What are the paint colors used?

11 years ago

Love the look! Besides the tudor brown gutters, do you use tudor brown anywhere else? I have a vinyl maintenance free garage door in tudor brown and I was wondering if this color scheme could work for me? What are the cream and green/gray paint colors that you used? Thanks!

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Luther Paul Weber AIA, Architect

11 years ago

The existing front door was a warm dark cherry which we left as is. Not a dark brown so its hard to say how that would look. may have to mock up some trim and place it next to the door.

The gutters and downspouts are round copper and will eventually develop a greenish gray patina.

I don't remember what the cream color was but know it had a touch of warm gray in it.

The windows are Kolbe & Kolbe true divided casement fir inside and out with rough sawn red cedar trim which is coated with Sikkens Rubbol solid stain. The wood trim color is Sikkens "Driftwood".
http://www.perfectwoodstains.com/USA/en/Products/HomeDepot/Documents/rubbol-solid-dek-color-chips.gif

The window sash color was formulated by Sikkens to match Kolbe's extruded aluminum clad window that we used in the rear of the house where the harsh sun was harder on the wood windows. The exterior aluminum color is Kolbe & Kolbe "Patriot Blue". The aluminum clad window profiles match the all wood true-divided windows.
http://www.kolbe-kolbe.com/products/index.cfm?pcID=4&pID=57&pSeries=1#top

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grunberger1
Original Author
11 years ago
Thanks for the advice. Great job!
Dan Reddy
11 years ago
Could you tell me what the cream color is you used for the stucco/siding body color?
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Luther Paul Weber AIA, Architect
11 years ago
I believe it was Benjamin Moore - Navajo White
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Luther Paul Weber AIA, Architect
11 years ago
I found the color of the exterior stucco in my files. Keep in mind this was painted 10 years ago. The paint of the stucco is Benjamin Moore Exterior low luster in color: “Briarwood”.
libbyb
9 years ago
Do you remember what brick was used?
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Luther Paul Weber AIA, Architect
9 years ago
The brick was existing, circa 1937. There are "flashed" bricks which are the shiny purple-blue brick interspersed with the red. This was a common characteristic in how in how brick used to be made. As the palette sat in the kiln, the bricks on the out side of the batch would get more burnt than the ones on the inside. We did have to replace some brick on the north gable (not pictured) and it was very difficult to match. Also keep in mind that the brick mortar is 80 years old and darker than new mortar and they used to make tighter joints than is common now, making for a more uniform look. We had to darken the grout to get it to match the existing brick wall. Common in the arts and Crafts movement, there also were "klinker" bricks which were usually more deformed and drooping out of the wall giving it a peppered texture. This was due to the brick actually melting while being kiln fired. Hope that helps.
libbyb
9 years ago
Thanks for the quick response and history of the brick. I am building a new house in an old neighborhood and want my house to "fit in" you did a wonderful job on the addition of the bay window.