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Is Blue too Blah for this Gambrel Roof Home?

Mystery House 1864-5 : Is Blue too Blah for this Gambrel Roof Home?

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"Help us from making a mistake!! We are stuck and ready to give in on a certain color scheme: Wedgwood blue, white trim, and Hampton gray accent colors. The other neighbors have lost sight of traditional colors and have gone for neutrals.

"We want to make a statement. The other gambrel house is forest green with tan trim color. The (Yankee Magazine) Color Doctor® suggested the reverse for us (tan with forest green trim).

"Can you help us fit in with the rest of these salt boxes and gambrels and cape cods?? Anyone willing to point us to some colors, maybe Valspar National trust colors?" ~The Kappadahls

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