Exterior house paint (Charlotte, Salisbury, Matthews: vs., Lowes, yard)

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by anifani821

Williamsburg colors are what are used on the historic homes here. Benjamin Moore is your best source for that palette.

I can get you the name of the paint that is most popularly used in Charleston, if you want that. But it is even more expensive than Benjamin Moore.

Thanks, Ani. I'd be interested. If it doesn't work for me, someone else might find it useful.

Williamsburg colors are very close to Philadelphia colors with the colonial colors, but I think that the Philly combinations might be a bit more colorful. Nothing garish, mind you, but as the 2nd largest city in the English-speaking world at the time of the Revolution, there would have been more money there at that time.

Since Philadelphia was feeding the settlement of the Charlotte area & down into SC & norhern GA, I would think that Philadelphia colors would be appropriate to use here, if a historic palette is used.

[TheEmissary]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

Thanks, Ani. I'd be interested. If it doesn't work for me, someone else might find it useful.

Williamsburg colors are very close to Philadelphia colors with the colonial colors, but I think that the Philly combinations might be a bit more colorful. Nothing garish, mind you, but as the 2nd largest city in the English-speaking world at the time of the Revolution, there would have been more money there at that time.

Since Philadelphia was feeding the settlement of the Charlotte area & down into SC & norhern GA, I would think that Philadelphia colors would be appropriate to use here, if a historic palette is used.

southbound - Before you buy that paint, you might want to visit a library and seek out a past issue Consumer Reports with a review of exterior house paints. You'll want to find something that holds up for as long as possible, unless you enjoy painting every few years!

[anifani821]

Originally Posted by southbound_295

Thanks, Ani. I'd be interested. If it doesn't work for me, someone else might find it useful.

Williamsburg colors are very close to Philadelphia colors with the colonial colors, but I think that the Philly combinations might be a bit more colorful. Nothing garish, mind you, but as the 2nd largest city in the English-speaking world at the time of the Revolution, there would have been more money there at that time.

Since Philadelphia was feeding the settlement of the Charlotte area & down into SC & norhern GA, I would think that Philadelphia colors would be appropriate to use here, if a historic palette is used.

Very true. And some of the architects for this region hailed from Philly. Any of those historic colors would work - and from what I have researched over the years - it is a gorgeous palette. I stick to Benjamin Moore just b/c they do have a separate palette of historic colors - wh/ also includes such things as "Nantucket" colors and some "Philadelphia" colors - in fact, one of my favorite interior colors is Philadelphia cream . . . another, Lancaster white . . .

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by TheEmissary

southbound - Before you buy that paint, you might want to visit a library and seek out a past issue Consumer Reports with a review of exterior house paints. You'll want to find something that holds up for as long as possible, unless you enjoy painting every few years!

OK, Thanks, Emissary.

Yes, the Finneran & Haley paints last for many years. I know some don't last as long, though.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by anifani821

Very true. And some of the architects for this region hailed from Philly. Any of those historic colors would work - and from what I have researched over the years - it is a gorgeous palette. I stick to Benjamin Moore just b/c they do have a separate palette of historic colors - wh/ also includes such things as "Nantucket" colors and some "Philadelphia" colors - in fact, one of my favorite interior colors is Philadelphia cream . . . another, Lancaster white . . .

One of the Benjamin Moore colors that I like is Whitall Brown. That's South Jersey Quaker.

Ann Whitall sat at her spinning wheel during the Battle of Redbank & a cannonball whizzed past her head, so she got up & went to the basement. After the battle, she nursed the wounded & dying (Hessians & colonists). The Whitall farmstead still stands.

LOL, I was able to identify the Philly colors in the Benjamin Moore historic colors, by name. I just had a problem with the greens. The Philly greens are mostly greyed olive tones. Maybe I needed to look into the grays more.

I'm wondering if I get someone to send me the color card for the Finneran & Haley colors if I can order them through a Benjamin Moore dealer. I think that Benjamin Moore may have acquired Finneran & Haley, as the 2 are now being sold by the same dealers. I know that I painted my old house 20 years ago & it was still perfectly good when I sold it.

[anifani821]

SB - I have used Carolina Gull and wonder if that is similar to what you want? How deep a tone? This is greyish olive-ish, LOL. Not an historic color but may be in same palette as you were thinking about. In historic palette, I have used Yorketowne green on my door . . . has some blue in it . .. Stratton blue is a green/grey, IMHO. Salisbury green for a medium tone . . . Webster green - olive-ish grey color . . .

For a dark tone - I like Caldwell green . . .

I honestly think you can find some colors in BM in the historic palette. I have been using their stuff since the 70s, when I was doing showrooms - and have used it exclusively ever since. (Well, got some ooops paint = Valspar - at Lowes for a guest bedroom, but you know what I mean).

ETA - also - check out Kennepunkport Green.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by anifani821

SB - I have used Carolina Gull and wonder if that is similar to what you want? How deep a tone? This is greyish olive-ish, LOL. Not an historic color but may be in same palette as you were thinking about. In historic palette, I have used Yorketowne green on my door . . . has some blue in it . .. Stratton blue is a green/grey, IMHO. Salisbury green for a medium tone . . . Webster green - olive-ish grey color . . .

For a dark tone - I like Caldwell green . . .

I honestly think you can find some colors in BM in the historic palette. I have been using their stuff since the 70s, when I was doing showrooms - and have used it exclusively ever since. (Well, got some ooops paint = Valspar - at Lowes for a guest bedroom, but you know what I mean).

Thanks, Ani. I'll check those colors. In the Sherwin Williams pallete Protege Bronze looked pretty darned close to the lighter green & Marsh Fern or Garden Path were in the ball park of the darker green.

In the Benjamin Moore line, I had 3 combinations, but I need to look at them again, & get into the greys more.

These would be for house, shutters, & doors.

Princeton gold, Adams gold, Whitall brown

Whitall brown, Princeton Gold, Fairmont green

Fairmont green, Lancaster Whitewash, Whitall brown

[anifani821]

Have you compared Webster Green to Fairmont Green? Same tonality but Webster is greyer. I would not put Whitall w/ either the Webster or the Fairmont - my recollection of Whitall is that is has red tones that give it a pinkish brown quality. Have you looked at Van Buren Brown and compared that to the Whitall? I like Whitall but w/ the greyish tones you are talking about . . . not so sure about the pinkish brown w/ Whitall. Of course, there is probably some publication f/ BM showing it together, wh/ will make me look like a total idiot . . . but out in the sun, I have just noticed that Whitall takes on a pinkish undertone.

[southbound_295]

Originally Posted by anifani821

Have you compared Webster Green to Fairmont Green? Same tonality but Webster is greyer. I would not put Whitall w/ either the Webster or the Fairmont - my recollection of Whitall is that is has red tones that give it a pinkish brown quality. Have you looked at Van Buren Brown and compared that to the Whitall? I like Whitall but w/ the greyish tones you are talking about . . . not so sure about the pinkish brown w/ Whitall. Of course, there is probably some publication f/ BM showing it together, wh/ will make me look like a total idiot . . . but out in the sun, I have just noticed that Whitall takes on a pinkish undertone.

LOL, I need paint chips, Ani, So far I'm going by the computer, since I'm unfamiliar with Benjamin Moore, surfing through the colors & applying them to a house. I know it's not accurate, but I was just trying to rough it in.

I wasn't thrilled with Fairmont. That's why I decided to post. The color is authentic to Philly, but it's not what I was looking for. Actually, F&H has a light green & a dark green that are used together as often as they are used with other colors.

I appreciate your input. I have no experience at all with Benjamin Moore. I would be very unhappy with a pinkish undertone. It wouldn't go at all with anything that I would possibly put with Whitall. (Bet you never thought you'd hear a story-line behind that color name.)

[anifani821]

Well, I think that conceptually, your combo of colors is wonderful! Getting the exact shades will be the thing, and I honestly think you will be able to find what you want in BM. Do you have a store up that way? We have a good one here in S CLT right off Hwy 51 but I would think there would be others closer to you. I have messed w/ those colors for years and have found out the history behind some of the color names - but never heard the info on Whitall!!! Thank you so much for sharing it!