I just wanted to pipe up and say that I am more convinced than ever that there was something off with the C2 paint I had gotten last year. I had C2-Icefog. Although I loved the color on the large "chip" (if a 2.5 foot sheet of paper can be called a chip), I did not like the color on the wall at all. Fortunately, with Pirula's help it is now gone (DKC24). But my disliking their color is probably not C2's fault :-). However, regarding paint quality: when I was applying the paint, the paint spattered like the dickens. I had previously painted my trim and I literally had to stop and wipe the trim and baseboards after rolling every wall I did because I got this fine mist *everywhere*. From what I understand, it should not have been like this. The paint store insisted I was doing something wrong and that there was nothing wrong with the paint. Perhaps so, but neither with Benjamin Moore before nor with Pratt & Lambert (Donald Kaufman) since, did I have that problem. Secondly, I'd gotten the paint in Eggshell since I'd read that C2's paints run quite flat and that their Eggshell would be a fairly flat. Well, this eggshell shone like the dickens. It was easily the shiniest room in the house - kitchen and bathroom included where I had used a satin finish (BM, not C2). I like my paints flat and I did not care for the shine I wound up with. I've heard generally good reviews about paint quality from the few folks who have used C2. I would imagine therefore that my experience (negative) is an aberration, but I've never before had an experience where something was painful both during and after the application.

I like the 2153 -50- desert tan. I think that family of golds looks good with your color. JMO I can't envision part two, couldyou post a pic?

What works best depends on the layout and the client preference. With current software it isn't unreasonable to expect to can't be shown a decent representation of your choices. Photo-realistic is another story, but a general idea of the relationships should be easy enough unless you're still working with a pencil or 2D CAD. My preference is that it is ok to change modling color at an end of a run but it is always up to the client. First one shows two options of the 4 that the client was shown and a photo of the result. Second is flat molding-again client was shown multiple options to make final choice. Then something we are working on now. Very little of this is actually settled as the client is having difficulty settling on colors. Because of the color issue I did the first image which is more realistic but far more time consuming to produce so not as reasonable to expect (requires a render specific software program that I am just learning-the rendering was done with the gracious help of a professional renderer Rene from Rabbitt Construction). The other images were done within our standard design software but still need work on lighting (backsplash also needs to be resolved)

Lawn#1- If spraying the crabgrass will potentially get some overspray on the freshly seeded area I wouldn't do it. The new tender shoots could easily be damaged by the herbicide. If you can spray the crabgrass without getting it on the new grass then by all means go for it. Lawn#2- On the fertilizer either way will be fine and IMO really won't make any difference. I would wait on putting down any lime as it could affect the fertilizer. You really don't want to put down both at the same time. It's best to wait a month or two if possible to put down the lime.