Specialty Gardening: Cottage Paint & Cottage Garden, 1 by Susannah_C

Susannah_C wrote:
A question earlier-posed has resulted in the suggestion that I start a thread on exterior painting of a cottage to complement cottage gardening, and this is that thread!

My house is a 1938 'American Eclectic' -- a post-Depression design with lower roof gables (a shift from the tall gables of the nearby earlier 20s Tudor cottages). I think a great deal about it has changed since it was built -- certainly the front windows were replaced with solid panes of glass (which we are replacing with 6-over-6 windows) -- and the front door was replaced, as well, most recently by us to get rid of the horrible 70s mock-Mediterranean thing that was in there!.

The house is currently a sort of pearl grey with smoke-grey trim and a black door. The roof is charcoal grey, green, pale blue and white tile.

We're painting it this summer, and we're thinking a period-appropriate green, but are open to other colors. Thing is, it does need to coordinate with La Folie in the backyard. The detached garage will also be painted the same color as the house.

Any ideas?

Here's the house in the snow, a front view. Not a great shot, but at least you can see the entryway.