Sherwin Williams Exterior Paint Color- Help!
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My contractor uses SW paint and I am now 8 samples down and haven't been able to find the shade I am looking for. I am trying to find a medium smokey gray/blue but everything I have tried has leaned super blue once I painted it on a piece of hardie board and took it outside. I am looking for something similar to these that I have attached but maybe slightly less blue or not as dark as the last photo. Another issue is the SW store is out of samples so I have to get it from Lowes and they don't have all the colors. If I have a good feeling about a paint I will just purchase small $15 can from SW to try it out but after my 8 fails I don't want to do that with another 8. Any suggestions for me? I live in TX and have lots of bright sunshine so maybe that is why it all looks extra blue to me. I guess I would prefer to lean more gray.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
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2 years agoCelery- That color was actually on my list and then for some reason I didn't get a sample of it. I didn't know gray was going out already! I do have
Patricia- I live in a teeny little neighborhood with only about 6 houses and two of them have a greenish tint that I am not fond of. The thing is I have a weird tan/brown stone to my house so going sage would probably match better than the blue/gray anyway.
We had some storm damage and my roof is now moire black from certainteed. It's definitely a strange looking home but the inside is what sold me on it. Honestly I feel like there's not much hope for curb appeal. I was going to go vertical board and batten style for the hardie board but clearly I am clueless if anyone has better advice I would very much appreciate it!
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