After much thought and a few friendly Facebook and Instagram polls, we decided to go DARK on the outside of our house! Here’s the first coat on the front:
There is still work to be done: some touch ups in the paint, painting the sides and back of the house, cutting in the white trim, painting the front door (for now until we pick out a new one), adding some landscaping and trying to get some grass to grow on our front lawn! But all in, I’m super happy with our color choice.
We went with Sherwin Williams Iron Ore- SW 7069
A few days ago we polled our Facebook and Instagram friends on which of these two colors they liked best:
The response was overwhelmingly in favor of the bottom (and lighter) gray which is Sherwin Williams Peppercorn (SW 7674).
Our original plan was to paint the house black (yes, I said BLACK). These were some of my favorite inspirations for going black.
So with those ideas in mind, you can maybe imagine my slight disappointment that literally everyone I know (with the exception of maybe 5 people) voted to go light on the paint. Anyone who knows me personally likely knows that I am anything but the type of person who follows the crowd. On the contrary, I’m a bit of a skeptic and if everyone else is doing it, I’m probably googling it for more information and asking myself if there’s a better alternative.
Surprisingly, my husband and both agreed on the darker color being our preference and even with all the votes against us, we weren’t wavering on our opinions. So we did what I imagine anyone in this situation would do: we painted bigger swatches on the house!
After we painted this and saw it with the white trim up top, we were set on the dark. And a few of our friends changed their vote too!
Although the whole house isn’t finished being painted, we have at least tackled most of the front and I’m super happy with how it’s turning out!
Stay tuned for more of our home renovation adventures!