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Photoshop help-Funcolors?

17 years ago

i am considering painting my house a gray/brown or brown/gray color(bennington gray by benjamin moore), or some sort of beige with a pink tint to it, but not pink. the color is benjamin moore "king arthur's court". I am also thinking that a cream would be an option too. i had something like richmond bisque or monroe bisque in mind. i want to columns and trim to be shades of white that will work with what ever body color i choose. I am also playing with the idea of painting my french doors on each side black. i know that only one set shows in this photo, but there is another set on the other side. the front door will stay the natural cypress. If this does not work with the black, i would love to see the french doors stay the cypress color also, but would like to see how shutters painted black would look. Or, even the doors painted black and add shutters in black also. Whew, i know this is alot, and i'm getting dizzy, i just don't know which way to go and my house need painting badly. i know it does not really show, but there are areas that are starting to deteriorate. This Louisiana heat and humidity is not exterior wood friendly.

Could someone please help me out with photoshop?

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Comments (15)

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    I didn't forget. Still workin' on it.

  • 17 years ago

    Thats alright, beggars can't be choosy. i do appreciate it!

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    Okay, I think I got 'em all. Here's the current body and trim color with black shutter and french door.

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    This is Bennington Gray and all cypress

    Bennington Gray Black Shutter

    Bennington Gray Black Shutter, Black French Door

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    This is Monroe Bisque and all cypress

    Monroe Bisque and Black Shutter

    Monroe Bisque, Black Shutter, Black French Door

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    I know everyone already knows this, but everyone's monitor shows color differently. Virtual paint colors are just loose represtations of in-real-life paint colors. Chips in hand while viewing a virtual paint color is the best way to preview the color. It also helps to remove colorful elements around your monitor and to dim down lighting while previewing virtuals.

    This is Richmond Bisque all cypress

    Richmond Bisque Black Shutter

    Richmond Bisque Black and Black

  • 17 years ago

    funcolors-thanks so much! you are so kind and talented.

    Wow, i really think i like the black french doors. I really wanted to see this because once i paint those doors, they will never be in their natural state again. And, i said that the small sets of french doors were cypress, but they are actually spanish cedar. the front door is old pecked cypress.

    the bennington gray kind of has that pinkish tint to it too. i like that. i have never had my home done with cool colors. thats why i was looking at the 'king arthurs court'. does the bennington gray have that pinkish tone on your monitor too? maybe i'm not seeing it correctly because i'm checking this all out on my laptop right now. i will have to see it on my calibrated desktop monitor.

    thank you again. this really helps alot.

  • 17 years ago

    What a beautiful house! I'm posting a picture of my house, painted in Bennington Grey. It's a little hard to get an idea of the color because it's in shade, but maybe this will help. At the back of the house, which as a southern exposure, it looks quite light. I really love the color.

    Here is a link that might be useful:

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    What's labeled as Bennington Gray up there is King Arthur's Court - and it is a pinkier beige.

    Bennington Gray has a green undertone. It was late and I missed a color and mixed 'em up ta boot. Sorry. I'll get some real Bennington Gray's up in a sec...

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    Real Bennington all cypress

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    Bennington Gray with black shutter

    Bennington Gray with black and black

    I like the french doors black too, especially since you have a set on each side of the main entrance -- could look very cool.

  • 17 years ago

    once again, thank you so very much! there is no way that i was going to be able to do this. i wish i were so skilled using PSCS. I am constantly redecorating something and being able to do this would be awesome.

  • PRO
    17 years ago

    You're welcome, Teppy. Just took me a little longer to get to it than I thought it would.

    Not that you asked, but... I really like Bennington Gray with white-white columns/trim, black shutters and fr. doors, and the cypress entry. Lovely color combination. Only possible negative, other than it not being appealing to you, is that it could be thought of as a rather average exterior color scheme. A pinky beige could be a little more unique.

  • 17 years ago

    funcolors-are you kidding? i definitely value your opinion. Thanks, and actually i am considering the bennington gray as the first choice now. I think it is beautiful too. i find it a "harmonious color scheme". Believe me, between the kitchen that i just finished and my very colorful backyard, i need something a bit toned down. i am working on my backyard too at the moment trying to find something to blend better with my pool water and waterline tiles. the bennington gray goes so well with the fabrics that i am considering for my outdoor furniture, umbrellas, etc... my pool tiles are that greenish-spa color. i am looking at fabrics in the blue/green, browns, and tan tones. i have brick red back there now mixed with the yellow shade that i have on the front of the house now. i did this **i think** to blend with the red brick coping and red accent tiles on my pool. what was i thinking? i had too much going on at the time. you can check out my photobucket if you like. i have lots of pics of the backyard and new kitchen. you will see how much color my life already has in it. the bennington gray will be a nice change on the front exterior and rear exterior. thanks so much for your work. and by the way, i copied my house photos that you did over to my photobucket page. i hope you don't mind.

    Here is a link that might be useful: teppy's photobucket page

  • 15 years ago

    What tool did you use for this. I know photoshop but how did you do it?