This chair is beautiful to me. As a child I would sit rocking as I looked out at the water in from our lakefront cabin. I would hold my hand just beneath my eyes to block out the cabin’s porch and the beach beyond so I could see only the water. That made it easy to pretend that I was sitting on the deck of a cruise ship bound for distant lands.
Seriously, that’s what I did!
After years of being bounced from home to home and spending some time on the deck of our former lake house in Washington I was almost ready to take it off to the dump.
Almost . . . but not quite.
Along came Mr. OTN to the rescue! My dear hubby has been removing old cane and glue from the channels, as well as removing the rusted screws that had broken off inside the chairs arms and bleaching away the black mold. Now he’s ready to tackle the job of re-caning. What a gift of love.
I’ve decided that my old rocker deserves some color and this is where you, the most brilliant readers in the world, come in.
We will be using the rocker on the screened porch which has neutral colored furniture and blue accents so I’d like to paint it in a blue tone.
These are the colors I’m considering:
- Duck Egg
- Greek Blue
- Provence
- A random color of Behr clearance paint
The color of my sample board is close to the color of the caning, which we aren’t painting, so you can see what the contrast would look like. The colors here are a tad bit washed out but I had to brighten them up a lot so you could see the true color.
So what do you think? What’s your favorite, one, two, three or four? We hope to get to the painting this weekend so I’d absolutely love to hear your opinion!
Blessings to you,
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The Provence seems to be the best choice to also pick up your glass colors .
Patti,
I vote for #3 Provence!!!
I believe that when you gaze upon this hue it will, once again, bring
” I would hold my hand just beneath my eyes to block out the cabin’s porch
and the beach beyond so I could see only the water.” this to your memory.
I’ll be watching for a reveal, dear friend!!!
Fondly,
Pat
Number 4 love the contrast light to dark 🙂
I would go 2 – 3 – 1 – 4.
behr clearance
I think Provence is the best choice.
I must preface my comment by saying I am not a decorator, but when I squint (my Mother taught me that) at the color of the cane, the porch & the four colors you are contemplating, I personally would not choose any of them. If the picture colors are accurate on my screen, none of the colors work with the cane for me. Also, all four colors blend in to the porch colors. I would prefer such a special piece of furniture to stand on its own. Not clash so to speak, but make its own beautiful statement. But then I have only had one cup of coffee this morning! I will be looking forward to the finished piece & presentation in the completed porch picture.
I’m thinking the Provence is the best one. It appears softer, yet bold enough to hold its own, and will pick up the other blue/greens you have in there.
How fun it will be to sit in that chair again and revisit all those cherished memories!
I like the soft and more neutral PROVENCE….. it will stay in fashion for a long time to come, and it is blue enough
to represent blue…. would be soo darling. Hope you pick Provence…..
Edith YourRealtor4Life from the larger Chicago Area
I agree with Ellie. Provence is my choice. 🙂
I think the Provence or Duck Egg. I LOVE the Greek Blue but think it will stick out in your space. Also, the contrast with the cain might be a bit much. It will be lovely no matter what you do!
I like Duck Egg myself. It’s hard to tell on your sample board. It looks like it has a somewhat metallic/sheen? If so you may want to go with Provence. It’s hard to say what it would look like on the actual piece.
I agree with Ellie. Provence is the way I’d do it!
I love the Provence.
I vote for #4. Unless you want it really stand out more than the rest of your furniture. Jo
I’m voting for Duck Egg (#1). And the winner is . . . . . . . . .
Prolly too late vote since you were painting this weekend but still want to say I like Provence the best.
I selected Provence before I saw the rest of your comments but I’m sure any one of them you select will be beautiful.
Happy painting and decorating.
Greek Blue, great color and will take longer to fade. Coming from Sharing one more time!!
I would paint it with #3 and dry brush #1 to highlight all the different joints and curves.
I also like the Greek Blue, it would give your room a new interest with a pop of color.
I like the Greek blue! And a fun printed fabric on the seat?
xo Ashley
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I vote for Province to go with the room colors.