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October 15, 2006

Construction Daily

So the decision is upon us - what color is the house going to be??? We have to tell Richard tomorrow what color shingles to order, thus we have to know what color we want the house. We thought we were down to two - a dark navy blue with light grey trim, or a light grey with white trim.

So we went to Home Depot and bought four pine shelves, and a quart of blue, light grey, dark grey, and medium grey. Also bought some trim pieces to mock up windows, and some silver flashing to mock up the covered porch. Once we got home, I created four miniature "front elevations" complete with wall color, silver roof, painted trim. And after lining up the different colors side-by-side it was immediately apparent that the light grey walls were lame. So on a hunch, I created a mockup with dark grey walls, light grey trim, and white windows. So now the decision was between blue/light grey, blue/dark grey, and dark grey/light grey wall/trim combinations. I was having trouble making a decision, but Shannon really liked the dark grey, as it has just a hint of blue in it and looked great in both full sun and partial shade. So to help myself out, I decided to grab some Christmas ornaments to get a feel of what the colors would look like when decorated for the holidays. And after seeing some Christmas balls, as well as Halloween decorations against each one the choice was clear. The exterior of the house will be:

- Dark grey walls
- Light grey trim
- White window trim
- Board and batten siding
- Biscayne blue shingles on the main roof (a darker grey than the walls with just hint of Williamsburg blue)
- Silver metal roof on the covered porch

It is going to look so great - can't wait to see it come together!

Here are the latest pics.

Posted by Stephen at October 15, 2006 10:46 PM