When we purchased this property we knew paining or changing the exterior color was investable. I mean just look at this color combo… I have swooned over black cabin exteriors since as long as I can remember. There is just something so damn sexy and magical about a black cabin in the woods with the f
Beautiful Victorian details celebrated with six colors and gold leaf! Before: Pink and Cute! This Victorian in San Francisco's Noe Valley could not help being a bit cute. The Stick-Eastlake Cottage had been painted about 15 years ago using the pink colors from the magnificent hortensia blooming in its front entry. When it came time to repaint, the owners asked me to design something a bit more grown-up. Choosing a Color: I ask my clients to drive around town and photograph houses of similar style whose paint schemes appealed to them. Every one they chose was green! So we started with green. The color scheme I devised for this house uses six colors, all from from Benjamin Moore's Historic Color range, with 23 karat gold leaf on the buttons and pediment ornaments. Managing contrast: This palette is as much about contrast as it is about color. One technique being employed here is the use of what I call a "secondary trim" color, which in this case is about 30% darker in value than the main trim color, and is used to support features like brackets and window columns, and to create a break between the main body color of the house and the more vibrant accent colors of the window sashes and insets. after- green, gold, and ivory Know when to say when: The custom garage door was simplified from three colors to one, and painted the same as the body color, so as not to compete for attention from the main part of the facade. The front door, which had been whimsically painted with four different colors, now sports a more European look in a solid glossy teal with polished hardware and gold leaf details, leading the eye right to the entrance. After: the Victorian cottage as stately home click on any image to view larger Expert Painting by San Francisco Local Color Painting paint: Benjamin Moore Historic Colors Color Consulting by Lynne Rutter 415-282-8820 Update! This project has been featured in the June 2015 issue of Old House Journal. After nearly 8 years, this is still one of my most talked about color designs. At this time I can say that the basic colors for this scheme are Louisberg Green and Standish White by Benjamin Moore. You will notice in the OHJ article several other uses of Louisberg Green and see how very different that color can look depending on the environment, orientation and accent colors. Lynne Rutter Studio
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Name: Nicole Location: Park Slope — Brooklyn, New York Nicole’s house hunt was not easy (when are house hunts ever easy?) but after putting in a couple of years on the search she found this beaut. Faced with an outdated exterior and not enough room in her budget for an overhaul, Nicole got creative and decided to go to the dark side. From Nicole: It took us two and a half years to find our home. We had so many aggressive buyers outbidding us every time.
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Het kaleien van gevels wordt al heel lang gedaan, vooral bij renovaties. Maar ook bij nieuwbouwwoningen en zelfs in je interieur kan het voor een verbazend authentiek effect zorgen, zonder de oorspronkelijke structuur van de gevel te verliezen. colora laat je de keuze tussen twee gevelverven met kalei-effect: Calime en Pastime.
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Name: Nicole Location: Park Slope — Brooklyn, New York Nicole’s house hunt was not easy (when are house hunts ever easy?) but after putting in a couple of years on the search she found this beaut. Faced with an outdated exterior and not enough room in her budget for an overhaul, Nicole got creative and decided to go to the dark side. From Nicole: It took us two and a half years to find our home. We had so many aggressive buyers outbidding us every time.
