Colors of autumn...or the 70's

aubrey and i painted the house recently. we went with a green/ orange/brown colorscape, otherwise known as my favorite colors. given that autumn is also my favorite season, its a no brainer as to the color choices. when we were all done though, aubrey said it was very 70's...not sure what that means b/c that certainly wasn't my favorite decade. well anyway, here it is with a fresh coat of paint and a shed to match. Color names are rice paddy, fudge truffle, and pumpkin umber. hungry? the green is just shy

of a pale celery shade, it has a tad more yellow than i wanted and in sunlight looks more pale yellow, but on a good shady day, its pale celery green. now the fudge truffle brown is just the right shade but it turns out you have to paint brick with oil-based paint if you want it to stick and thus it has a sheen. i'm very much into matte finish and they say the sheen will dull quickly in weather. i'm still waiting. lastly the deck is sort of a terra cotta shade which i love with green and brown. you may notice the shed is green with brown trim and that

the brown is subtler. thats the mocha brown in matte finish that i selected initially but opted out of for fudge truffle. so truth be told, there are 2 browns. and the front door is stripped down to natural wood and we loved the color so we just put on a coat of poly to protect it. come to think of it, the steps dont look so shiny anymore in full sunlight. whew! who wants a shiny house with 70s colors. oh and finishing touch, that's aubrey's sculpture on the front porch.