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Maplemom
Citizen
Username: Maplemom
Post Number: 132
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 1:05 pm: | 
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I like Benjamin Moore Montgomery Yellow, but I think it might be a little to bright for me. Can anyone recommmend a good yellow that is a bit lighter? Something that is pure, not too green or brown. It will be with white woodwork so I don't want it so light that the white doesn't pop. Any suggestions? Thanks! |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 3858
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 10, 2005 - 1:33 pm: |
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We have BM Peace Yellow. Drive by. |
kevin dowlin
Citizen
Username: Eloso
Post Number: 2
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 3:57 pm: |
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We choose BM Light Yellow and it is pretty yellow. Keep in mind that the small swatch doesn't really represent what the color is going to look like on the side of your house. On the BM website you can buy a program that will let you color a picture of your house so you can see what it is really going to look like. I think it was only $25 but well worth it. |
Debby
Citizen
Username: Debby
Post Number: 1663
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 6:27 pm: |
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Yellow is tricky. B M now sells sample size jars for $2-3 (I think it's about 4 oz. of paint). I would try 2' squares of a couple of different shades. |
Drew Hearon
Citizen
Username: Dhearon
Post Number: 6
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, February 13, 2005 - 8:27 pm: |
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After 10 years of running a professional painting outfit, in my opinion Benjamin Moores yellows are the best looking (after drying), and I always have had the best results with the Non-Custom mixed colors (ready mixed Yellows off the shelf). Small swatches are difficult to tell what the final results will be on Siding, so definitely do drive-by's, and don't be afraid of being too yellow, especially with Colonial Homes. All to often people wouldn't go bold enough and it would end up looking like a cream (Which is nice, but probably not the look you are trying to achieve) |
Maplemom
Citizen
Username: Maplemom
Post Number: 133
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 14, 2005 - 6:39 am: |
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Thanks for the tips. We went through this last year for grays, and I finally found what I think to be the most pleasing gray (BM). I drove around Maplewood/Short Hills and knocked on doors. I painted the back of my house and then painted a large sheet of plywood I so that I was able to move it around to different sides (and see the effects of shade/sun).
Yellows are wonderful but difficult. They are one of the few colors that can make you feel happy or sick. I definitely want a yellow, not cream, but want it fresh and clean, not earthy or dark (there are a lot of trees so we want it crisp).
The new house is old and doesn't have shutters so the house will be mostly yellow (white woodwork and still having trouble picking sash etc..) It's currently white, white and more white. We have to do repair work to the eaves before painting (that could be a blog all by itself, just finding someone who knows what they are doing and and not just yes-ing everything. scary!...more on that later in a differnet thread)
I am going to knock on a few doors today of addresses I wrote down. I know Kevin Sheridan is still away in paradise...I could use his help right now.
Drew, do you do exterior or interior painting?
Thanks again |
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