Things You'll Need:
- knowledge of the year your house was built
- paint samples of colors you are considering
- paint sample cards to see how colors will look together
- a good book on Victorian paint colors
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Step 1
Date Your Home. Do research at the local courthouse to find out when your house was built. Different periods of construction during the Victorian era (roughly 1850-1910) produced different paint colors.
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Step 2
Visit the Paint Store. Two of the best paint stores for authentic Victorian paint colors are Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore. Both companies have exact replica colors from the 19th century, and have guides for color choice based on your home's construction period.
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Step 3
Sample It. Buy small samples of the colors you are considering and choose a well-lit side of the house to paint on samples of color combination. You want to see how the colors look before you paint the whole house in those shades.
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Step 4
Buy a Book. You will want to look at whole-house examples of colors and architecture before making your choices. See the tips section of this article for books to consider purchasing.
Comments
labellefleur100 said
on 3/8/2009 Great advice and tips! Thanks for sharing! I wish everyone followed this advice. 5* RCMD
MrsPerrin said
on 2/23/2009 Great article. Thank you for the information.
argyle said
on 2/19/2009 Great article. I am planning on redoing my office in Victorian style. Will you have an article on interior decoration as well?
MyJB said
on 2/18/2009 This article is interesting. Thanks.