On 8/11/2015 1:10 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
> We are going with Pressed Flower. White trim.
>
> http://www.sherwin-williams.com/home...ngColors&p=PS0
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> The runner up was Rose Colored.
>
> http://www.sherwin-williams.com/home...products&p=PS0
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>
> Daughter likes the runner up better but it looked a bit too pink and
> Miami for this area or this style of house. Actually the one I picked
> did shock me a bit because I was expecting it to look more tan, but...
> It's such a happy color! And I don't think there is any other house on
> this block that is that color.
>
> I do see what the painter was talking about though. You can't tell what
> it's really going to look like from just the chip.
>
> Why white trim? He was adamant against the green. Oddly enough, the
> paint company themselves recommends a green as the contrast exterior
> color for the Rose Colored. Anyway... I was checking the trim on the
> houses around here and most are white. Actually a lot of the newer
> construction doesn't seem to have any trim at all around the windows and
> such. They're very plain looking but they are using brighter colors.

That color looks pretty, and I think I would prefer crisp white trim.
But if you prefer green, I think you should be able to insist on that.
After all, you are paying for it. As you said, you can't get a good
idea of what it will look like from just a chip, so I have always had
the painters paint a good-sized board, let it dry, then look at it
against the house at different times of the day.

MaryL