Before we had our final architect plans we had a paint color for the house selected. We wanted something dark, with hints of steel blue and dark gray. Turns out, choosing the color - wrought iron - was pretty easy. We congratulated one another on our fine taste. Fast forward to this past week when Chris slapped up a swatch just so we could gaze upon its beauty. Two minutes after the paint went up, picture us checking the swatch to be sure it was the same color.
Mmmmkay. Well, that wasn't what we expected. It was definitely dark, with a hint of gray. But the blue? It wasn't so much a hint as it was a bullhorn announcement. Basically, we'd have a no-doubt-about-it blue house. So, back to the store two more times for yet more swatch deliberation. Ultimately we darkened our original color in hopes that would tone the blue down, and chose six additional options (one of which we decided against before it made it onto the house). So the front and side of house now look like this:
We think we've got a winner in this bunch, and want to watch it over the next couple of days to be sure. From left to right (on the front of the house): sorceror; wrought iron (darkened); dark granite; blue-grey slate; seal; wrought iron (original). Stay tuned.
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