Comments on: The Red Coats http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/ Two Young People + One Old House = Love Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:19:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-2/#comment-754606 YoungHouseLove Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:04:51 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-754606 Maybe some sort of tan or gray color? Something rich so it pops. I'd bring home a ton of swatches and just hold them up to see what looks best with the siting. Good luck! xo, s

Maybe some sort of tan or gray color? Something rich so it pops. I’d bring home a ton of swatches and just hold them up to see what looks best with the siting. Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: TC http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-2/#comment-754476 TC Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:23:04 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-754476 The color of my townhouse is your standard blah, light tan, with a pinkish undertone, if that makes sense. HOA permitting ;), what color would you recommend for my exterior door? I'm trying to find something that goes with the outside but doesn't clash with the inside (browns, tans, reds, greens inside and oak colored hardwood. I'm at a loss! The color of my townhouse is your standard blah, light tan, with a pinkish undertone, if that makes sense. HOA permitting ;), what color would you recommend for my exterior door? I’m trying to find something that goes with the outside but doesn’t clash with the inside (browns, tans, reds, greens inside and oak colored hardwood. I’m at a loss!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-2/#comment-589726 YoungHouseLove Sun, 07 Aug 2011 12:43:48 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-589726 I think it sounds great since you want to lighten it up! You could even get a test pot of the paint and just paint a corner of it to see what you think. Good luck! xo, s

I think it sounds great since you want to lighten it up! You could even get a test pot of the paint and just paint a corner of it to see what you think. Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Lori Wright http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-2/#comment-589708 Lori Wright Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:10:12 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-589708 I'm a big fan and decided since I didn't start reading until this year that I'd visit the archives and "catch up"... :) I'm thinking of painting my front door a duck egg blue... My house is a creamy color (maybe a little lighter than the tan you used) and my shutters are currently a faded black. You think the blue is too much? My door sits really far back and I feel like our entry is very dark which is why I was wanting something bright and cheery to lighten it up. I even thought of repainting the shutters charcoal gray or should I still with black? You guys are crazy inspiring :) P.S. I'm still on the hunt for a slipper chair slipcover in chocolate brown if anyone gets wind of a place to hunt...... I’m a big fan and decided since I didn’t start reading until this year that I’d visit the archives and “catch up”… :)

I’m thinking of painting my front door a duck egg blue… My house is a creamy color (maybe a little lighter than the tan you used) and my shutters are currently a faded black. You think the blue is too much? My door sits really far back and I feel like our entry is very dark which is why I was wanting something bright and cheery to lighten it up. I even thought of repainting the shutters charcoal gray or should I still with black?

You guys are crazy inspiring :)

P.S. I’m still on the hunt for a slipper chair slipcover in chocolate brown if anyone gets wind of a place to hunt……

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-1/#comment-583267 YoungHouseLove Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:56:06 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-583267 Haha, love it. xo, s

Haha, love it.

xo,
s

]]> By: Casey http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-1/#comment-583260 Casey Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:43:27 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-583260 When we moved into our house 20 years ago, the door was forest green. Upon accidentally scratching the door sometime later, we discovered it had once been bright ORANGE. haha I would love to see that look come back!! When we moved into our house 20 years ago, the door was forest green. Upon accidentally scratching the door sometime later, we discovered it had once been bright ORANGE. haha I would love to see that look come back!!

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-1/#comment-544391 YoungHouseLove Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:07:10 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-544391 I would definitely prime again. Just one thin coat. Otherwise you risk the new color sliding and peeling off (since semi-gloss is a very slippery "base" for a new coat of paint instead of primer). Good luck! xo, s

I would definitely prime again. Just one thin coat. Otherwise you risk the new color sliding and peeling off (since semi-gloss is a very slippery “base” for a new coat of paint instead of primer). Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Kim http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-1/#comment-544370 Kim Sun, 26 Jun 2011 06:13:16 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-544370 A couple of weeks agao I painted the inside of my front door with a couple of coats of Behr semi-gloss latex paint (after first priming it with Oil Based Kilz. I have decided that I don't really like the color and I want to re-paint it. My question is: is it ok to paint over it with another brand (Valspar) of semi gloss paint, or do I need to prime it again first? Thanks. A couple of weeks agao I painted the inside of my front door with a couple of coats of Behr semi-gloss latex paint (after first priming it with Oil Based Kilz. I have decided that I don’t really like the color and I want to re-paint it. My question is: is it ok to paint over it with another brand (Valspar) of semi gloss paint, or do I need to prime it again first? Thanks.

]]> By: YoungHouseLove http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-1/#comment-534017 YoungHouseLove Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:20:14 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-534017 Metal actually takes paint really well! Just apply it thinly and evenly (with a small foam roller to avoid brush strokes), and use primer if you want to skip a bunch of coats! Good luck! xo, s

Metal actually takes paint really well! Just apply it thinly and evenly (with a small foam roller to avoid brush strokes), and use primer if you want to skip a bunch of coats! Good luck!

xo,
s

]]> By: Erin Walsh http://www.younghouselove.com/2008/04/the-red-coats/comment-page-1/#comment-534014 Erin Walsh Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:17:41 +0000 http://thisyounghouse.com/?p=888#comment-534014 That shade of red is perfect - our house is actually painted a shade very similar to your tan paint choice used for trim. Do you have any tips on painting a metal doors? Mine isn't wood:) That shade of red is perfect – our house is actually painted a shade very similar to your tan paint choice used for trim. Do you have any tips on painting a metal doors? Mine isn’t wood:)

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