Rule 1: It can't be the same color as any house on the street. Rule 2: It has to be a knock out. Rule 3: I'm filled with dread thinking about painting myself because I have to re putty the windows. Many of them are 20 feet above ground.
On March 31, 2006 Gordon and JoAnn sat on the tailgate of his Trouper and held up paint chips. They were at it for a long time. Seemed like a two person job I was painting the garage. I just wanted to get the solution without working out the puzzle.
How it's done:
We've got to consider the color of the stone:
On April 4 we decided to test these samples.
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Cabin Fever 4B 1540 |
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Jackson Tan HC-46 |
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| River Gorge Gray 2B 15 Trim |
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| Sharkskin 2139-30 House |
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Durango 2137-30 House |
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| Norwich Brown HC-19 Mullion |
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| Amazon Green 2136-30 Mullion |
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| Warm Tan 2162-30 Mullion |
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| Dark Olive 2140-30 House |
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| Glocester Sage HC-100 House |
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| Cromwell Gray HC-103 House |
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| Crownville Gray HC-106 House |
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| Charleston Brown ext rm Mullion |
Dawn Sanders-Meyers of dsm design STUDIO very graciously suggested a slightly lighter palette
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Decatur Buff HC-38 |
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Lenox Tan HC-44 |
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| Alexandria Beige HC-77 |
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| Northhampton Putty HC-89 | |
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Briarwood ext-rm
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| Waterbury Cream HC-31 |
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| Old Salem Gray HC-94 |
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| Sag Harbor Gray HC-95 |
This is the March 31, 2006 quick selection.
First batch:
1540 "Cabin Fever" |
Exterior brick, stucco and cedar siding. |
| 1537 "River Gorge Gray" |
Trim and shutters |
HC-46 "Jackson Tan" |
Mullions maybe |
HC-46 "Roxbury Caramel" |
Mullions maybe |
In the mix: the more "X's" the better.
HC-38 "Decatur Bluff" |
X |
| HC-41 "Richmond Gold" |
XX |
HC-43 "Tyler Taupe" |
X |
HC-44 "Lenox Tan" |
X |
HC-46 "Jackson Tan" |
X |
HC-47 "Brookline Beige" |
X |
HC-88 "Jamesboro Gold" |
X |
EX-RM "Charleston Brown" |
XX |
More to come |
