Help with cedar house
Karen Foster
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Help with stain color for cedar house
Comments (2)It sounds like you are wanting knots etc to show, so you are using a semi transparent stain. The only way, you could go lighter would be if you used a solid color stain, and then none of the knots would be visible. Solid color stain is almost like using paint. I love the color that is on there now....See MoreExterior paint help on Craftsman mountain house with Cedar shakes
Comments (22)Chris your inspiration house has a large proportion of the natural cedar color to the blue and a lot of what we can see on that house in the photo is in shadow which makes a big difference. You're trying to choose a color for your house without a clean background - the yellow is a player in making colors look different. I took a picture of 2 colors from one of my paint decks for you - put them on a table on our porch that is similar in color to your cedar but when I compare the picture to the paint deck it's horribly off so I hesitate to post it for you. I may email it but just know that it's not representational at all. I'm looking at Benjamin Moore Everard Blue CW-575 and Wetherburn's Blue CW-580. these are from their Williamsburg collection, grayed blues with green in them. Even on the B/M website the colors are off on my computer. I'm not certain these are the *right* colors for your house but it's a slightly different direction that brings your setting into the mix and a place to start. Hale Navy is part of the Historical Color collection from B/M - that collection is a good place to be as well. The colors are dirtier which is good - what you don't want is a bright, clear color on your house. There are different ways to approach trim and house colors - they can be high contrast with crisp definition or lower contrast and more subtle transition. Neither one is better, they are just different looks but your trim will still be differentiated from the house body with less contrast. Are you planning to paint your eves and rake boards like the inspiration house?...See MoreHelp! What color to paint my home? Cedar shingle
Comments (5)Shingled column bases down to the floor level, then brick to match the fireplace from there to the ground. If the two columns either side of the stairs are close together, consider a single larger base. Are you set on the arched windows/decorative elements? First thing I noticed and they seem more appropriate for a different style house. And you will probably get better feedback by posting here: https://www.gardenweb.com/discussions/build Cedar shingles are usually stained, so you may want to state that instead of asking about paint -- unless you do intend to paint. As for color, for me beige doesn't equal beachy....See MoreCedar or Painted Baseboard & Trim in Cedar Home?
Comments (2)do you have any more photos of your painted cedar walls? i have a cedar house as well, pan abode. I've been questioning painting the walls to brighten it up, I'd love to see more photos of your house and the painting process....See MoreKaren Foster
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