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September 30, 2008
Classic brownstone interior paint color?
Awhile back, either on this site or apartmenttherapy.com, there was a discussion about a classic brownstone interior paint color - essentially, what brownstone interiors were painted 100 years ago. It is a very warm color, bordering on a rich, yet light yellow. Anyone recall the name - I believe it's a Benjamin Moore.
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Check the Benjamin Moore online color viewer (good luck with this link):
Posted by: Steve at September 30, 2008 1:44 PM
Benjamin Moore has a classic color fan deck, which includes their palette of Historical Colors. You can "paint" your room online at the B.Moore site, by going to their home page, selecting "For your home", choosing "Personal Color Viewer", and after selecting a photo, clicking on Historical Color from the "select color" button. This is a different site which might find easier to start with: http://www.myperfectcolor.com/Benjamin-Moore-Historic-Colors-Collection-MPC-s/3351.htm
The thing to remember is that what shows on your monitor is not necessarily the color as it appears in the fan deck, and what shows in the fan deck is not necessarily how the color will feel on your walls. For example, the historic color Windham Cream can appear very ordinary in some light, and very buttery in others--on your screen it might appear anything from cream to pinkish. Get a sample of the color you like, put it on your wall, and see what it's like to live with. For saturated color, look at B.Moore's Aura line.
Posted by: vinca at September 30, 2008 2:19 PM
this site has some heritage/historic color articles that you might find helpful!
http://www.oldhousecolors.com/
Posted by: honeycut at September 30, 2008 3:05 PM
I remember the discussion you are refering to, but sadly, not the paint color. I will say BM has something called, I believe, Waterbury Cream, that would fit the bill. Agree re: the need to purchase a quart or small jar and sample a decent sized area yoruself--even within your own home, the same color will look very different in different areas depending on the light, etc. Paint as large a sample area as you can stand (preferably at least 3 feet square in some areas).
Posted by: PHer at September 30, 2008 3:10 PM
Just FYI - All oil paints yellow over time..so if you pick a color in latex, it won't get yellow like the oil paints did.
Posted by: Mrs. Limestone at September 30, 2008 3:12 PM
I think I found the prior thread for you: http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2006/10/house_of_the_da_215.php
Good luck.
Posted by: PHer at September 30, 2008 3:18 PM
thanks, everyone.
Posted by: tiptoe at September 30, 2008 3:38 PM
The 1917 Colour Chart on that oldhousecolors.com site seems like it might be the most definitive authority.
Last week, I finished painting my first and second floor halls and stairway with a Benjamin Moore color called Beverly Hills, which looks very close to "Cream" in that chart:
http://www.brooklynrowhouse.com/node/142
Posted by: Steve at September 30, 2008 5:13 PM
That's the way to go for the arts and crafts era look of one hundred years ago. But you have more freedom than you think. Because one hundred years ago also started getting into the Edwardian era and things got lighter. The Victorian brownstone look became unfashionable among the fashionable. They painted woodwork. They used cooler colors on walls and more colorful prints on upholstery.
Elsie de Wolfe did a lot to usher this in. She loathed dark Victorian brownstones (there's a great quote from her in a book I have I'd have to find). On her Wikipedia page there is a photo of one of her rooms in color so you can see the wall and trim paint colors:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_De_Wolfe
Her designs were my inspiration for our 1910 house, not the Victorian or arts and crafts look. Anyway, long story short there were a few different things going on in interiors then. Not just one thing.
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