Mid-Project Report: Painting the House

A big thanks to all of you who chimed in for my Color My House question! I took some photos this afternoon now that the exterior of the house is painted and wanted to share. The front door hasn't been touched yet (still wavering on midnight navy or red...grrrr), and I've also been staring at porch light styles and house numbers for days.

Once the house is finished, the next project is planting a tree and picking plants for the front...

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Love the new color and I think it would be STUNNING with midnight navy on the door!

posted by kittyj on August 28th 2008 at 2:17pm
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Snorkel Blue!

posted by chaseunchase on August 28th 2008 at 2:20pm
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Definitely definitely red.

posted by sarahisaghost on August 28th 2008 at 2:23pm
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Red! who doesn't love a red front door? Plus it's a lucky Chinese thing :)

posted by Joan in SB on August 28th 2008 at 2:23pm
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Seconding the navy. I also like the Snorkel Blue but I think it could be a little darker.

posted by catspajamas on August 28th 2008 at 2:23pm
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I realy like the new grey color too -
- and definitely a Red door.

posted by bepsf on August 28th 2008 at 2:32pm
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Cheering voice... RED! RED! RED! =D

posted by barbidahll on August 28th 2008 at 2:33pm
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I love the house color. =)

posted by barbidahll on August 28th 2008 at 2:34pm
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Looks great! Thanks for sharing your progress. I vote for a warm color for the door: red or . . . yellow!

posted by valleygurrl on August 28th 2008 at 2:41pm
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Red! Red! OMG, red!

posted by melanie on August 28th 2008 at 2:45pm
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A dark grayish blue. Think about the types of color schemes you typically prefer from your favorite room, the way you typically dress, magazines etc. Do the color schemes have bold or subtle contrasts? many colors? monochromatic or 2 toned? etc. My personal pick would be a midnight blue despite the fact that I love red.

posted by lmsparkie on August 28th 2008 at 2:58pm
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YELLOW DOOR.....and then plant some yellow flowers :-)

posted by ohjodi on August 28th 2008 at 3:00pm
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I vote for dark navy. It will complement your new paint. Personally I think that red doors are overdone, and it would be difficult to come up with a red color that wouldn't clash with the bricks.

posted by fjorlief on August 28th 2008 at 5:23pm
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"...and it would be difficult to come up with a red color that wouldn't clash with the bricks."

Colors don't clash - Patterns do.

posted by bepsf on August 28th 2008 at 6:11pm
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I love the idea of the navy door! Beautiful!

posted by Amymj on August 28th 2008 at 9:48pm
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Navy! but I like the idea of a yellow door.

posted by crash on August 28th 2008 at 10:59pm
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navy! or yellow.
red doors are done to death.

posted by goofybuddha on August 29th 2008 at 2:02am
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how about navy with yellow flowers planted? :-)

I think red doors are overdone... but as I said above, I love the idea of navy!

posted by kittyj on August 29th 2008 at 7:23am
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You are smart to grow plants in front of the brick as well as those that will drape over the planters. The greenery is going to do wonders in drawing attention to the house and the door.

Whatever color you choose, I am sure it will look great.

posted by Seaside on August 29th 2008 at 7:44am
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At first I was all "red! red!" about the door, but I like the yellow door idea -- very classy. I'd also say that orange would be FUN and unexpected.

Thanks for sharing with us!

posted by darcidoodle on August 29th 2008 at 7:59am
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