Midcentury Modern - Exterior Paint Colors

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Linda McAndrew

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21/05/2012 10:11 pm

Suggestions welcome on how to achieve subtle contrast to emphasis architecture using paint?
Interested in warm colors that aren't to dark. Possiblities: brown, gray's, gray greens,and lighter colors for window trim.
Any suggestions here on how to achieve it and colors to use?
Visual background: Areas to be painted at the front of the house are: deck fascia - 10" width, house fascia, Trim around an 8 foot fleetwood aluminum sliding glass door & 2 fixed floor to ceiling windows. Prefer to stay iwth lighter colors for main wood beam and window trim.
a tongue & groove exterior side wall thats a continuation from the interior, 3 hortizontal 2x 12" boards that intersect a beam extending that runs from interior to the exterior, above the deck. I hope the description helps but do forgive if it's unclear. Thanks!!

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21/05/2012 11:41 pm

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Linda McAndrew

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22/05/2012 12:49 am

Midcentury modern exterior paints
Hi Mark,
Sure I could photograph the front of my house with my iphone, or digital camera but unfortunately I'm technically challenged. No clue how to post it on the website. The project will also include a brand new deck and landscaping in front of the deck! Zencat.

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22/05/2012 1:10 am

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22/05/2012 2:31 am

Step-by-step photo instructions
here:
http://www.designaddict.com/design_addict/forums/index.cfm/fuseaction/th...

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Mark

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22/05/2012 2:40 am

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22/05/2012 1:51 pm

Pictures
Yes! Zencat pictures of the project from start to finish please. I think I remeber whitespike posting pictures of his project? I dont think there has been a project posted for a while on the forum?

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23/05/2012 6:05 am

I am
JUST about to paint the house and I am going with a brown so dark it almost looks blue. You see this is cape cods and ranches. Have always loved the color and it contrasts nicely with lots of other tones.

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24/05/2012 2:05 am

how to post pics
I tried for quite sometime to post a picture with my chair id question. I opened a flickr account, etc. Frustrated, I sent it to "contact us" a the bottom with a plea for help. They kindly posted it for me.

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