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Exterior House paint colours
no1catman
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I felt quite 'chuffed' when a neighbour asked what colour paint I'd used for the front of the house - window & door surround, as she wanted to use it for her own house.
Next door neighbour's side render was coloured green at one time - which didn't look good, fortunately - with other work done - now magnolia, and looks fine.
Now, though another neighbour is in the middle of doing the side & back - a mid-blue!
What colours do you have nearby, love and not-love!?
Next door neighbour's side render was coloured green at one time - which didn't look good, fortunately - with other work done - now magnolia, and looks fine.
Now, though another neighbour is in the middle of doing the side & back - a mid-blue!
What colours do you have nearby, love and not-love!?
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Mine is "mushroom" apparently, which is a bit like magnolia. When I decide it needs repainting it will be done in white.Proud member of the wokerati, though I don't eat tofu.Home is where my books are.Solar PV 5.2kWp system, SE facing, >1% shading, installed March 2019.Mortgage free July 20230
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Hey what's wrong with a mid blue, lol. We did ours in "Hydrangea", which is a light blue. Our neighbours is a sandy colour. Not quite my cup of tea but anything is better than the original dirty concrete.
I love all colour really and think a street with a house a different colour looks great.
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I think it looks great when a row of rendered houses all paint different colours (blue, pink, sandstone, etc). However, nothing is worse than when a classic red brick Victorian is rendered for a mock-Tudor (ahem). I actually quite liked the red striped house in Kensington.0
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There's a house in Wales painted red. It looks gruesome, but the owner now has a Tshirt reading "judge it in another 4 years". The paint is a period authentic mix and is intended to fade to an altogether more acceptable pink which will look Much Less Wrong against the green hills around it.
The Bristol & Balamory houses are fun, although it would be so inconvenient to have to *maintain* that strong a colour. I'm all for a colour that'll fade gracefully!0
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