It may scare me. But after living in our craftsman bungalow for the past fourteen years, which is now 101 years old, there's always a project to do. This year it's repainting the house trim. Not the house color itself, just the trim. And while we're at it, why not repaint the accent color (which is currently salmon). And heck, let's go all out and paint a garage wall facing the back patio a deep cobalt blue (seen above in photo).
As for the back patio wall and that blue..... getting these colors right is tricky. I'm thinking some inspiration from Frida and Diego's garden, which we actually visited in person a few years ago...
We'll forego the red trim, and the blue needs to be pulled in a little for being here in the light of the Northwest. But I think we may actually pull it off.
As for the house trim, I'll miss our salmon door...
But the new bright yellow/green should look pretty fantastic with the existing green house color. I like the playfulness of the accent color: our garden sets the tone for a house that doesn't take itself too seriously, so the accent color is definitely doable. But still. It makes me a little nervous. Ah well. It's only paint. Right?
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Wowza! That blue is bright! Are you going with that or keep trying?
I like the bottom yellow color or the top yellow green color. Not so much the center one.
Painting sure is fun when it comes out right! I have a plan to paint my porch ceiling a nice blue grey color to liven it up a bit.
How fun! I like the top yellow/green color the best.
Hi Morgan! I think we're going with that blue. And wouldn't you know? My favorite of the accent colors is the center one. I don't think we're going for subtle over here. But hopefully not garish....
Hi Heather! Oh poop. That's my least favorite one. It's a little too minty I think. Jury is still out!
The middle one, for sure.
How fun! You're right it is only paint and if you don't like the finished product there is always more!
Surely you've seen this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majorelle_Blue and this: http://www.google.com/search?q=Majorelle+Garden&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=GvyMT9_6Jei7iwLU54SkCA&ved=0CCEQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672
You're so right. It's only paint and a house should never take itself too seriously. Neither should its owner. Go for it. Be bold and please show us the "after" photos. As for the green samples, the top one, definitely.
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