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If anyone would care to offer an opinion, I'd love to hear it! I've long wanted to turn the Barstow Belle into a 1930s-era boarding house. Widow fell on hard times, had to convert her old San Francisco mansion to a rooming house. I hate the thought of abandoning that project, as I've visualized every detail for so long and I love the idea!

One of the things I've struggled with for a very long time, however, is the colors on the house.

The teal panels, mint green trim, and burgundy window sashes are already done. And so well done that I hate to change them!

The current white is too glaringly bright, so I'll soften that. The main body of the house, however, is what's really been giving me fits. I've mocked up pink, lavender, plum, coral, forest green, navy blue, tan.... Any color experts say complements teal or mint, and all a major yuck, IMO.

But I like this gold. Or at least hate it less than all the other options, haha. If anyone cares to offer an opinion, I am all ears!

 

I love the boarding house idea!  I also like the color combo except the "weight"of Dorset gold.  Dorset gold, dark teal and classic Burgandy are all the same saturation of color.  A lighter version of Dorset gold would make the trim colors pop more. 

8 minutes ago, sage minis said:

I love the boarding house idea!  I also like the color combo except the "weight"of Dorset gold.  Dorset gold, dark teal and classic Burgandy are all the same saturation of color.  A lighter version of Dorset gold would make the trim colors pop more. 

Thank you for that! I really am a bit lost on this. I tried a lighter gold, Pantone Cream Gold, but thought it might be too bright? I'll put them side-by-side for comparison, coming right up.