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 09/27/2005 08:21:46 PM · #51
One of the rules of thumb of house painting to see if you are going too far before you put the paint on the building. Think of what colors you would wear as a suit, what color shirt and what color tie to compliment your suit.
The tone of your neighbourhood is the equivalent to the outing you would wear the suit to. Some areas are funky nightclubs, some are straightlaced board metings.
The body of the house is the suit, the trim and bargework is the shirt, and the front door is the tie.
 09/27/2005 08:50:06 PM · #52
What do the other houses in the neighborhood look like? Are you looking subtle, or something a little more dramatic?

09/27/2005 08:55:08 PM · #53
Originally posted by kpriest:
Originally posted by KaDi:

This one's for you:


Hey - that house is right around the corner from me! Seriously - what were they thinking??


What was the paint company thinking?!?
(There's one in my neighborhood too!)

....hmmmmm, challenge suggestion that those tasteful Icelanders couldn't touch?...I wonder....
 09/27/2005 09:01:05 PM · #54
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
One of the rules of thumb of house painting to see if you are going too far before you put the paint on the building. Think of what colors you would wear as a suit, what color shirt and what color tie to compliment your suit.
The tone of your neighbourhood is the equivalent to the outing you would wear the suit to. Some areas are funky nightclubs, some are straightlaced board metings.
The body of the house is the suit, the trim and bargework is the shirt, and the front door is the tie.


Well, heck, then all he needs is some good window treatments!

09/27/2005 09:05:37 PM · #55
Originally posted by kpriest:
Well, heck, then all he needs is some good window treatments!



I think that suits him!
%->
 09/29/2005 04:38:59 PM · #56
any other ideas? we're comin' down to crunch time!!

here are my faves so far:

(needs an accent color)

although, VERY similar to the house 2 doors down (gold with burgundy shingles)

i know i was against the brown, but this lighter brown is working on me. not sure about the yellow trim, and i think the gable color should be something earthy.

any other ideas? you guys may not think so, but you're helping a lot! (even godzilla, the hooters motorcycle chick, and the tuxedo windows are giving me a good laugh, which i definitely need!)
 09/29/2005 06:10:34 PM · #57


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 09/29/2005 06:21:49 PM · #58
Originally posted by KaDi:
Originally posted by Neuferland:
I'm going to paint my house HOT PINK with BRIGHT PURPLE trim just to tick off my nosey neighbors, hehehe. They already complain to the Village about my house all the time, now to give them something to really complain about, LOL

Deannda


This one's for you:


YEAH! My neighbors would all hate me for sure, there would be no doubt left!

Deannda
09/29/2005 06:51:34 PM · #59


If you like something original :p
 09/29/2005 07:31:28 PM · #60
Here's a few.









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 09/29/2005 08:26:28 PM · #61
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Here's a few.



Now those are some really nice color combinations Butterflysis. It's amazing to see how much different the house looks with different colors. I like all you posted. Couldn't pic a favorite among yours.
 09/29/2005 08:47:59 PM · #62
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Here's a few.


that's amazing!! thanks so much!

i'm slowly slipping into earthtone land.
 09/29/2005 11:05:14 PM · #63
lol, thanks and you're welcome. Maybe I'll do a few more over the weekend.
 09/29/2005 11:16:48 PM · #64
I'm addicted.... I'm now seeing your house in my sleep. ;-)











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 09/29/2005 11:41:03 PM · #65
Originally posted by jenesis:
I'm addicted.... I'm now seeing your house in my sleep. ;-)


ahh...but at least in YOUR sleep you see it painted.

i see it with half of the corner boards on, railroad ties holding up the front porch, a giant blue tarp nailed to the front, and all of the flowers trampled from my working on it -- and that's when i'm AWAKE!! :) :)

god, i can't wait to paint this thing and be done for the winter. i'm going to get it finished, knock out the rest of the kitchen (i know, di! i still need to put pictures online!) and hang up the toolbelt for a while!!!

(great colors, jen! i really like 1, 3, & 4.)

Message edited by author 2005-09-29 23:41:20.
 09/29/2005 11:44:49 PM · #66
Chin Up! Just think, when it's all done you can take a deep breath, look at it and say, "I did that". What a great feeling, eh? :-)
 09/30/2005 12:37:12 AM · #67
Originally posted by muckpond:
Originally posted by ButterflySis:
Here's a few.


that's amazing!! thanks so much!

i'm slowly slipping into earthtone land.


I'm glad to hear that. IMO earth tones is the way to go. They are easy to live with int he long run.

R.
 11/11/2005 09:37:54 AM · #68
woo hoo! it's done! woo hooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!



sorry for the crappy lighting on these, but the sun was really intense this morning.

you can relive the complete saga here, if you'd like:

//www.bigfatdynamo.com/galleries/house_painting

woo hoo!

next up: paint the garage, get rid of that crappy screen door on the front, and whip me up some curtains!

Message edited by author 2005-11-11 09:38:13.
 11/11/2005 10:18:26 AM · #69
Looks great! And just in time for winter, too!
You're on your own for the curtains...I stink at those. ;-)
 11/11/2005 10:23:39 AM · #70
w00t! looks great! Just in time too, not much painting weather left... actually none in my neck of the woods, LOL.
 11/11/2005 10:35:38 AM · #71
Great colors!! Looks really good. Thanks to you, we had to go and paint our house too. OK, so we had to replace some bad siding on our chimney and decided to repaint while we were at it, so it wasn't entirely your fault. :-) But it was alot more fun trying to figure out which colors using your neat little PS method.

Your digs are really coming together nicely. Must be really fullfilling knowing you did it yourself. Well done. :-)
 11/11/2005 10:37:16 AM · #72
What a great little house!! I love what you have done with it. The restoration is wonderful. Any pictures of the inside?
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