The House Color

I definitely have a hard time choosing house color. I thought this was going to be a piece of cake but I’ve now tried five colors and I’ve made a decision, though I’m not sure I’m 100% happy with it. The chart calls for the same color that is used in the fence below the house and it doesn’t show up as much as I would like for it to, even when I did six rows using that color.

I ripped out the white and tried stitching the house with a light blue but I felt it was a bit too cool and bright for the other house colors.

I took the blue out and decided to use the yellow that’s the trim for the upper right house but, that yellow is all surrounded by the green stitching and I didn’t think it showed up well enough on its own.

It looks ok close up but I held it up with a white blanket behind it and asked Vince what he thought about it. He was sitting about 6′ away and he said “I see dogs but I don’t see any yellow.” Enough said.

I tried an icy lavender and it’s too bright. I tried an icy blue-ish green (it looks more green in real life). Then I tried a white with a tint of green.

I’m going with the icy blue-ish green. I want the house to be darker but yet everything I tried didn’t seem to fit. So . . icy blue-ish green is what it will be.

The above photo is a bit more accurate .

I’ll keep you posted. There’s still time to change my mind! 🙂