The Color Process  
Illustration of buildings  
   
 
 
Historic periods have their own special paint color information sources
 
   
Late Victorian
National Lead Co. Card
  Bungalow
National Plan Service
  Popular housing 1915
Sears Modern Homes
 

Craftsman

Carter Paints Booklet

The 1930s

Glidden Age of Color

Pre Civil War

Color Manual

 
   
 

English Tudor Revival

Idea Homes 1926

  Ranch
Garlinghouse plans
 

1950s Modern

Sears Paint catalogue

 

Victorian 1880s

Sherwin Williams paint flyer

Spanish 1920s

Home& Garden Magazine

Paint swatches 1900

Wards Tower Paint

 
 
Click on any image for a larger view and to see how it becomes part of an historic paint scheme
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