white is the most popular, but I would think you could use earth tones as well....like greens, browns,or a nice deep red or blue, and you don't have to paint the door the same color as the window trim/ shutters , you could paint it a different complimentary shade or a similar color but deeper ..... a nice deep color on the door make a nice strong statement and focal point !best wishes!What colors do I use for a house built in 1879?
i would use lilac.
I agree with TiMa, white would look nice.
If you're concerned about being historically accurate, a good place to research would be your local library. Any librarian there should be able to at least point you in the right direction to start. Look for old images first, at least you'll see whether the frames were light or dark. Then see if you can find any sort of written references to color... or better yet, common pigment usages in your region.
Good luck.
Any time you wish to paint a home with brick it very important to get a color that looks good with you brick.
Victorian ( Wild guess Old Chicago Brick ) pretty popular brick on an historical home.*
I would stay in the range of Tan to Beige.
Shutters : Brown 5 shades darker than the windows and trim.
Doors: I paint alot of homes i Mobile AL, Charleston S.C and other places ( Gen Brag Mansion in Mobile they had some bad doors on them and i design them to bring them back to the natural look. Very famous place where you can go for tours.
What i would like to do is give you this information on how to make you doors look great without alot of hard work.
See i have been painting for over 30 years i do faux to marble with paint along with nothing but residential homes interior %26amp; exterior.
So i will give you my Paint Colors and step by step on how to have the best looking doors where ever you live.
# 1 qt Sherwin Williams Super Paint # 25 year warranty exterior latex satin ultra-deep base 6403-33969 this paint can be applyed as low as 35 degree weather with the warranty.
First thing use some exterior stain blocker primer and apply with wood grain one coat will be fine.
Sher-Color Formula
Bac Colorant -oz - 32-64-128
W1-White -21-1-1
B1-Black -0-1-1
N1- Raw Umber-21-1-1
R2-Maroon -21-1-1
Y3-Deep Gold -14-1-0
Sand your primer lightly and apply two coats of this paint
with wood grain.
Than get some Min-Wax because it already has ( poly ) in it (Red Mag) after 24 hours has passed with a 3inch brush apply stain now it will seperate and form a wood grain stay with it a few minutes after finishing it to brush out runs.
Go with wood grain on each section of the door in the door the wood grain will change you can tell by the way the door is made. Will take 3 days to dry depending on weather.
If you do not wish to do this paint your doors the same as your shutters.
Blue
try earth tones i think that would look beatiful.
First go and find out what that peroid of home colors is.
usualy looking up the home in the town regestory would be what i'd do. is it on the town regestry? on these types of homes you have to go with what they say, just owning a home that age is so much to do with history. you have to find out facts first. good luck on your hunt, and have fun, with that wonderful home.....
look up Benjamin Moore online- they have (or used to have) a line of Victorian Era colors. I owned a house form 1852 - I used grey for the walls, Dark red for the trim - it came out spectacular!
Or alternatively, you can check with your local historical society for some info.
have fun
Use an invisible color, so no one can see it.
wow, i wish i had ur project. u can pretty much go with anything u like. purples are nice and so are dark blues and greens. sage green or light green would also be great and goes nice with red brick color. if u have red brick then go with a lighter color, if ur brick is light go with a darker color. do a google search for ';victorian home pics'; and u might see some pics similar to what ur workin with and get some more ideas =)
White is the most peacefully.
terra cotta
a deep red maroon
white would be nice..it brings out
a dark red would look goood.
White wash for that period look of the 1879s
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