Hakan,
Great paint scheme and paint job, the house looks very Victorian.
Scott
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Håkan,
As far as I can determine our house was built in 1859.
MikeLeave a comment:
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Thanks for the input Mike! How old is your house? When you mention the colors I imagine an old Victorian.
Thanks Dave, I’ll keep a lookout for that book.
HåkanLeave a comment:
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That's a classic 'Ruskin' Victorian paint scheme... If you see this book in a used book store cheap, it's worth getting: https://www.amazon.com/Exterior-Deco...dp/0892570512/ "A Century of Color" by Robert Moss.
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Håkan,
I like the colors. You did a fine job on that house; it looks real.
Our own house in real life is red, and at one time we used ochre on the trim around the eaves like you did. It's a truly old-fashioned color that was painted on a lot of houses and commercial buildings.
Mike
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Here are photos of the nearly finished building. I used yellow ochre for the trim. Gave a lighter and nice contrast to the other colors I think.
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Thanks Guys for the input and kind words! Time flies and I haven’t been home for a week but when back home I’ll post some photos of the finished building.
Great to hear from you Rich! The Bar Mills tower was great fun and a easy build with the cast parts doing most of the work.
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Håkan,
I haven't been visiting lately, sorry for the delay. Better late than never.
I went back a few pages, and you have done some excellent work.
I like the Bar Mill water tower. Looks really nice with the colors you have chosen.
I will be following more closely for some great tips, thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Mike!
I made another side with the variant of the original paintscheme. And finished off the other one with some weathering and highlights. I painted the sash a grey instead of back as it pops out better. Although prototypical it looks weird on the building and hard to see from a distance as the building will be about 24” from the viewer.
I now like them both so I’ll paint another building with the other scheme
HåkanLeave a comment:
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Håkan,
I like the brown trim, and now the pink on the gable looks better.
Regarding the sash, it was typical back then to paint it a dark color to make the window recede visually and give a more 3-d appearance.
In any case, I think you are heading in the right direction.
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Thanks Bill! I’ll check them out
I tried Bobs scheme suggestion. One with the sashes still light blue and the other one with black sashes.
I think they both look rather nice. Perhaps replace the black with more lighter grey to make the sashes pop out more
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Håkan, You have probably already found many examples, but here are a couple they may help your search for authentic colors:
https://www.oldhouseonline.com/repai...torian-houses/
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