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Exterior Paint Schemes For Historical Houses
Take your Time and Do your Homework when Selecting a Paint Scheme for Your
Historical Home
By:
Mark J. Donovan
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Choosing the right paint colors for an historical house can
be a real challenge. Not only do you want to get it right, but often the
town or local historical society requires it to. This can often mean
selecting a few paint color schemes and then having to present them to a
historical group to get approval to paint your home. Often historical houses
used very similar paint colors and paint schemes. For example, in New
Hampshire many old homes and buildings were painted white with either green
or black shutters and trim work. |
If a paint scheme of white and black/green sounds a little
boring fear not there are other alternative paint schemes that you can consider.
When developing a paint scheme for historical houses it’s important to remember
a few key things about paints. Summarized below are some tips on selecting paint
schemes for historical houses.
First, light paint colors make a home look larger than it is and dark colors
make a home feel smaller. By using light paint colors you can also make a home
feel closer to a road than conversely using a dark color.
Second, temperature can also affect how colors are observed by the human eye.
Light paint colors in cooler climates can feel bolder, where in warmer climates
the same colors will appear faded or washed out.
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Third, if you want external mechanical features
of the home to appear invisible to the home then
paint them the same color as the home. This is
often desired for paint schemes for historical
houses. For example paint gutters and downspouts
the same color as the home siding.
Fourth, with any house painting project it is
important that all moisture and mildew problems
are first addressed prior to painting. Also, make
sure to repair any damaged house siding and trim
work prior to painting.
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Fifth, talk to people. Paint stores have made
it much easier to figure out the right paint
schemes for a home. Talk with them about your
historical home and what colors might work best.
Also the local historical society can help. They
are more than willing to provide information on
what the typical color schemes were on old homes.
As a matter of fact, and as I’ve already
mentioned, they often will have a say in approving
your historical home’s color scheme. So it’s wise
to visit them regardless if you need any help or
not in picking out your preferred color scheme for
your historical home. There are also historical
home paint consultants that you can also pursue
who can give you advice on not only color schemes
but types of paint.
Sixth, use technology. A lot of paint companies
have sophisticated software programs that you can
download off the internet to evaluate color
schemes for your particular historical home style.
These types of programs allow you to quickly test
out different color schemes.
Seventh, as an alternative to painting your
historical home you can stain it. The advantage of
staining a historical home is that it penetrates
into the wood and you don’t have to worry about
peeling and cracking. The disadvantages of using
stain, however, are that it will fade over time
and it does not hide blemishes very well.
Finally, take your time. Owning an historical home
is like owning a national treasure, so spend the
extra time finding out what color schemes are best
for your home to preserve and protect its
heritage.
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