount of grayness. A tight range or consistent amounts of gray means they match on the aspect of grayness. Doesn't necessarily mean they harmonize. Color harmony is just another way to say color order and vice versa. Matching just one aspect like grayness does not constitute order therefore does not constitute harmony. So, the Affinity collection is just as ineffective as Classic Colors....See MoreFront door color?? Painter comes tomorrow!! (pics)
Comments (81)Ath this point I think it may be awhile. After balmy temperatures for so long things have turned cold and damp, not a good combination for painting. I'm waiting for the new sidelights to come in and may just wait for them to complete the whole thing at once. In the meantime, I have the luxury of more time to make a decision that is pretty much guaranteed to look good no matter what I do, thanks to squirrel's mockups. No lost sleep over this one!...See MorePlease help - painters coming tomorrow
Comments (16)Oh I see!... The colour works you have tested works well, I think. It is a little muted though. Go for it! I also think In place of the bar you currently have, you could eventually rip it out, find a great furniture piece that extends longer, credenza (the right size with drawers if you wish) and place open shelving above it. That way, it looks like it was intentionally place there and does not mimic the cabinetry in the kitchen and be shot out on it own. Then it would not matter so much if the colour was in keeping with the other cabinets. I also think that a creamier white, like that in the pillows of "visualizemaven" would do marvels to brighten up that area and transition into the living room. It would create contrast and depth and help your cabinets stand out a little more but still remain complementary....See MoreHelp! Painters are coming tomorrow!
Comments (5)SW Kilim beige would work w your sofa tone. This shot shows kilim beige and a warm rich brown stain that would work for your floors. These are walnut floors which is not the species you have but there are stains that replicate this color tone. Work w your floor refinisher on that....See MoreCasandra383 Dean
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Denita
5 years agolast modified: 5 years agoGoing very dark on your siding will eliminate a portion of the buyer pool for your home.
Since you are selling the house and painting it to sell, consider a lighter color preferably not in the blue family. Buyers have a very strong reaction to blue: they love it or hate it IME. I'm a Realtor so I see this divide with strong colors in my area. A good agent in your area can tell you what colors work for resale too.
Depending upon the final color you select, the yellow doors would be fabulous. Here are a couple of combos for your consideration with different front door colors:
Melchers McIntosh Residence · More Info
^Yellow siding and navy front door with white trim including sidelites.
Silverlake/Brier · More Info
^Blue with yellow door. You can see that this is beautiful, but would eliminate some buyers right from the beginning.
Bluegrass Living · More Info
^Very neutral siding.Denita
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5 years agopcweary
5 years agoIf it is not too late, check out SW Pewter Tankard. I used it in a color match by BM in Aura. My exposure is west/southwest. Our colors seem similar.
This is an older picture before new landscaping, etc.
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