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pinto

(106,886 posts) Sun Apr 28, 2013, 01:17 PM Apr 2013

Renaissance of grey green, midnight blue, taupe and burgundy house colors?

I live in a neighborhood with a good number of Craftsman and California Mission style houses. Many are being remodeled. I see a lot of these colors, usually in duos - one main color one trim color. Also a deep lemon yellow as trim / highlight. Anyone else noticed this?

fwiw, I love the look. Clean, earthy and decidedly Californian.

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Renaissance of grey green, midnight blue, taupe and burgundy house colors? (Original Post) pinto Apr 2013 OP

Theres a bright lime green house nearby DJ13 Apr 2013 #1

LOL. There's one in my neighborhood as well. Solid bright lime green pinto Apr 2013 #2

I don't think lime green is in the Craftsman palette, as a rule... truebluegreen Apr 2013 #3

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

1. Theres a bright lime green house nearby

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 01:43 PM

Apr 2013

Its ghastly.

(Yes, this is in California)

pinto

(106,886 posts)

2. LOL. There's one in my neighborhood as well. Solid bright lime green

Reply to DJ13 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 01:47 PM

Apr 2013

Aghhh.

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

3. I don't think lime green is in the Craftsman palette, as a rule...

Reply to DJ13 (Reply #1)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 01:53 PM

Apr 2013

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ETA: That said, in my neighborhood wild colors abound, and one of my favorites is a deep lime green, with midnight blue trim and saturated red-orange accents...

Go big or go home...

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