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Crown Point Cabinetry
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Eterne Architectural Design & Color
Eterne Architectural Design and Color Consulting is a design firm that currently focuses on color consulting and ornamental design in the restoration of older structures.
Georgian and Federal Color
Ca. 1770 - 1830, colors were brilliant, the patterns eye-popping.
Editors' Picks: Old-House Color
Our editors highlight new and classic articles on injecting color into your space.
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.
5 Tips for Period Paint Schemes
A handful of ways to create a proper period paint scheme.
How To Choose Paint Colors for Victorian Houses
Looking for a color scheme for your Victorian? We show you how to put one together.
Expert Advice: Choosing an Interior Paint Palette
Have you ever thought you’d solved a paint scheme dilemma with one of those chips from the paint store that has four or five gradations of the same hue? You put one on the walls, another on the trim, perhaps—daringly—a third for accent. Then, before the paint’s even dry, you find yourself dissatisfied?
Sears Paint Colors
Our expert updates original Sears paint colors on the most popular kit houses offered in the early 20th-century.
