What Color House? – ¿Qué color de casa?

There has been a lot going on at the Cape of Dreams lately. I believe that the change of temperature has been good for me. I am a lot lazier when it is hot outside! In the past couple of weeks, I have been working on projects that I had been putting off for months, and I am a lot happier. Poor Douglas has been sick, and therefore not working on much, so I guess that it is good that at least one of us has been productive. On Sunday we went to see Kurios by Cirque du Soleil in New York City, which was a treat. We were in the front row.

Ha habido mucho progreso en el Cabo de Sueños recientemente. Creo que el cambio de clima me ha sido bueno. Estoy más perezoso cuando hace mucho calor afuera. En las últimas semanas he estado trabajando en todos los proyectos en los que había procrastinado por meses, y estoy mucho más feliz. El pobre Douglas ha estado enfermo y no haciendo casi nada, así que es bueno que al menos uno de nosotros ha estado haciendo progreso. El domingo fuimos a ver la obra de Kurios de Cirque du Soleil en la ciudad de Nueva York, y la pasamos muy bien. Nos sentamos en la primera fila.

Kurios by Cirque du SoleilKurios by Cirque du SoleilKurios by Cirque du Soleil

Although I have been getting a lot done, I have not been diligent about writing blog posts, and there are several projects that I need to tell you about. However, I am going to skip over all of them in order to ask you what color you think we should paint the exterior of the house.

Aunque he estado terminando muchos proyectos, no he estado escribiendo de ellos y hay muchos artículos que necesito escribir. Sin embargo, voy a brincar por encima de ellos para preguntarte qué color deberíamos pintar el exterior de la casa.

Color swatches on the house

In the following pictures, the taupe color is Stone Hearth.  The far right or bottom green color is Cypress Green, the middle is High Park and the far left or top is Hillside Green. All colors are by Benjamin Moore.

En las siguientes fotos, el color de gris pardo que se ve se llama Stone Hearth. El color verde a la derecha o abajo se llama Cypress Green, el del centro es High Park y a la izquierda o arriba es Hillside Green. Todos los colores son de Benjamin Moore.

Color swatches on the house

The reason that Douglas is walking around with Crème is that she was howling inside the house to be let out. He assumed that she was angry that she was not able to give her opinion on the house color. She seems to prefer one color, but I am not going to tell you which until I get your opinion.

La razón por la cual Douglas tiene Crème en los brazos es porque ella estaba aullando allí adentro y quería salir de la casa. Douglas pensaba que estaba enojada porque no podía darnos su opinión del color. Ella parecer preferir uno de los verdes, pero no te voy a decir cuál antes de que me digas cuál te gusta más a ti.

Color swatches on the house

I painted swatches on three sides of the house because I know that the color will look different on the different sides. I did not paint any on the fourth side because we never go over there. I am also hoping that having the patches of color where people can see them from the road will motivate us to get the work done. A friend of ours is going to do the painting, and I am hoping that he can start this weekend.

Pinté una muestra en tres paredes de la casa porque sabía que el color se ve diferente en luces distintas. No pinté nada en la cuarta pared, porque nunca estamos allí. También espero que tener las franjas de colores donde la gente puede verlas de la calle nos dará la motivación de terminar el proyecto. Un amigo nuestro nos va a hacer la pintura, y espero que la puede empezar este fin de semana.

Color swatches on the house

Besides picking the house color, we are debating what to do with the trim. We are thinking that we will either leave it white or paint it Stone Hearth. If we paint it Stone Hearth, we are unsure what should be done with the gutters and drainpipes. There are too many things to consider!!!!!!

Además de escoger la pintura principal de la casa, estamos debatiendo que hacer con las molduras. Estamos pensando dejarlas blancas o pintarlas de gris pardo – Stone Hearth. Si las pintamos con Stone Hearth, no sabemos qué vamos a hacer con los vierteaguas. ¡¡¡¡Hay demasiadas cosas que considerar!!!!

Color swatches on the house

So, what is your opinion? What color should we paint the house, what color should we paint the trim, and what should we do with the gutters and drainpipes?

Entonces, ¿cuál es tu opinión? ¿De qué color deberíamos pintar la casa, de qué color la moldura y de qué color los vierteaguas?

Color swatches on the house

Happy Homemaking!

¡Que todos tus sueños caseros se cumplan!

 

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I am a teacher, traveler, artist, writer, homemaker and a whole lot more. In January 2009, I bought the Cape of Dreams. It was the second house that I had ever owned, but it was the first that I bought by myself. I now live in the house with my husband Douglas, our dog Kahlua, and Crème de Menthe, the cat. Because, what life is complete without a little Kahlua and Cream? I love arts and crafts of all kinds, and I refinish furniture as well. We are slowly redoing our entire house. You can read about my projects on my blog www.CapeofDreams.com

15 Comments on “What Color House? – ¿Qué color de casa?

  1. It’s hard to tell from a photo of a swatch but I think I like High Park best of the 3 greens. And I would leave the trim white unless you can paint the gutters, downspouts, and windows all the trim color.

    • Wow! Can I just have that house?! I was starting to lean away from Cypress Green, but that picture was just what I needed to see. You’re the best!

  2. I’m a little late to weigh in, but I really like the example that Jo sent. To me, that house looks lighter than the cypress green, and the trim is cream, not white. I was leaning toward High Park, too, until I saw that photo. Regardless of which shade you choose, I think cream trim would look better than the Stone Hearth. It doesn’t contrast enough with the body colors. Good luck with this! You know what we went through finding just the right shade. I’d recommend painting bigger test patches once you think you’ve found your color.

    • That photo changed our minds as well. I think that High Park would be a nice color as well, but we are going to go with Cypress Green. We decided to keep the trim white because we think that the gutters and downspouts will look badly on the trim if it is a different color. Our friend is actually going to start painting tomorrow. We are excited!

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