Friday, September 19, 2008

Exterior Paint Colors

Choosing the body color and trim was easy... taupe and brown. The accent color took a little more thought. Our other Rummer neighbors have chosen china red (reddish-orange) and I love it, but didn't want to have the same color... that's a bit boring.

Last year we installed the new front door and painted it a beautiful turquoise... perfect mid-century color! It works well with the browns and adds some fun to the exterior of the house. I might also note that I've somehow incorporated shades of turquoise throughout the interior as well, so I must really love it!


Paint Specs:
Body Paint: Evolution velvet #0233m — Miller Paint
Trim Paint: Ultimate semi-gloss #CP103 (Oxford Brown) — Rodda Paint
Accent Paint: Unique II low-gloss #LA1210* (Forest 4) — Rodda Paint
*This is a Laura Ashley paint color, but it's not available in an exterior paint. Rodda did a custom match.

New Question:
Do we paint the garage doors taupe or turquoise? I'm leaning toward turquoise... that will definitely make a statement. We can paint over it with the body color if we hate it or causes the neighbors grief.

1 comment:

M said...

We love the new house colors! Your house is looking really good.

I'd pain the garage doors to match the body color of the house.

We've been enjoying the blog!

Marci & Nick
@ The Bonnie Brae Project