We have decided to install hardwood timber windows, although they are more expensive than uPVC (and they don’t last as long) they are in keeping for this type of property. The wood is going to be painted and we were quite keen to avoid white and use one of the heritage colours. Originally, we though about a cream colour, but then saw a number of properties with a sort of grey/green colour.
We found a tester pot for Crown paints for a colour called Box Tree. However, it is only available in a gloss finish and we want a satin finish to the paint.
The folks at Crown suggested their Sandolin Superdec range and via the folks making the windows, acquired a colour chart. There was an obvious match and one of the things we thought we should do was to paint one of the old windows in the new colour. Now the property had been sandblasted, we could double-check the colour. The hardwood windows are being supplied ready painted so we need to get this right.
I went to the local Crown paint centre in Huddersfield to get a tin of the chosen colour. However, when I got there and looked at some samples, the colour chart seemed to bear very little resemblance to the actual paint colour. A quick re-think and I walked out with two tins of paint that more closely matched the colour. Having now painted a couple of the old windows in the new colours, it would appear that our chosen paint is “Jungle Green”. I have checked it against our original paint card (using the Box Tree tester) and it is a good match.
Just goes to show that you shouldn’t rely on the colours on a colour chart!
Two colour swatches on a piece of sandblasted oak beam.
The chosen colour is the window on the right.
