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New build exterior light "warm" gray paint suggestions

4 years ago

I am looking at Anew Gray lrv 47 right now, but am thinking maybe a bit lighter? I will not cut any formulas, maybe that is ok for interior but I'm not going to mess with it for exterior. I looked at Agreeable gray lrv 60 and it's feeling TOO light. I have Colonnade gray and it seems like it could go purple-blue and I'm kind of afraid of that. Any thoughts with this stone?

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BeverlyFLADeziner
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
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Lori A. Sawaya
4 years ago
Erring on the side of darker exterior is not a bad thing.
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Sara
4 years ago
I’m not an expert but I don’t think either of those really work with your stone.
Jess Sant
3 years ago
I am currently painting my exterior Colonnade after losing a lot of sleep and 12 paint samples later. Anew was my 2nd choice, but it is a little dark for my house and has purple undertones in certain light. I think Anew or Colonnade would look great with your rock. Definitely paint samples on different sides of your house and obviously by your rock. Lighting and fixed structures make a huge difference.
Abby Mac
Original Author
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
@Jess Sant The stone looks so different in real life. We ended up with Benjamin Moore's Secret for the exterior body. I did SW Pure white for trim, which is probably too bright white, but I like the contrast. All told I probably got 50 samples of paint between figuring out what to paint both the exterior and interior. It was stressful!!

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