Shortly after 7 a.m. Courtney walked into my office, “I need your help.”
Courtney and Chase are building a house from scratch and she’s choosing finishes–today’s choice is shingle color. Confession: As soon as she turned the shingle board over and I saw her options my heart ached a little. I miss this. I really really miss this.
Go ahead. Accuse me of being dramatic but I miss renovating. I like the process more than being “finished.” I miss figuring it out. I miss that feeling you get when it all comes together and you’re sure you made the right choice. I like renovating a house more than living in a house which means I’m going to have to do something about this because I miss it far more than I should. Perhaps my life is speaking to me? Meanwhile, I find myself living vicariously through Courtney and her shingles. Thank you, Courtney.
The trouble is shingles come before paint. (This is why you must have a clear vision for the whole thing up front or you’ll be stuck with some shingle color that dictates. Never give the shingles the upper hand. Show ’em who’s boss.) Court can choose any color in the Glidden family of paints. Have you looked at the exterior paint color combos lately? It’s daunting. Thus began the if-I-had-it-to-do-over-again conversation which is really just code for the-next-time-I-will….
I will do a charcoal roof and a yellow door. Unless there’s the opportunity to do a tin roof. And, I will absolutely go with tin. Officially, I am using peer pressure to persuade Courtney. A white house is classic and charming, utterly timeless. And a charcoal shingle will give her plenty of options regarding door color. I do think she should choose yellow because it is so “her.”
Here’s why:
via Country Living
Via Inspired by This
Via The SoHo
Of course, after I tore into the whole yellow + white is nice talk, I followed up with my rational for white. The awesome thing about a white house and a charcoal/gray/black roof is that you can turn around and paint the door red, or blue, or green if you take a notion to change it. Just look at all these options.
Via House Beautiful
Via Decorology
Via Cocomale
Via Lori
Via Concord Green
Don’t you think she should go with a white house with a gray/charcoal/black roof so she can keep her options open for the door? I mean, this is her house. She should go for it with white!
Meanwhile on Bradford
- The landscaping is in progress. The yard has been under its own construction for a while. (Almost finished. Major transformation. Pictures coming. You will like!)
- I found an amazing vintage light from Barnlight for the downstairs bath.
- I ordered tile for the fireplace.
- I have the replacement for the lost pendant light.
- I’ve got to find a ceiling fan.
- I should order the wallpaper. (I am a commitment-phobe.)
- The curtains are coming this week.
