Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Advice Needed: Repainting the community after 12 years in residence

[Muriel Kranowski (murielk]

Sharon has ably pointed out all the aggravation involved in selecting 
exterior colors.  I couldn't believe how long and contentious our 
discussions on this issue were.  There is no financial difference amongst 
different color schemes to push the decision in any direction - it is 
completely subjective, highly personal, even emotional.  Color certainly 
creates a mood or an atmosphere, and you'll be looking at these house 
colors every day.

A consultant could be very helpful, if people can let go of any color 
scheme that they might have already thought about and decided they LOVED 
before group discussion began.

  Muriel

At 03:57 PM 4/15/2010, you wrote:
> <snip>
> Another process that I didn't hear about until our process was
> approved, was to hire a color consultant who proposed three sets of
> colors for the community to choose amongst, with prior consensus that
> these were the only three sets of options. Choose one.
>
> I think that would have been _much_ less work and perhaps have
> resulted in a more cohesive palette. We would have been relying on the
> designer having seen the colors on other buildings and known they
> worked.
>
> Sharon
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> Sharon Villines
> Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> http://www.takomavillage.org
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