Get The Look: Barn Conversion Chic

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wasn't that <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/house-tour-barn-conversion-heaven.html" target="_blank">Barn Conversion house tour</a> utterly scrumptious? Now it's time to weave that Modern Country magic I promised you...let's break the interior right down, so that you can see how easy it is to Get The Barn Conversion Chic Look in <i>any </i>house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you notice how certain themes ran all the way through from the exterior to the interior? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_05_0000_max_620x414.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The neutral paint choice on the front door and window frame resonates throughout the barn's beautiful interior. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_piP1tMYkbYWEWKP58AFZLB6J7TM1HPAOSxz9jNZwEiWxvosRSSuefWOu0o75HGHf45n9M1I1fdH_qHdfWHGF2-8Rb0bWvq2byMTVw8yILXdanCpTu95gQSDBHqiL1rxd-O24sk4yr5-/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_piP1tMYkbYWEWKP58AFZLB6J7TM1HPAOSxz9jNZwEiWxvosRSSuefWOu0o75HGHf45n9M1I1fdH_qHdfWHGF2-8Rb0bWvq2byMTVw8yILXdanCpTu95gQSDBHqiL1rxd-O24sk4yr5-/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+2.gif" width="496" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: Even if you own a new-build, white walls and French grey cabinets is a scheme that suits any period of house...perfectly Modern Country; if you live in a more contemporary home, stick to simple, clean lines in your kitchenware; I love this palette of Little Greene Shirting, Benjamin Moore Doily, Little Greene French Grey, Earthborn Gregory's Den; Classic Country pieces in an unfussy, modern white bring this scheme to life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_3_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even the accent colours are inspired by outside. The lush green of the grass and trees, and the deep grey-blue of the ornamental path leading to the large front doors is repeated internally in muted sage greens, deep charcoal and muted blues. Yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezKqoGcbh_ao3fB_RXcB3IM8cD5riUwtP9TJJ9CeHX6ccu6a6kSZWUGTis8e8DzOoW8DQ_GDMS5XF7YG_2EClzWF52VZWrxp_EHDQP6RZVkXsLAyZmiZOVBXDiG7rUqZthTlgxCPUwh94/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezKqoGcbh_ao3fB_RXcB3IM8cD5riUwtP9TJJ9CeHX6ccu6a6kSZWUGTis8e8DzOoW8DQ_GDMS5XF7YG_2EClzWF52VZWrxp_EHDQP6RZVkXsLAyZmiZOVBXDiG7rUqZthTlgxCPUwh94/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+3.gif" width="496" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: The Barn Conversion Chic look suits country-style properties too. Paint a dresser in toning paint to that of your kitchen cabinets for a timeless, free-standing kitchen feel; try Farrow and Ball Railings, Farrow and French Gray, Zoffany Architect's White and Benjamin Moore Pewter for</span><span style="font-size: large;"> some contemporary chic paint colours to enhance the Modern Country glow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_2_original.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The continuity of colour throughout the barn conversion means that your eye can travel smoothly from room to room - such an easy look to emulate; just continue your chosen scheme throughout your ground floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-2pfuTXE6sDJkmdMBMMdypbWqWfRJGtm75WfFhltwN9hnouXa1CtCQGK8e99Yp8-HjQG4su_v8eVJSVLZWcHu79osxkyBhnXcTgSduYdGGnLSSCu79qxfZD8tMUTwCg93HfWXT4KH97r/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-2pfuTXE6sDJkmdMBMMdypbWqWfRJGtm75WfFhltwN9hnouXa1CtCQGK8e99Yp8-HjQG4su_v8eVJSVLZWcHu79osxkyBhnXcTgSduYdGGnLSSCu79qxfZD8tMUTwCg93HfWXT4KH97r/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+1.gif" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: Often stone walls of the barns' exteriors are revealed in the living room but, if this isn't the case in your home, then you can purposefully echo the natural properties of your house in your choice of stone tiles and flag stones; This palette takes its inspiration from the outside: Farrow and Ball London Clay, Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back, Dulux Bleached Lichen, Zoffany Quarter Linen; if you live in a new- build, get the look by including lots of rustic materials...glass, metal, wood...; how can these gorgeous flagstones, laid in a contemporary herringbone pattern, fail to add character to any property?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see? *<i>sigh of relief</i>* The Barn Conversion Chic look can be yours whether you have a derelict barn on waiting in the wings to be decorated or in the tiniest of cottages, or the grandest of modern homes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images via: Fine and Country, Modern Country Style moodboard 1 (Sims Hilditch, The New General Store, Le Creuset), Fine and Country, Modern Country Style moodboard 2 (Border Oak, Pinterest, Garden Trading), Fine and Country, Modern Country Style moodboard 3 (Country Homes and Interiors, unknown, Archiexpo)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

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The Best Front Door Paint Colours: Dusky Purples

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let's talk house fronts again. Finding the perfect exterior paint colours is sometimes tricky</span><span style="font-size: large;"> but your home's exterior speaks volumes about you so it's worth taking the time getting your house and garden to say the right thing!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Who hasn't been seduced by images like this, full of promise and loveliness? Gorgeous, dusky shades, complemented by chalky grey paint and Modern Country planting: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Large scale service door; McAlpine Tankersley" src="http://media-cache-cd0.pinimg.com/736x/f7/ac/15/f7ac1518c1654022562ebcc9f81cec59.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It can be easy to leave this kind of picture feeling down-hearted at the widening gulf between what you love and your reality, but if you'd like this look for yourself then, fear, not! With a little time and a little love, this look can be yours!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Barn doors" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/fd/2f/fb/fd2ffbe428640945a0fe1a257a8ad2a1.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">From gently-greyed lavender through to rich damson and darkest, moodiest plum, there's a perfect purple paint for everyone.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Purple front door paint" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/5d/a2/d1/5da2d1fea8027607ebcb155079646288.jpg" title="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Before we start, one of the most important things to consider is the material your home is made from. Is it brick? Stone? Weather-boarding? Painted render? This should be your first port of call as it will affect how you carry this look out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Secondly, ask yourself honestly about the visual impact that your home has. You see, carrying out this look on a modern new-build requires a very different procedure than on a converted warehouse, for example.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Keeping in mind these two pertinent pieces of information, let's get on to the exciting bit....how to Make It Yours!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93Ss2MxsMNTaHc3ycrzexrXKED_V89TTfrbLdxuw0ZKqaWCQtXF-QV6wvTuRmkWiHg-EGOl-3n-750HulPMuLPOKHWPCse8IlWi9bDz_JbzfyeTb0SUCHl0xfBRTF2Mw88odq9CLo3uYi/s1600/Modern+Country+Exteriors+Dusk+4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Dusky front door colour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg93Ss2MxsMNTaHc3ycrzexrXKED_V89TTfrbLdxuw0ZKqaWCQtXF-QV6wvTuRmkWiHg-EGOl-3n-750HulPMuLPOKHWPCse8IlWi9bDz_JbzfyeTb0SUCHl0xfBRTF2Mw88odq9CLo3uYi/s1600/Modern+Country+Exteriors+Dusk+4.gif" title="" width="472" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: this aged brick house is set off beautifully by dusky grey paint on the doors and frames, allowing the drainpipe and rendered base to fade into the overall scheme...white hydrangeas and lavender, contrasted against smart clipped box, keep this home looking firmly Modern Country; pick out architectural details on your house front with matching materials, such as this zinc planter; if you don't like the part of your house's exterior, simply hide it with climbing plants that keep their leaves for most, if not all of the year; try a toning palette of Farrow and Ball Cabbage White, Farrow and Ball Calluna, Farrow and Ball Brassica, Little Greene Lead Colour; small touches in nickel, such as these beautiful French handles, keep this scheme from veering into drab in dingy winter months. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Nickel Heart Door Knocker and door in Farrow and Ball French Gray." src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/db/ce/ca/dbcecaf4010542d1ed1cde7bcc8d847b.jpg" title="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">See how adding details with silver metals, like chrome or nickel, lifts this door to another level?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCBr1IhovP_6t9QsEkSmV_MOuMM0lOcrNaeO2vX4e07bNdApwz6WkIXKFbSDHlS-wFHCLT-RbwgH_GXU9wOnzE_vLvUC-dHPVbx3cp0sCLps_yvICbIxkaRELeHLryCCCeF-NDQgsgG-l/s1600/Modern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCBr1IhovP_6t9QsEkSmV_MOuMM0lOcrNaeO2vX4e07bNdApwz6WkIXKFbSDHlS-wFHCLT-RbwgH_GXU9wOnzE_vLvUC-dHPVbx3cp0sCLps_yvICbIxkaRELeHLryCCCeF-NDQgsgG-l/s1600/Modern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+3.gif" width="448" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: If you live in a building like this incredible converted Country Church, then, frankly, you're in business! Although some paints might look more pleasing than others, the building itself carries such visual weight that the front door paint colour matters less; Feast your eyes on this Modern Country garden: soft lavender surrounds an old stone fountain, and is set off by peonies in soft pink and magenta; on a somewhat smaller scale, topiary box balls will bring a little bit of Modern to your Country House exterior; consider a country-inspired feminine palette of Farrow and Ball Pelt, Dulux Linnet, Farrow and Ball Purbeck Stone, Farrow and Ball Cinder Rose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="smart London entry front door paint" height="400" src="http://media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/736x/26/e7/87/26e7871247c0e4a542ff000310b4a377.jpg" title="" width="266" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Painted render can carry pretty much any front door paint colour but these home owners have chosen a divinely muted grey-mauve. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08qu1m2a-PFa7l5UwXBCbpKZ9ARXRf7gj6s0k23i-_XHLbtnC0HAnrB82Q50FSBjPYDjDbRLNtNS-ORJd6ZNO_NvVz93QYVsqjtlVD_GWAb8uZWI_zuF0hB1Dy5FkLoPmEvkg3KJ1ZnnP/s1600/MOdern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg08qu1m2a-PFa7l5UwXBCbpKZ9ARXRf7gj6s0k23i-_XHLbtnC0HAnrB82Q50FSBjPYDjDbRLNtNS-ORJd6ZNO_NvVz93QYVsqjtlVD_GWAb8uZWI_zuF0hB1Dy5FkLoPmEvkg3KJ1ZnnP/s1600/MOdern+Country+Exterior+Shades+Dusk+2.gif" width="448" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: add character to a new build with Modern Country planting - soft layers of white and purple flowers, juxtaposed with evergreen topiary; a muted palette of Little Greene French Gray; Farrow and Ball Brassica; Ralph Lauren Nairobi Dusk; Sanderson Grey Squirrel; warm grey rattan baskets next to a boxwood topiary ball; this house could just as easily be a cleverly thought-out new-build as an old French stately home - don't be intimidated by the seeming inflexibility of a new-build...choose pretty, chalky mauves and greys, and add extra decorative touches such as lanterns and seating in high end finishes...you'll be surprised what you can achieve.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Small Front Garden with buxus boxwood box hedges lavender railings" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ea/5e/7d/ea5e7df5dacf415d639ee8585331e498.jpg" title="" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A gorgeous Modern Country front garden. Behind smart cast iron railings, four bay trees stand either side of a black and white encaustic tiled path, leading to a red brick double-fronted Victorian house. Behind them are small squares of lavender, bordered by buxus hedging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK-ZYfE0nBEKlhqdpzrnCQ7W5gpqX3fL5A7b-fKf9sZ2iO_jhd4scuULotU2lgp3GWYHHAyd1e6XqQfWSGDFIwLPNqbdtZd_83GWWYHt0YFMJk8_EnieUArCO2MCWOFJ-lmyvUs0pw9f6/s1600/Modern+Country+Shades+Dusk.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK-ZYfE0nBEKlhqdpzrnCQ7W5gpqX3fL5A7b-fKf9sZ2iO_jhd4scuULotU2lgp3GWYHHAyd1e6XqQfWSGDFIwLPNqbdtZd_83GWWYHt0YFMJk8_EnieUArCO2MCWOFJ-lmyvUs0pw9f6/s1600/Modern+Country+Shades+Dusk.gif" width="448" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: you can add colour into predominantly brick houses but the hue of the bricks should determine the strength of colour you choose for your front door paint. Here, with creamy-brown bricks, the owners have gone with lilac paint for the door surround, with palest grey front door paint; consider introducing colour via planting, lavender is heavenly to brush against on a warm summer's day; for this look, try Little Greene Juniper Ash, </span><span style="font-size: large;">Zoffany </span><span style="font-size: large;">Sung Mauve, Fired Earth Sea Lavender, Fired Earth Gentian Violet; a beautiful Modern Country planting scheme with four clipped box hedges enclosing swathes of lavender, and boxwood balls nestled within each quadrant; red brick can often be too strong a colour to start </span><span style="font-size: large;">competing </span><span style="font-size: large;">with loud front door paints so </span><span style="font-size: large;">consider </span><span style="font-size: large;">a warm grey, and pick up the purple </span><span style="font-size: large;">theme </span><span style="font-size: large;">with rows of lavender leading to two half standard privets standing sentinel-like either side of your front door.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Lanterns and white/green planting" src="http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b2/2d/69/b22d69a9c12af610161a3b0243cf2c89.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If the material that your house is built from feels unbearably over-bearing, then consider painting it white and choosing the front door colour of your dreams, here a washed-out dusky grey.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The best front door paint colours are more intense than you might expect, in order to take the strong daylight that they'll receive. These are my perfect exterior paint colours for front doors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmLoPPqzgwA0XEmRlHIz78GTz1-vCn_qJsQmf93JHK4ysvMNRPz3Po22ivIyZr0l-gS1-OPQ9BKtc5-trFioo4HlEP5Zln3-ACCncthN_DlSKsFWTSJVPw0VHVDCSSQUYIWXMSuTMtexr/s1600/The+Perfect+Dusky+Exterior+Shades.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Best front door paint color colour" border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmLoPPqzgwA0XEmRlHIz78GTz1-vCn_qJsQmf93JHK4ysvMNRPz3Po22ivIyZr0l-gS1-OPQ9BKtc5-trFioo4HlEP5Zln3-ACCncthN_DlSKsFWTSJVPw0VHVDCSSQUYIWXMSuTMtexr/s1600/The+Perfect+Dusky+Exterior+Shades.jpg" title="" width="448" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Choose one of these four perfect front door paint colours and, combined with the front garden schemes I've picked out that combine topiary and lavender, you'll be well on your way to your dream Modern Country Home! </span><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">Images via: flickr, Vaucelleshof, Farrow and Ball, MCS Moodboard 1 (Via Revedeco, Pinterest, sbdigs, My Design Chic), Farrow and Ball, MCS Moodboard 2 (A Breath OF Fresh Air, Nicola Stocken, unknown), residential search, MCS Moodboard 3 (unknown, johner, unknown), Belderbos, MCS Moodboard 4((5thandstate, Greensandberries, Houzz, Fleaing France)), Tierlantijn, MCS Moodboard 5</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

The Best Front Door Paint Colours: Dusky Purples

Let's talk house fronts again. Finding the perfect exterior paint colours is sometimes tricky  but your home's exterior speaks volum...

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The New Grey Paint Collection By Little Greene

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Little Greene have just released a whole new collection devoted entirely to greys in all their delicately delectable glory. <i>Yeah, baybeeee! </i>Head on over to the <a href="http://blog.relicsofwitney.co.uk/2013/11/how-to-use-little-greenes-grey-paint.html" target="_blank">Relics Of Witney blog</a> to have a snizzle at which of their delicious grey palettes will work best for you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTrsQN6BqhAKa4kmjOJiTUBcORylKfgQ4aG0C7gruzGLjz5pVM04c-EEp6kyJMAE-tzjU1qiGUTBB6TvoP3m5U_vHJoqoN3i1x63ylDnEanM0fsDW5BdygJAGsZXkz9iKO9cMsrVlnaGlb/s1600/little-greene-relics-3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A5t0OhhP9E-MLKhzrBRFU68CtAGfMA7k3lcXBJJ4kOHI3LgjwVHA9-gAQowL5WbmaXoH12mGd9uiOWZ28jmps2xioN1AjTfR8NEjYUJYBe0Zgyh2YUn6CynFeJj2FlmsyZKJCJ8BsLNw/s1600/Relics2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_A5t0OhhP9E-MLKhzrBRFU68CtAGfMA7k3lcXBJJ4kOHI3LgjwVHA9-gAQowL5WbmaXoH12mGd9uiOWZ28jmps2xioN1AjTfR8NEjYUJYBe0Zgyh2YUn6CynFeJj2FlmsyZKJCJ8BsLNw/s640/Relics2.gif" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

The New Grey Paint Collection By Little Greene

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Modern Country paint colours...

On my most recent visit to our local interiors shop, I found a new paint colour card from The Little Greene Paint Company......a chart with a difference! They call them colour scales. <div><div><div><br /><div></div><div>The Little Greene Paint Company have taken their twelve best-selling shades from their 'Colours of England' range and added lighter and darker hues, so that for each original colour their are now four to choose from. </div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484024845946880850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJ7Wu9Jz7jWlO6juoPIP83V6Bj2ZoJePtytHcW4Gd9VYatdriOR_oeU52A_xMt7QLxbruopQl8JFaj3mQfqG9lqNe3YPCGEkWlHup88UoefqPiBXnkKKuWeYwTY8ujNFwPKmFd0KvXusk/s400/Picture+009.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br />Nothing especially new with that (although surprisingly few of the 'posh' paint companies have lighter and darker <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">versions</span> of their colours. Grrrrr.). What is original is the way the chart can be concertinaed to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">align</span> the colours away from the background of the card, allowing the user to compare the colours like for like (or, rather, shade for shade!), instead of being skewed against the glaring white which usually surrounds colour chips.</div><div></div><div></div><br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484021328277883586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw7zAx-J4WIsqEfFRItfPEWd5V49ij3eT65Yqh5UiFJQHbHnb7lDEN59a9xgbGfZLm7Da8vzsGyTQmp5pMmE9OlWSRjDxSR6E_STHk5lteLZF-iQwy8q54p8zzOOqyMKLjkCG2XtKLnwTR/s400/Picture+010.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br /><div>I love the colours they have chosen. Soft, chalky shades of grey, taupe and cream. Classic Modern Country choices.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /></div></div></div>

Modern Country paint colours...

On my most recent visit to our local interiors shop, I found a new paint colour card from The Little Greene Paint Company......a chart with ...

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