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July 08, 2006
pink is the new ghetto brick
We've put up 2 pink patches on the recently beautified section of the back wall of the house so that we can start nailing down the color for the house
Too 'dusty', not pink enough...
Too pink...
So we've got the 2 patches up and with a day of looking at them, we've decided that neither of them are right. One is too faded already and the other is just too pink. One has to be careful when painting a house pink to get just the right color...
We're working on the rest of the siding on that wall of the house and may be finished tomorrow. If we can settle on a shade, we'll start painting Sunday or Monday.
Posted by john m at July 8, 2006 02:24 PM
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It's probably too late for this advice, but I'd suggest painting a few patches on all sides of the house. The light and reflections of trees and next door houses will make a huge difference in the way the color looks. The trees especially cast a greenish tint on whatever paint you use. And... it's traditional to paint a side of the house at a time. Makes repainting less of a bear and once you're in the same color the difference doesn't show, since the sides vary anyway, because of said reflections/light angles.
Posted by: jean at July 9, 2006 10:05 AM
jean - thanks for the Knowledge. We really are winging it most of the time.
Posted by: john at July 9, 2006 01:54 PM
go pink!
Posted by: Amber at July 10, 2006 10:12 AM
I painted my house on the corner of 22nd and Leigh Streets a Coronada Dusty Rose-- I caught some flack- but it really brightened the area- and it needed it at the time. check it out. peace.
Posted by: bill at July 13, 2006 10:06 PM
Bill -- That house at 22nd and Leigh Streets is great. The houses around that intersection have gotten so colorful it is difficult to see that color as contentious...
Posted by: john at July 16, 2006 08:18 AM
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