Yes, I’m color happy right now. I’ve just spent the day at a Farrow & Ball color seminar, coming away inspired and more knowledgeable.
For instance, did you know that when selecting a paint color for exterior use, you should go up to 2 shades deeper than your original choice? Reason: the sunlight/exterior light is so intense that it washes color out. A deep cream or grey will appear almost pure white outside. Fascinating.
And extremely relevant to my upcoming summer project: painting the barns. Here’s some choices I’m considering from Farrow & Ball’s incomparable palette:
Eaves trim, door surround, window lintels: Down Spout
My hope is that it will look almost black, without the harshness of true black.
Surface of barn face, window mullions: Pavilion Gray
(This is not an accurate sampling at all. It’s actually a light grey, not a taupe…)
The door, and any shutters? Yup, an excellent shade of green: Churlish Green (or, as we like to call it: chartreuse)!
It’s a work in progress, and I have lots of time to work it out, as I must wait till it’s consistently 65 degrees and not raining…
I’d love to hear about any exterior painting suggestions or successes you’ve had.
Thanks for reading,
Virginia