Here we have the classic "Blue on Blue," which Bobby Vinton was most likely thinking of when he sang "Blue on blue, heartache on heartache." Notice how the vivid blue paint makes the September sky pale in comparison? That's power, baby!
A neighbor down the street was apparently so smitten with Blue on Blue he decided to do a riff on it. Here we have White on Blue.
Not to be outdone, a third neighbor stole both the other's schemes to come up with this beauty.
Moving in a completely different direction, how about teal on pink? You really can't go wrong with pink, you know. It's the new black.
I rest my case. Pink rules.
Nothing says "Southwest Style" like electric turquoise on salmon. Note the xeriscaping that completes the desert look.
It was too sunny when I snapped this photo so the pillow-mint green of the basecoat appears white. Trust me, it's not white and it's not pretty. I assume the homeowner was attempting to do "Southwest Style" here and missed the mark by a mile.
Okay, I lied when I said pink is the new black. Green is really the new black, and you can see why here. Green is just such a welcoming, natural color, no? Notice the delightful interplay of the green of the grass and that of the porch railing.
The lovely mauve here makes me so nostalgic for the eighties. And what an inspired choice of roofing!
Again, the sun washed out the color here. It's a very bold, very dramatic blue. A really pretty blue actually - for a dress.
Why?
This one is in my neighborhood and I pass it almost daily. When I saw them painting the taupe basecoat, I thought it was really sharp. Then they went in with the pine green accents and, well - it just made me really sad.
How not to use an accent color.
And now, in all seriousness, for my favorite. I love brown with black and white. I'd suggest a more off-white than they used here though. Since you specified Behr paint, my picks would be English Saddle (270F-7) for the base, Cornerstone (330E-2) for the trim and Black Suede (S-H-790) for the shutters and front door (if you're painting it).
You scared me when I saw that first picture! Gak! Love the colors you chose, though, and so does hubby. Now HE can get this project started.
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear!
Not a fan of all things blue? Ha, me neither. The farm house we live in was trimmed out in that nasty color blue...now it matches the lawn almost exactly. And how could you not give an honorable mention to that port-o-potty
ReplyDeleteGive me browns and olives and maroons right now, popular but really stately and elegant looking. I love blue but it's really severe on exteriors. The second to last house with the browns, blacks and white trims would be my first choice.
ReplyDeleteSis, you might be interested to know that our neighbors two doors east have begun painting their house today. They've chosen color combo # 2 from above... :(
ReplyDeleteLOL! on the port-a-potty. Dave! NONE of the choices I threw out were serious save the brown, black and white. Surely you know me well enough by now to "get" my sarcasm? Sis...what can I say? Perhaps you could direct them here. ;)
ReplyDeleteToo late! They hired a crew to do it and it was almost done by the time we even saw it.
ReplyDeleteS'okay... that house has been in desperate need of paint for years so almost anything is better than the way it was.
You don't like the distressed look, Kar? I just posted one last photo that's a stunning example of the trend.
ReplyDeleteAnd pretty close to how the house down the street looked before they painted. Except our neighbor doesn't have a porch with a collapsing roof.
ReplyDeleteHah! I'm LOLing at the thought of you driving around taking pics of ugly houses. SO YOU! Love it.
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