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House paint
Mar. 19th, 2019 07:33 pmI'm looking at getting my house painted this spring. I've been looking at house colors since I moved in 14 years ago. I took a lot of the stress out of choosing a color by telling myself that it doesn't have to be perfect - I just have to like it better than the current boring beige.
I brought home a handful of paint chips, and sat with them a while. Over time, I settled on a medium blue, "regale blue" (0x7db5d3). (The salesperson pronounced it "regal" blue - I wonder if the 'e' is an accidental addition.) This weekend I picked up a sample quart and painted a swatch.
I looked at the swatch up on the wall and kind of panicked. I still like the color, but I don't think I want my house to be that bright. I went back and chose a much more sedate color, two notches lighter and a little more grey, "vast sky," (0xa9c9d7) and put up another swatch. I think I like it. Way better than beige, anyway.
The trim color is "alabaster" (0xedeae0) which seems really close to white to me, but has some yellow in it.
One of my concerns is a darker color absorbing more heat in the summer, since I don't have air conditioning, so I'm pleased to be going with a lighter color.
( See the swatches and boring beige for yourself )
On the not so great side, I had a headache all day yesterday, probably a consequence of spending time in the paint store and then putting up the swatches. I did wear a mask and gloves while I was painting. Also someone stole the under-seat pouch off my bike on my second trip to the paint store, even though I was there all of 10 minutes, 5 of them standing outside while they mixed up my sample. :-( All good reasons to stick with "vast sky." (I like the name, too.)
If you have any tips on getting a house painted, feel free to share! I'm going to try to coordinate the painting with a trip out of town, but I am still concerned about how I'm going to feel with fresh paint off-gassing from my house.
I brought home a handful of paint chips, and sat with them a while. Over time, I settled on a medium blue, "regale blue" (0x7db5d3). (The salesperson pronounced it "regal" blue - I wonder if the 'e' is an accidental addition.) This weekend I picked up a sample quart and painted a swatch.
I looked at the swatch up on the wall and kind of panicked. I still like the color, but I don't think I want my house to be that bright. I went back and chose a much more sedate color, two notches lighter and a little more grey, "vast sky," (0xa9c9d7) and put up another swatch. I think I like it. Way better than beige, anyway.
The trim color is "alabaster" (0xedeae0) which seems really close to white to me, but has some yellow in it.
One of my concerns is a darker color absorbing more heat in the summer, since I don't have air conditioning, so I'm pleased to be going with a lighter color.
( See the swatches and boring beige for yourself )
On the not so great side, I had a headache all day yesterday, probably a consequence of spending time in the paint store and then putting up the swatches. I did wear a mask and gloves while I was painting. Also someone stole the under-seat pouch off my bike on my second trip to the paint store, even though I was there all of 10 minutes, 5 of them standing outside while they mixed up my sample. :-( All good reasons to stick with "vast sky." (I like the name, too.)
If you have any tips on getting a house painted, feel free to share! I'm going to try to coordinate the painting with a trip out of town, but I am still concerned about how I'm going to feel with fresh paint off-gassing from my house.
