Exterior Paint colors finalized

Hi Everyone!  Jess D here. It's spring and our house is being painted this week! Well, rather, they are starting the stripping, priming and then the painting which is going to be a multi-week process. But I'm excited to document it for you. That said, I realized I never gave an update on the finalized paint scheme. There had been several options. I even entertained the idea of adding some pinky peach in there and hemmed and hawwed over painting the window sashes and storms. But I think I've come to a final decision.  Here is what I'm thinking.

I realize that the dark blue/green/grey looks almost black on some of your computer screens, but don't fret, I've sampled it in person.  I also did a couple of new mock ups on some closer in areas of the house to get an idea of how it would look. It's a bit tough to photoshop the areas in shadow but I'm generally happy with the overall idea.

Ignore the plywood panelson the stained glass windows that are being repaired.  And stay tuned as we peel back the layers and put this lady back together!

More thoughts on Exterior Paint Color

As we enter the height of winter, that means one thing.... spring is around the corner! I know, it's hard to imagine as forecasts of snow are now on the horizon. But now is when you have to start planning your big spring projects. And here at Chez Davis our big spring project is going to be painting the exterior of our house.  Just as a reminder here is what the outside of the house looks like now (sans the new picket fence).

In a previous post I'd explored the idea of a more historic color scheme including painting the window sashes dark.

While I love a dark window sash, it just won't work with our existing storm windows. I next thought about a grey palette.

I like the direction but it seems a little bland.

There is a sort of peacock blue house around the corner that I love so I thought this might be fun.

But then circled back to an even darker grey with a few more colored accents.

I'm totally on the fence. I think I need to experiment with actual swatches when the weather warms up.  What do you think?