KnockOnWood said:
Contour is much darker, right?
You probably can't solve it without some test painting.
Or walk/drive around and look at houses, knock on doors, and ask what color it is.
I've actually done that once :o

(Want directions and address? It's only 500 km :) )


PS
Jotun's color names are misleadingly beautiful.
Now we've painted with Morgondis. Our previous house was painted in Grændegul. Sounds nice, doesn't it!
Yes, contour is darker. I think that will be it as it creates a greater contrast with white corners and trims.

My 2 nearest neighbors have Morgondis and contour. Makes it even harder!

If you're offering coffee, then why not :-)
 
hantverkare1 said:
Yes, contour is darker. I think it'll be that one since there will be more contrast with white corners and moldings.

My two closest neighbors have morning mist and contour, making it even harder!

If you offer coffee, why not :-)
Since it's such a long journey, it will be both sugar and cream then :)
Craftsmen are always welcome!

By the way, you don't have to paint all the walls in the same color.
I remember the old sailor's tale about a smuggler in Bohuslän.
The seaside of the house was white, but the back was red.
So the customs eyed the white house, where they saw the smugglers dragging up their contraband.
But when they sailed around the island to the lee side and docked, they couldn't find a white house.
They had to head back home, crestfallen.

Maybe a little off topic :o
 
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KnockOnWood said:
Since it's such a long journey, both sugar and cream will be included :)
Craftsmen are always welcome!

By the way, you don't need to paint all the walls in the same color.
I remember the old skipper's tale about a smuggler in Bohuslän.
The sea side of the house was white, but the back side was red.
So the customs officers focused on the white house, where they saw the smugglers dragging up their contraband.
But when they sailed around the island to the lee side and docked, they found no white house.
With drooping ears, they had to head home again.

Maybe a little off topic :o
Haha!
Love stories like that, makes me think everything was better in the past. Don't know why.
 
KnockOnWood do you have any more pictures of your residential building to show?

We're going to paint our house gray, but the ones I've seen are either too blue or beige... but your house looks perfectly gray :D
 
Lill-Jonases said:
KnockOnWood, don't you have more pictures of your residential building to show?
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Here are some pictures from today.
The colors are as I previously mentioned
Jotun Demi Dekk Ultimate Morgondis, color code S1500-N on the residence.
Flügger Alkydoljefärg, color code S2500-N on the garage and stable.
A small difference that really no one notices, but which we (and the painter) thought was fun.

How you perceive the colors, as warm or cold, probably depends a lot on the lighting conditions.
If it's clear sunlight, then the color is neutral.
If it's skylight without sun, then it looks bluish.
And if it's sunset, with a lot of red sunlight, the color becomes warm.

But overall, it is a normally hazy color.
A few more pictures from a sunny spring day:
Side view of a light gray house with white trim under bright sunlight. A lush green lawn extends alongside the structure, bordered by trees and a stone wall.

Two light-gray painted houses with red roofs, photographed on a sunny day with clear blue sky. Patio chairs are visible in the garden.

Gray wooden houses with red roofs in sunlight, showcasing subtle color differences between the residence and garage. Chairs and garden hose visible in the yard.

Gray-painted house and garage with orange tile roofs on a sunny day. The house's paint is Jotun Demi Dekk Ultimate Morgondis, color code S1500-N.

A white house with red roof tiles, large windows, and a spacious green lawn; nearby trees and a small wooden deck with chairs are visible.
 
Thank you so much! It's fun to see the color of a house from different angles, both up close and from a distance.
My partner is most fond of morgondis (after seeing your picture from the beginning) and I like it as well as two others I've seen online, "antikgrå" and "pastellgrå," so now we'll have to go back to the paint store and get color samples :D
 
Everything should be covered with two coats of paint after priming.

So one way to decide might be to paint a section with one shade in the first coat and another section next to it with the other.

Then sit down and ponder, discuss and possibly flip a coin :)
And then you take the chosen color for the rest of the first coat and the entire second coat.
 
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