I have two colors on my house right now. A "shortbread" paint color (yellowish) from the MS collection (when she was in prison) and white. I had the painters cover all the decorative trim with the base color--to "delete" them as I find all that trim clutter-y. I had custom paint mixed for the shutters. A rhododendron leaf. A nice green. In certain light it looks almost lime.
This was a mistake. All of it.
As an artist who is rather good at mixing up lovely paint colors--I was very unhappy with what I chose for the house paint. In a painting, one has many opportunities for a do over. Not on an expensive house painting. I kept hoping the yellow color would fade. It did not. Will probably never fade. Will last 100 years. It's what happens when you can't stand something. Look at weeds as an example of staying where you are not wanted.
Left to my own choices I like a white house, charcoal roof and black trim.
Left to his choices, G likes a green house. Like it was back in 1991 when he chose this house.
The house picture I shipped over here from Houzz, has G's green. It also has lime green and purple.
I don't think I could live with the purple. Too Seattle. Not Maine. I do like the "pop" of red in the table leg and hanging light indoors.
Not much going on here. Just work which seems relentless and we are now decorating for Christmas. Days are cooler, darker, shorter. Today it's raining. And will be raining until Friday. I took Riley along on the weekly walk with my friend (day off activity). We did it in short order as Riley kept us moving at his speed. Now he's resting. When the weather shifts it's hard to decide what to wear. Too much and one sweats. Too little and one shivers. I had on a lined vest and a scarf wrapped around my neck. I find a cold neck is a terribly unhappy thing so I wear a scarf in and out of the house once we get cold weather.
I am finishing off the kale and tomato soup today and need to make another. G is happiest with chicken soup but I am more difficult to please. I am going to see if I have lentils. I like a thick soup in the cold months. If I don't have lentils, then a minestrone with barley. I would really like chili. But that means a ride to the grocery--not a bad idea-- for meat. I could get double the meat and make chili for lunches and meat loaf for dinner. Okay. Good plan. Hey Riley!! Want to go for a ride?
We're off.
I let DH do the house color. Why? Because he is a former house painter. I knew that if I chose anything at all, it would be wrong in his eyes. And so I live in a white house with charcoal trim. The interior is mainly white. The living room has an accent wall that I wanted to be a dark tan. He picked the color out and painted and it reminds me so much of the old color 'sandlewood' from the 60s. Slightly pinkish. Ugh, not really what I wanted. My guestroom is awash in sunshine: the palest yellow on the walls; my choice.
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