Paint Colors
Siding: yellow - Deep base 45093 (A:46.5, C: 16.5, L.5) flat
Trim: white - Nu White Satin Gloss
Sash trim: blue -Deep base 47193 (B:26, E:4Y26, V:6.5)
Paint Brand
California
About My House
My house was built in 1910 on what used to be a peach orchard. It had only two owners before I bought it in 1987. It's a two-family house with one apartment on the first floor and mine on the second. Searching for the architectural style led me to Arts and Crafts and Prairie style architecture. I've sinced furnished much of my house with Stickley reissues. About 8 or 9 years ago a landscape architect gave me a wonderful bungalow-inspired design. I only found out today, while reading Arts & Crafts Homes magazine that my home is a four-square. I went online and read your entry. It all makes so much sense now!
Why I Chose These Colors
My house was originally a drab olive green with yellowy cream trim. A creative architect friend suggested a bright yellow with white trim (I'd been thinking a taupe with deep red and/or green trim), and as soon as she said it I knew that was it. It felt like the house wanted to be yellow. It was my idea to add the blue trim. I was nervous about what my neighbors would think (they have to look at it, after all), especially when the primer over the green looked like -- well, I won't say. So I was relieved when the elderly lady next door said, "It looks like a brand new penny!"
Tips and Tricks
- Hire a good painter. Mine wasn't the cheapest, but he knew what he is doing. Also, yellow fades more than any other color, so I picked a shade darker than I was going for. Some people found it a bit too bright. The color makes it easy for people to find my house.
- BTW, I replaced the window sashes in 2007. They were 6 over 1, now they're 3 and 2 over one.
- I love my house colors. They are not traditional, but they are a source of cheer to me and my neigbors.
