Where to find shades from the past
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Many paint companies offer historically accurate colors that can enhance a home, says Shelley Bennett, curator of British and European art at the Huntington museum. Here are some sources: Olde England: Farrow & Ball, a British firm with an L.A. shop on Melrose, has analyzed 17th to 19th century colors used in great English country estates and reproduced them. www.farrow-ball.com
New England: California Paints offers historic American colors developed in a joint effort with regional preservation group Historic New England. www.californiapaints.com
Historical huesThe Benjamin Moore Historical Colour Palette offers 174 colors inspired by those found in 18th and 19th century architecture. www.benjaminmoore.ca/colours/historical.aspx Tradition: Olde Century Colors offers small batches of colors chosen from 18th and 19th century examples. Milk paints, acrylic latex, oil base paints, stains and varnishes. www.oldecenturycolors.com+
Colonial color: Heritage Village Colors are historic restoration paints that replicate colors and finishes used in Colonial America. www.heritagevillagecolors.com
— Bettijane Levine
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