More painting scheme daydreams

[treedimensional]

@juno, you need to do this. You'll think about it until you do.

[LadySusan]

This is the Bee Cottage.  I don't know about siding.  Maybe clay?  It sure is cute though.





There are some colorful Craftsman in Portland, but I think it works because there are plenty of fun ones and no one house stands out:









Do it!  Can you render it in photoshop to see if you like it?

[LadySusan]

Jul 31, 2015 22:28:27 GMT -5 @juno said:

I'm not that good in Photoshop. I always end up with electrified colors that look sickly; I can never get a true saturated color. I've tried to use the paint companies' tools with their stock Craftsmans, but they don't allow for the level of detail I'd want to see, and the renderings are pretty awful. I really like the eggplant/lime combo you posted, but I don't know if I'm that brave (and I can't separate my lust for that garden from my feelings about the paint, so I can't be sure)! There are some great purple houses in Berkeley. But they seem to have great house colors, white trim and plastic windows, or muted colors with muted windows. Definitely not as creative as Portland We're driving through portland on our trip, so I will have my camera in-hand for idea collecting.

Try to make it to Ladd's Addition.  It's dreamy.  The houses and gardens are so photogenic.

[sb]

Another great place to look for color ideas is New Orleans. If you just google image search (especially uptown or garden district) you can find tons of ideas.

Our house is kind of a light peach, with rust and teal trim. Sounds totally weird but it's cute, and it doesn't stand out because there are tons of colorful houses in our neighborhood.