Before & after on 36th Street

For anyone who has not met Deanna, she is top drawer in design skills, respect for the Historic, and a great communicator with a killer attitude.

If she decides to do an open house, it would be well-worth attending.

Looking beautiful, Deanna! Congrats!

Joe,

It’s a Duron color, the Exterior preservation pallet – Classical Gold #2831. I had it mixed at Sherwin Williams using their best exterior paint –

Shannon, I am humbled, thanks for the very kind words. There will be an open house. I’ll be sure to post the date here and you all are welcome to come. Thanks!

Hi Liberty,

All the original wood work is still there, restored but painted a different color; sage green. It doesn’t show up well in such a small photo. It’s actually a nice contrast with the creamy white, gold and glossy bronze painted tin roof. In person it defines all those details. You are welcome to drop by!

Deanna…

Don’t get floored when I say that the house looks great! I too was going to say something about the missing gingerbread accents on the porch but like you said, with it being painted a darker color it is hard to see.

But people don’t realize that for proper Victorian color schemes, they should be painted in layers with a minimum of 4 different colors that compliment and accent the details. That is through architectural historians. Some of the houses that have the small details painted in odd colors are actually more correct. Two tone colors are accurate for older houses – pre Victorian.

What color is the white trimwork? Is it a cream color in a shade of the gold? That would also be correct – example the house on the south side corner of 21st and Broad – gold/cream with black shutters.

Eric

HummerDoc (Greg M. W.)…

It is called MONEY. In time and weather permitting it will get fixed. We spent $5,000 on painting it about 5 years ago and you see what happened – we were taken. Also replaced the entire back of the house a couple of years back, and the entire roof as well with slate shingles and rebuilt the porch so we already sunk big bucks into it but it isn’t in any way shape or form dilapidated. On the contrary the newest neighbors think otherwise.

Yes, I have a lot of knowledge and I have done a lot of research. The tidbit about paint schemes came from several years back when I questioned about ours. But at least we can afford the house and not be in debt – can you? You may want to ask your neighbor across the street who has been telling people else wise.

Eric

Hi Eric,

Never hit the floor once 🙂 Thanks for the complement.

You are right – painting the trim in contrast is not 100% ‘traditional’. I spoke to Gable Painter today and he agreed that the use of color, painting trends, and colors were pretty bland/conservative in 1880’s Richmond. Also, they didn’t have the pigments that we do today. Two colors, or a lighter tone of one, were common, three for accent. I’m sure I would have been a scandal in 1885 😉

Just finished this slide show. Take a peek at the front restoration from beginning to end. Nice shots of the painted trim at the end. Gable’s crew were wonderful and paid attention to detail.

http://studiowolf.jalbum.net/porchrestore/

I’m so glad I have a crew to do this with me. If it wasn’t my “business” I couldn’t see doing all of this as a homeowner – it would be overwhelming. Combine that with illnesses and having to go to work everyday – that’s worse. As it is, I have asthma myself and that, combined with the dust and all wears on me from time to time

Donna, Sorry I didn’t see your post in July.

It was Liquid Wood, the two part system you can find in tubs. Expensive yes, but easy to use and worth it.

http://www.conservationresources.com/Main/section_38/section38_09.htm

Siewers carries it. http://www.siewers.com/