I have just spent one of the most frustrating weekends trying to pick colours for the house.
We start with the roof - typical clay barrel tile (metal actually) - so browny red - we have a photo, but who knows if the colour is right.
We have to paint the exterior - usually one colour, with white borders around windows - something tropical but not ridiculous - Lisle suggested "coral" - it took very little time to discard that one - - "the boys in the pink house" we are not! Something yellow or cream, or peach/apricot. Having searched the entire Sherwin Williams colour block there are a dozen swatches marked - guess that is some progress.
Inside - again a major paint job - I am leaning to bone or cream - lighter than the outside but not white.
Finally there is the wood - they have 4 stains - brown - uninteresting - - dark - way too dark - - red - think dark cherry - - honey - sort of natural. All the ceilings, doors and cabinets will be this! I think we will see if a mix of the red and honey is possible - is that strawberry blonde?
Our first days in San Jose (September 30 - October 3) are planned for selecting floor tiles - which go throughout the house - - so tying down the colours before that is necessary - 5 weeks to nail this - or go colour blind!
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