pixiegirl
Cleopatra Jones
Our house will need to be painted next year. Every two years from what I've been told and it was done right before we bought it last year. The previous owners painted it this terrible rusty doo doo brown color. It's horrid. The other half has pretty much given me artistic freedom on the entire house but we are totally going head to head over the outside color. We both agree that if all the paint can be stripped off and the natural wood looks good than we'll seal the wood and go with that.
We have a feeling that there is a reason that the house was painted a color to begin with, repairs or something. He thinks that we should go with something rustic in the brown family. I am totally opposed. I drive through the neighborhood and see a lot of wood houses painted various shades of brown and hate them all. Ours is a shade of brown and it's horrid.
I want non-traditional for a split log. A very pale butter yellow. I haven't looked at all the exterior colors available but looking at other houses in the neighborhood I haven't seen anything else I like on any other house. I came up with the yellow myself. Baring yellow the only other color I think may look decent is a light sage green but even that is questionable.
He thinks it would be totally tacky to paint a wood house anything other than brown. What's the popular opinion on this. I'd especially like to hear from people with wood sided houses and those who have seen my house.
We have a feeling that there is a reason that the house was painted a color to begin with, repairs or something. He thinks that we should go with something rustic in the brown family. I am totally opposed. I drive through the neighborhood and see a lot of wood houses painted various shades of brown and hate them all. Ours is a shade of brown and it's horrid.
I want non-traditional for a split log. A very pale butter yellow. I haven't looked at all the exterior colors available but looking at other houses in the neighborhood I haven't seen anything else I like on any other house. I came up with the yellow myself. Baring yellow the only other color I think may look decent is a light sage green but even that is questionable.
He thinks it would be totally tacky to paint a wood house anything other than brown. What's the popular opinion on this. I'd especially like to hear from people with wood sided houses and those who have seen my house.
Maybe I should leave it the color it is. The one last night did blend well and they do say that ignorance is bliss. 
Next year I'm doing the one's right in front of the house. 
I've got my work cut out for me.
So wise! 
How can I be like you? 
