Comments on: Exterior On Hold http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/ Articles, reviews, tons of before & after photos, house restoration and interviews for the house obsessed. Get inspired! Fri, 18 May 2012 22:48:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-2864 Jason Tue, 02 Aug 2011 01:40:52 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-2864 I too would like to know exactly what color that 'mud' brown paint is. I have mixed red brick accents and I think this would be a great color to paint the siding and stucco. I too would like to know exactly what color that ‘mud’ brown paint is. I have mixed red brick accents and I think this would be a great color to paint the siding and stucco.

]]> By: Heather http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Heather Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:39:18 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-2495 Wendy, Hi! That <i>was</i> quite a while ago. I don’t remember the exact color I sampled but I have some hunches. I sort-of remember it being a Farrow & Ball color. I think it was “Mouse's Back” which is kind-of a greenish brown color. The other colors it could have been would have been from Benjamin Moore’s Historical Collection: Whitall Brown or Middlebury Brown. I hope this helps! Wendy,

Hi! That was quite a while ago. I don’t remember the exact color I sampled but I have some hunches. I sort-of remember it being a Farrow & Ball color. I think it was “Mouse’s Back” which is kind-of a greenish brown color. The other colors it could have been would have been from Benjamin Moore’s Historical Collection: Whitall Brown or Middlebury Brown. I hope this helps!

]]> By: Wendy http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-2494 Wendy Mon, 17 Jan 2011 21:59:09 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-2494 What was this "mud" color that you really liked? I know it's been forever - but I'm trying to find new siding colors to go with our red brick bungalow, and that brown looks like it might be a good match. Thank you! And I love your new bathroom, great job! Gotta love the clean, white and simple look. What was this “mud” color that you really liked? I know it’s been forever – but I’m trying to find new siding colors to go with our red brick bungalow, and that brown looks like it might be a good match. Thank you!

And I love your new bathroom, great job! Gotta love the clean, white and simple look.

]]> By: bonnie http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-312 bonnie Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:41:13 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-312 you know what.. this is the same kind of house i have. They look richer with dark muted colors.. i would use the brown. With bulky trim color.. bulk up the windows.. with shutters. Use a white or off white color. and a nice bright door. just my opinion. Personally, i would reface the front of my house to a more modern look. bungalows are so square and plain... send me a pic of finished house. bonniesu@telus.net you know what.. this is the same kind of house i have.
They look richer with dark muted colors..
i would use the brown. With bulky trim color..
bulk up the windows.. with shutters. Use a white or off white color.
and a nice bright door.

just my opinion.
Personally, i would reface the front of my house to a more modern look.
bungalows are so square and plain…
send me a pic of finished house.
bonniesu@telus.net

]]> By: heather http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-311 heather Mon, 24 May 2004 04:57:25 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-311 Hi! My Favorite green color is from the Ralph Lauren line and is called Mount Villa Rica. What a great name! I had the color mixed into Benjamin Morre paint. The formula on the outside of the can is: B-25, C-18, E-8, KX or KY (hard to tell) - 30. I really like the color because it is green with a gray undertone. It is dark but not too dark. heather Hi!

My Favorite green color is from the Ralph Lauren line and is called Mount Villa Rica. What a great name! I had the color mixed into Benjamin Morre paint. The formula on the outside of the can is: B-25, C-18, E-8, KX or KY (hard to tell) – 30. I really like the color because it is green with a gray undertone. It is dark but not too dark.

heather

]]> By: Chelsea Toller http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Chelsea Toller Sun, 23 May 2004 23:54:21 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-310 What is the name of your favorite green...the one with the muted grey? I stumbled across your site. We just bought a smaller version of your house in February and will be painting soon. I love green! What is the name of your favorite green…the one with the muted grey?
I stumbled across your site. We just bought a smaller version of your house in February and will be painting soon.
I love green!

]]> By: heather http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-309 heather Thu, 06 May 2004 16:49:02 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-309 Thanks for all the good suggstions and comments. Hopefully, we'll make our decision soon! heather Thanks for all the good suggstions and comments. Hopefully, we’ll make our decision soon!

heather

]]> By: Elsie http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Elsie Wed, 05 May 2004 20:27:58 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-308 We have very much enjoyed our "mud" color for about a decade. We repainted last summer and used it again, though it was the obvious time to change :) It is SW Downing Earth. Our trim is Rookwood Blue Green and the other accents are Renwick Rose Beige. These are on the Victorian palette (for my older house) but mostly what I am reinforcing is that the "mud" has been easy to live with and likely be with us for a very long time. I still get a charge when I turn the corner and see my home. Hope it works this way for you also. Elsie We have very much enjoyed our “mud” color for about a decade. We repainted last summer and used it again, though it was the obvious time to change :) It is SW Downing Earth. Our trim is Rookwood Blue Green and the other accents are Renwick Rose Beige. These are on the Victorian palette (for my older house) but mostly what I am reinforcing is that the “mud” has been easy to live with and likely be with us for a very long time. I still get a charge when I turn the corner and see my home. Hope it works this way for you also.
Elsie

]]> By: Cheryll http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Cheryll Wed, 05 May 2004 07:39:51 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-307 Hi Heather! I am a perfectionist and I understand your agonizing over the exterior colors. Remember the color of your roof and make sure the colors you do pick harmonize with the roof color. What color is the roof? I can't make it out. It looks like a gray blue in the photos. And don't go all dark colors or house will look dark and gloomy. Blues, greens and creams go good together. Maybe use roof color on porch floor to tie things together. Usually 3 colors for exterior is enough. I really like the natural shingles on the dormers. Really nice contrast. Maybe you should have someone at paint store lend some suggestions. If they can't come out and actually look at your house...take photos of house to them at store and ask for their favorite color combinations. They can be really helpful sometimes and can come up with some really sharp and unique looking color combination. Good luck! Cheryll Hi Heather! I am a perfectionist and I understand your agonizing over the exterior colors. Remember the color of your roof and make sure the colors you do pick harmonize with the roof color. What color is the roof? I can’t make it out. It looks like a gray blue in the photos. And don’t go all dark colors or house will look dark and gloomy. Blues, greens and creams go good together. Maybe use roof color on porch floor to tie things together. Usually 3 colors for exterior is enough. I really like the natural shingles on the dormers. Really nice contrast. Maybe you should have someone at paint store lend some suggestions. If they can’t come out and actually look at your house…take photos of house to them at store and ask for their favorite color combinations. They can be really helpful sometimes and can come up with some really sharp and unique looking color combination. Good luck! Cheryll

]]> By: Kristen http://1912bungalow.com/2004/05/exterior-on-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-306 Kristen Wed, 05 May 2004 01:52:02 +0000 http://1912bungalow.com/blog/2004/05/03/exterior-on-hold/#comment-306 While I voted for green over tan in your poll, I'm intrigued by this new brown. What colors were you considering for trim? Could you incorporate Dave's favorite green (a bit bolder than your favorite, and I think his might work better in that case) in the trim and/or accent? I spent weeks agonizing over chips, but I'm realizing now I never painted a stroke until I had gallons and gallons already bought. I don't know why I didn't on something as big as the exterior, except that maybe I didn't know any better. (Yet at this moment, my bathroom has giant swatches of about five different colors!) Thanks for the gratuitous Simon pic. He's getting big (well, as Corgis go)! While I voted for green over tan in your poll, I’m intrigued by this new brown. What colors were you considering for trim? Could you incorporate Dave’s favorite green (a bit bolder than your favorite, and I think his might work better in that case) in the trim and/or accent? I spent weeks agonizing over chips, but I’m realizing now I never painted a stroke until I had gallons and gallons already bought. I don’t know why I didn’t on something as big as the exterior, except that maybe I didn’t know any better. (Yet at this moment, my bathroom has giant swatches of about five different colors!) Thanks for the gratuitous Simon pic. He’s getting big (well, as Corgis go)!

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