Exterior Painting
Put the best face forward on your old house, with these articles about exterior painting styles, color schemes, historic color palettes and more.
SEE ALSO: Conservatories, Gazebos & Sheds | Exterior Lighting | Garden Design | Porches | Remuddling | Siding, Shingles & Roofing |Windows, Doors & Shutters
12 Rules for Victorian Polychrome Paint Schemes
Follow these guidelines to create cohesive Victorian color schemes.
Paint Schemes for a Victorian Cottage
Historical color experts suggest that this late Victorian cottage might be polychromed in period colors.
Paint Palettes for Colonial & Colonial Revival Houses
Paint colors of the past suggest combinations for early period and Colonial Revival houses today.
How We Revived Our House's Paint Scheme
Black and white is classic, but it didn’t bring out the best in our Italianate.
5 Tips for Period Paint Schemes
A handful of ways to create a proper period paint scheme.
Sears Paint Colors
Our expert updates original Sears paint colors on the most popular kit houses offered in the early 20th-century.
Choosing Victorian Paint Colors
Author Brian Coleman gives us the inside scoop on how he selected the Victorian house paint colors for his fanciful Queen Anne.
HeartWood Fine Windows & Doors
Heartwood Fine Windows & Doors offers custom-made, high-quality wood windows and doors for classic homes
Indow Window Inserts
Enjoy modern comfort while preserving the charm of your original windows. Indow window inserts press inside your window frames without a mounting bracket to give you all the comfort and efficiency of high-end replacement windows.
WEST SYSTEM G/flex®
A toughened, versatile, liquid epoxy for permanent waterproof bonding of fiberglass, ceramics, metals, plastics, damp and difficult-to-bond woods. G/flex can make structural bonds that absorb the stress of expansion, contraction, and vibration. Ideal for bonding dissimilar materials.
