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sunwat1203

Picked the wrong shutter color

sunwat1203
7 years ago

Need help on the shutter colors. We wanted a French country look, but this blue seems a shade off. Too much of a cool shade. Not willing to paint the entire house at this point. Appreciate any suggestions!

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  • Kathy
    7 years ago
    Maybe a darker blue gray
    Carolina Gull by BM

    Comments (8)

    • Pam Fisher
      7 years ago

      The color is hard to see with the shutters being in shade. That said, they need to be in a darker value - paint them, not the house. They should be somewhere between the very dark value of the window frames and the lighter house color. Your shutters are nearly invisible in the photos. If your photo were black and white, what I'm trying to say would be more apparent.

      sunwat1203 thanked Pam Fisher
    • Irene Morresey
      7 years ago
      Martha Stewart, zinc
      sunwat1203 thanked Irene Morresey
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      Premiere Pros
      7 years ago

      I see the look you are going for and if you willing to paint the shutters, try Benjamin Moore West Coast http://www.benjaminmoore.com/en-us/paint-color/westcoast it's a little deeper blue with a bit of a green tone to it. Good luck!

      sunwat1203 thanked Premiere Pros
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      BeverlyFLADeziner
      7 years ago

      sunwat1203 thanked BeverlyFLADeziner
    • Olga Kramar
      7 years ago
      Sounds like your were going for the Carolina Gull suggested above. That would look GREAT.
      sunwat1203 thanked Olga Kramar
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      Patricia Colwell Consulting
      7 years ago

      The shutters are all wrong for those arched windows anyway IMO add some stone to the house and forget the shutters . Google french country house exteriors to get inspiration

    • sunwat1203
      Original Author
      7 years ago

      Thank you to the one(s) that suggested Benjamin Moore west coast. We love the much improved shutter colors!

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