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Maplemom
Citizen
Username: Maplemom
Post Number: 103
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 7:31 am: | 
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Ok, we moved to right town for this question...I know this town is piled high with good color-pickers, I see too many houses that are painted well. HELP me.
I'm driving myself (and my husband)crazy trying to pick a house color. The hardest part is finding a color that will blend but won't match neighbors homes. Is anyone out there really good at this...I can email a jpeg.
Our house is a really flat white. We wanted to warm it up a bit and are leaning towards a classic gray. Our neighbor recently painted their house a taupe/gray (by the by, there are enough yellows and beiges on the street), so almost anything we pick with some earth in it makes it seem to match theirs.
I tried to get some cooler gray quarts this weekend (tried them out on the back) and they look too blue (maybe I went too dark). I want white sashes, black shutters and a burgandy (or deep red) door. The base of the house in a light to medium gray, but I need help with the shade. Does anyone have any ideas? I've been using BM samples so far. Let me also say I don't want anything dark.
I'm open to any ideas...I thought about posting on home fix it, but this is more in the line of PLEASE help. |
bak
Citizen
Username: Bak
Post Number: 432
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 8:01 am: |
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We had the same problem, and used a local pro and were thrilled with her.
Call Christina MacDowell and ask her opinion. It is worth the fee to discuss the different options with her and be confident in your selections. She'll come to the house and look at all your choices.
Her number is 917-670-6112. She's great--good luck! |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 2014
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 8:23 am: |
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Also, try the BM Historic Colors - they seem to work better than just picking from the whole lot.
Also, you can log on to www.Benjaminmoore.com and once you set up a password, you can pick paint colors and they'll show you how it looks on a house. |
Wilkanoid
Citizen
Username: Cseleosida
Post Number: 120
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 10:06 am: |
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We actually drove around, and picked a house with the colors we liked. Our painter, Rutgers, was the one who went to the house and matched the color chips. How's that for service? |
Maplemom
Citizen
Username: Maplemom
Post Number: 104
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 1:05 pm: |
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Hey, thanks for the tips. The BMoore site worked pretty well. It helped me see that some of what I picked would be too dark. I spoke with Kevin from Rutgers and he gave me some suggestions we will try out, too.
Thanks again |
Sylad
Citizen
Username: Sylad
Post Number: 370
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 4:36 pm: |
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Depends on the style of your house, we painted ours a few years ago. Prior to painting the house was two colors, body one color (tan) and the windows another (white). We went with a Paris White(greenish, tan off white) for the body, carriage door (deep red) for the front door, the bottom of the window trim, and the trim on our highest peak, white for the windows, and mountain road (greenish gray) for the rest of the trim. All colors are from Sherwin Williams. We had our house sanded down to the wood, primed and two coats of paint. It looks great. I like adding different colors for acccents to show the detail of the house. |
jgberkeley
Supporter
Username: Jgberkeley
Post Number: 3510
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 5:58 pm: |
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We used Janet Foster, (Seach the attic for her name and phone number).
Janet researched the original building records of our home and the homes in the area of the period. Found samples of the very old original paint on our home, and developed 3 different color designs using 3, 4 then 5 colors.
Then she provided paint chips and sources for the paints mixed to match the period styles we selected.
What a super job, well worth the $400 fee.
Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic.
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Dave
Citizen
Username: Dave
Post Number: 6494
Registered: 4-1998
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 2, 2004 - 6:09 pm: |
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If you have a calibrated monitor, you can check colors here
http://www.easyrgb.com |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 2039
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 3, 2004 - 10:09 am: |
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There is a house on Elmwood with a beautiful dove-gray color. The shutters, etc. aren't your choices, but you could check out the house itself.
It's on the south side of the street near the corner of Essex. An art director for a major creative company helped the owners pick the colors. |
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