What metallic accents with Sherwin Williams Heron Plume?
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Comments (32)true statement: "After the last sub leaves, the whole house damn near needs repainted" That is usually because the paint is cheap or because only one coat of good stuff was used... If you use a good quality wall paint in satin or eggshell, most (non dark) colors will touch up just fine if done properly... true statement: "The painter's house is usually way smaller and nowhere near as nice as the one he just painted for you" true statement: "a large portion of folks are just rude, arrogant and ungrateful" false statement: "SW paint is always consistent" Well on second thought I guess you are correct... There is one thing that is consistent about Sherwin Williams' cheaper product lines such as: "Property Solutions", "Builders Solutions", "Painters Edge", "Sherscrub", "Pro-Mar 400", and "pro-Mar 200" Et Al. and that one thing that is consistent is the amount of trash found in a brand new five gallon bucket of the paint... Anymore it seems like we have to put the freshly opened bucket of paint through a strainer bag before it can be used.. a lazy painter who doesn't care will not have a strain bag on hand and will only pick the largest "boogers" off the wet wall leaving the painted wall riddled with small debris.. I see it happening all the time and it really aggravates me- ("it aint my house" they say)................ ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Anyway, I've learned that so many people think that paint for their new house is the obvious part of the construction process to save money... But in the long run they will find that to have been a regrettable decision. (and sometimes they find this out very quickly (like on move in day or even before). Besides having no durability, using a cheap paint will cause noticeable differences between areas that were rolled and those brushed- especially the "halo effect" against the ceiling or crown molding.. In my residence, I used Ben Moore Aura... The walls look awesome, they feel awesome and since the paint is self leveling, areas against doorframes where the trim work was done first and the rolled area meets that brushwork, you cannot tell the difference... It blends so well and I am so happy with how it looks even 8 years later... Lets put it this way... When I worked for a big name nationwide home builder, whenever they would have us do some painting in their model homes/offices, they would have us use SW Durations satin.... Then when we go to paint a homeowners build they would spec "Painters Edge" flat... I really hated that employment because home owners would commonly blame us for the appearance as a workmanship issue... And when it comes to "Painters Edge" and all the other cheap paints- the darker the shade the crappier the end result. Good luck Y'all...See MoreExterior Historic Paint Colors for Decorative Shingles and accent trim
Comments (61)Well that is good there aren't any windows there. However the usual rail height is about 25 inches. That is a huge difference. Having windows will make the height look that much higher. First check the height of the square part of the porch post. I believe it may be higher than 36". I would use a post with the square portion no higher than 36". For the rail height it is unfortunate that the code is such but the only way you can get around that is to follow the design from my website. You can add an additional hand rail that can be removed later. The temporary hand rail does not have to look good but just be stable for it will later be removed. Another option is the following. This is done in black so it will not really show as white. It can be removed or remain permanent. See the photo attached. The full article is here: https://www.oldhouseguy.com/ocean-grove/ A last option that is not really good is to use a design that is permanent. The design will be the same as in the diagram on my website but have a more finished look. You will see vertical balusters at the correct height but then you will have the "addition" on top to increase the height. What would I do? I would go for the removable option. My 2nd choice would be the black metal bar in the image above. Porch steps railing. You would be surprised that homes with very very high steps seldom had hand rails historically. Therefore a black iron handrail on the steps is acceptable for it will not be noticed much. One more thing. Your porch skirt looks very nice but the porch posts do not line up correctly. See here https://www.oldhouseguy.com/porch-skirting/...See MoreZircon by Sherwin Williams
Comments (1)Hi - I think it’s a pretty colour but I know how upsetting it is, when you don’t get what you hoped! Zircon is a very low Chroma (near neutral) colour from the end of the Yellow Hue Family, just before it moves into the Green-Yellow Hue Family. Low Chroma colours from this neighbourhood of the colour wheel are notorious for shifting blue-ish in imbalanced lighting. In a more balanced quality of light you would get as expected, a near neutral ‘grey’. If the blue-ishness turned up only at night, then altering your lightbulbs can make a big impact. But if it happens in daylight, which it appears from your photograph it is, that’s harder. Another thing that may surprisingly help in some circumstances, is to ensure your trim colour is a crisp, neutral white rather than a creamy, off-white. Again, as much as one can ever tell from a photo, your trim does appear ‘white’. So, I think the answer is either, learn to live & love it, or repaint with a colour which is from a different Hue Family neighbourhood. But all would require testing in your space, now that you know lighting maybe an issue. Suggestions for consideration. Each colour moves further back into the Yellow Hue Family. 9166 - Drift of Mist - SW 6070 - Heron Plume - SW OC-20 - Pale Oak - BM 7029 - Agreeable Grey - SW 2111-70 - Calm. - BM 2111-60 - Barren Plain - BM p.s. See examples of another similar colour on Pinterest, Houzz, Homebunch etc, which can also shift - SW Passive. In some photos it looks like a quite neutral grey and in others, positively baby blue!...See MoreWhat colour walls to go with wainscotting white
Comments (11)Jan, I'm afraid I made a terrible mistake. We chose the colour iron ore by Sherwin williams. Thinking it would be black. I got satin finish as this was recommended by the paint store. It looks blue!!!!!!! It's clashing horribly with my orange floors. Should I go back and just get a plain black???...See MoreRelated Professionals
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