How many colors are too many for the exterior?
Classic Comfort
7 months ago
last modified: 7 months ago
Featured Answer
Sort by:Oldest
Comments (27)
Classic Comfort
7 months agoRelated Discussions
How Many Is Too Many?
Comments (12)Cork - Thanks so much for your kind comments. We enjoyed our visit with you and your wife, and spending the time talking violets and sharing information. I am so glad you enjoyed my collection and were able to see first hand the consequences of violet addiction! Come back anytime!! Russell - I agree it is always nice to have some extra space to grow something new or acquire a most wanted. Brambles - Thanks for the link. I haven't had time to look at it yet but I'm sure it has a lot of good information, and I plan on reading it shortly. I could use some good culling tips. Korina - Thanks for your suggestions but I really don't have too much difficulty in finding new homes for some violets. The ones that don't perform well are another story. I don't want to pass on to others a plant that hasn't grown well for me. It could be my growing methods are the problem(the violet doesn't like me!)or it could be the plant is from weak genetic stock. These definitely are the ones that go into the heap! Your suggestions are great and thanks for sharing. Elaine...See MoreHow many is too many?
Comments (9)I usually have a travelling collection of plants indoors, depending on the season and the available light. I'm into clustering the pots for effect. And maybe one special plant featured by itself. I also have a brandy snifter terrarium. And I put some hooks on the ceiling of the bathroom (lots of humidity there) for my staghorn fern babies in the winter. Have a lot, and rotate them. Change is good for you AND the plants. I just got through moving some big scheffeleras and my ficus benjamina around on our sun porch, and brought in my bromeliads and some Christmas cactus that have a lot of new growth, but are not blooming. You can do lots of greenery, but I would only do one bouquet of flowers in an arrangement. Let it be real, and feature it prominently. You can never have too many live plants....See MoreLighting Question - How Many Are Too Many?
Comments (9)It's just not possible to have too much light, in my opinion. I've never been in a house that was too bright. When we were planning our kitchen gut, I added cans, pendants and undercabs. All the cans got switched up from dimmer to switch for one reason: I wanted to be able to use CFL bulbs to save on electric. These require a different fixture. The cans that can use CFL bulbs on a dimmer cost ten times what the switch ones cost. Hence, I got no dimmers. The old kitchen had two ceiling mount fixtures with four flourescent tubes each. The new kitchen has twelve cans in the ceiling, six pendants over the dining table and six pendants over the peninsula. I have CFL bulbs in every one; all different colors of light; none burn hot. We have four cans to one switch and 3 pendants to one switch. If it is too bright (which is never) I can always turn a switch off, (but never do). Having that much light in the workspace is just AWESOME! Yes, our neighbors think we're growing pot in the house. Yes, our electrician made fun of me the entire time he was working on it. No, I wouldn't change it! My cataracts no longer inhibit the activities I can work on in there and I think the food even tastes better! I'm planning on cutting more holes in the ceiling in the living room, and the little bedrooms if we ever get that far on the renovation! We're saving a bundle of money on the electric bill and don't have extension cords with lamps attached and cords to trip on anywhere anymore!!! In addition, we got the can fixtures that keep the bugs up in the attic from coming thru the ceiling. Nice huh? No more cricket carcasses like in the old tube fixtures! I won't ever have to worry about cricket legs or spiders coming down from the ceiling onto the dining table ever again. It's just wonderful! The undercab ones we got are halogen. They do burn hot and suck electric. Those I would change in a heartbeat. I worry about warping the cabinetry & my spices going stale so I don't use them much, except as a night-light when one of us is getting home late. The color of the light coming from them is yellow-er than the other ones and I don't like it as much. Another thing I hate about the undercab lights is the transformers take up space inside my cabinetry. What I love about our undercab lighting is that our electrician was able to hide all the wire so you cannot see it & it illuminates the back corner areas that are so dark. Seeing all the way to the corners is awesome & lets me use space I would ignore otherwise....See MoreHow many colors is too many?
Comments (3)Multiple colors is not a problem - the Victorians did it all the time. Multiple gaudy colors, even. Yellow is a problem color - when the light filtered through tree leaves or bounced off a lawn hits it, it turns sickly green. BM shows "modern white", which is a very pale clean grey, as a coordinate color for Coastal plain. Using it as "the white" in all the rooms would tie things together. Gray Matters is a bit on the greenish side of grey, the others you mention are on the blue side ... that might be a problem. Do sample boards! The choice of Coastal Plain sort of declared the overall tone of the paint would be greenish ... shifting to a warm palette or a blue-toned greys might look off. I'll admit to a personal dislike of any shade of green on walls, so I'm not much help....See MoreClassic Comfort
7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agolast modified: 7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agolast modified: 7 months agoFlo Mangan
7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agolast modified: 7 months agoHU-227031627
7 months agolast modified: 7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agoClassic Comfort
7 months agolast modified: 7 months ago
Related Stories
CURB APPEALWhen to Give Your Home a Coat of Many Colors
Drape your house in a dazzling array of hues to bring architectural details to life and draw admiration from the street
Full StoryHOLIDAYSDeck the Halls in Many Colors
Branch out from the traditional palette and discover a merry rainbow of colors for your holiday decor
Full StoryCURB APPEALHow to Update a Traditional Exterior With Color
Keep those historic architectural details — a few gallons of paint may be all you need to give a traditional facade a stylish new twist
Full StoryCOLORExterior Color of the Week: 6 Ways With Sage Green
See how to set your home apart with this popular green
Full StoryCOLORExterior Color of the Week: Go Navy!
It’s daring and dramatic, but also a neutral. And it looks fantastic on almost any home
Full StoryEXTERIORS10 Wonderful White Paint Colors for Home Exteriors
Pros share the white shades they used to complement the architecture of these remodeled and new-build homes
Full StoryEXTERIOR COLORChoosing Color: 1 Home Has Fun With 5 Different Color Schemes
See a home’s potential for transformation with several new hues. Do you have a favorite?
Full StoryEXTERIOR COLORExterior Color of the Week: 7 Ways With Warm Gray
See why this hue can be the perfect neutral for any house
Full StoryMOST POPULARChoosing Color: See 1 Cute Home in 3 Exterior Paint Palettes
Here’s proof that a little bit of fun color can add a whole lot of flair to your house
Full StoryEXTERIOR COLOROn Trend: Bold and Black Exterior House Color
All-black and coal-gray exteriors make a nonconformist statement on homes of any style and size
Full Story
Kendrah