It's Not Easy Being Green

The house were living in, my grandparents, hasn't been painted in over 20 years (maybe more). It was a light blue/grey color with a peacock blue door. It was in desperate need of a new coat of paint and new look.

The color was much debated, and since it is not our house their were several people who had to be consulted before a color was decided. I wanted exactly the same colors as my mom's house: a dark evergreen/olive green with a slightly darker trim with a dark red door, it looks gorgeous. Different but classy. But while green was agreed upon it is not exactly the tone I would have picked.

As we were heading off and the painters began to put it on the first area I almost wanted to cry. It was WAY too bright for me. My sweet husband kept reassuring me it wasn't that bad and it would look fine.

We'll it's been a couple months and I'm still not sure how I feel about it but I'm getting used to it. I still think it's too bright, but I've seen worse!
Oh, don't you love the grass? Lawn maintenance has not been a priority this summer.

My favorite part of the house? The new outside lamps (the other ones were from the 70's. Yipes!) numbers, doorbell, and door knobs. LOVE THEM.Has anyone else had an 'interesting' house painting adventure?