Finished! The New House Color Reveal

We laughed, we cried, we...picked house paints together. And what a world of difference it has made! Thanks for all of your suggestions and encouragement, dear readers--without you, our house would still be looking like this. So, without further ado, click below the jump to see the end result of our House Paint Project 2008...

After going back and forth on the front door paint color (a lot of squinting and paint chip holding was involved), we finally picked Midnight Navy. And we LOVE IT.

Again, a big thank you to all of you!

Comments (22)

I like it!

posted by LoriSF on September 2nd 2008 at 2:16pm
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Gorgeous!!!! Great work.

posted by vjm on September 2nd 2008 at 2:19pm
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Love it - great color choices!

posted by cptnruthless on September 2nd 2008 at 2:21pm
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What great curb appeal! CUTE

posted by amiencc on September 2nd 2008 at 2:23pm
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I appreciate your courage: hanging a UVA flag in California is really asking for it after the recent trouncing.
Wahoowa!

Oh yeah, I also like the navy.

posted by salley on September 2nd 2008 at 2:35pm
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it looks great!!

posted by hanako66 on September 2nd 2008 at 2:38pm
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Nice work. I'll bet it feels good.

posted by lmsparkie on September 2nd 2008 at 2:42pm
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And the next project will be painting the red brick, right? ;)

posted by Lilli K. on September 2nd 2008 at 2:56pm
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Very nice. I liked the beige too, but the new color scheme just looks more polished.

posted by insanity_pepper on September 2nd 2008 at 2:57pm
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Oh... good ol' UVA. Gotta love your flag!

posted by art_brutale on September 2nd 2008 at 3:08pm
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It turned out wonderfully.

posted by minxy on September 2nd 2008 at 3:10pm
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Wahoowa!

posted by Doug on September 2nd 2008 at 3:15pm
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It looks beautiful!

posted by slushlily on September 2nd 2008 at 3:23pm
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Love the color -- and the UVA flag!

posted by madampince on September 2nd 2008 at 3:55pm
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Thanks everyone!

Salley: Hahah ye-es..although, it's still not as dangerous as my Celtics flag :).

To all you Wahoos: I have a neighbor a few doors down who has a HUUUUGE VT flag. It's hanging from the second story of his home and almost touches the ground...

posted by grace on September 2nd 2008 at 5:34pm
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What an improvement. I think that old pinkish beige or whatever was the suck.

posted by sunspot42 on September 2nd 2008 at 7:56pm
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I like the house color, and love the front door. But, what's a UVA flag? And why is it outside your house? It would be 100% better without it.

I'm already in the minority, as everyone but me seems to know what the flag is all about, but still, the house would be so much more adult without the political message or whatever it is.

Also, I'd love to see some pretty vines growing up each trellis on the sides of the porch. And, maybe a more modern and larger porch light...I'm just sayin...

posted by Ms. Pea on September 3rd 2008 at 5:28am
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Oh, and another thing I just noticed...the pots with plants in them on either side of the front door? They don't match! Did you know that?

Maybe when you replace them, you could find some just a weensy bit bigger? Tall, grey metal containers would be great. Just a suggestion...don't get mad...

posted by Ms. Pea on September 3rd 2008 at 5:33am
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UVa = University of Virginia (Cavaliers or Wahoos)

Signed - A Virginia Native

posted by obrientw on September 3rd 2008 at 6:22am
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Great colors!!--now, what to do about that water wasting lawn . . .

posted by jen_g on September 3rd 2008 at 6:41am
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Congratulations! Looks fantastic.

Not a football fan so don't love the flag but if you're into it go with it.

Job well done! And love new door color.

posted by azure on September 3rd 2008 at 6:53am
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Thanks for the explanation about the flag. It's been explained to me that it's a football thing, but I just don't get the point. But, as my sainted mother used to say...wouldn't it be a boring world if we were all the same?

Be that as it may, the house looks very cute.

posted by Ms. Pea on September 4th 2008 at 4:55am
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