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Paint Colors for a Foursquare House

By Jackie Craven, About.com

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Painting The Porch Ceiling

American Foursquare Home: Porch Ceiling

American Foursquare Home: Porch Ceiling

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Winter and spring months in southern Ohio can turn gray and gloomy. Amy and Tim were intrigued when they learned that pale blue paint was used on the porch ceilings of many older homes on the East coast. The blue paint was said to reflect light. For anyone standing inside the house, the day would seem brighter.

Well... why not? So it happened that the porch of their American Foursquare received four colors: Mountain Green, Deep Rose, Sea Sand and a subtle, almost white, blue.

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