The house is a board and batten wood house and has not been painted/sealed/anything in a long time from what I can see. It has worn down to the bare wood in a lot of areas. I actually like the look of old wood but I know how unhealthy it is for the long term so it’s time to get some sort of protectant on it.
I thought I had a color a few months ago after going through a dozen chips and painted the step handrails and screen door frame. Then after a few months it turned a peachy color from sun exposure…not what I wanted. So the other day I picked a color and bought a sample. Painted it on the house in one spot and thought viola! Success!
Another trip to town I bought a gallon of primer and a quart of the paint. Came home and the next section I did 2 coats of primer plus 1 of paint and let it dry. Andddddd….noooo it’s too orange! The paint on the house was darker (right side in pic) and browner. Put some primer underneath and it became terracotta (left side).
Well….back to the drawing board.
