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Apr
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4David picked up these groovy Sherwin Williams paint color palettes a while ago and I have been meaning to scan and post them.
Of course, scanning means the colors are off a bit. They are greyer for sure, the yellows not so yellow-y, in real life.
The line is called the “Suburban Modern Preservation Palette” and here is what they have to say about it:
Your future is bright. With clear, cheerful colors the 1950′s exhibited a new American outlook. The exuberance showed up on the walls as striking shades like Chartreuse and organic shapes like boomerangs. Whether you just feel nostalgia for those optimistic days, or you want to recreate the period in exciting detail, our Suburban palette provides the hues you desire.
They really hit the nail on the head with these things. Couldn’t we all use some exuberance and optimism right about now? I’m wishing I had gone for a pink/green/aqua theme for the ModWalls kitchen backsplash! Ah, well, save it for the next remodel.
4 Comments for 1950′s Paint Colors Revisited… by Sherwin Williams!
Laurendy
April 15, 2009, 10:29 am
April 15, 2009, 10:29 am
I used some of their interior paint colors for the exterior of my 1957 home – the Chartruese on the house and Pink Flamingo on the front door, I was planning on using the Classic French Gray on the trim but was talked into using white by my mother.
Oh, and I had to have the paint made at Home Depot, Sherwin Williams wouldn’t make them in exterior for me. . .
Wendy
June 18, 2009, 7:32 pm
June 18, 2009, 7:32 pm
My apartment building will paint any color as long as it’s from the exterior palette, so my kitchen is the blue (Stratford Blue) and my bathroom is the green (Burma Jade) and our floor hallway is the coral color. I love them mostly, the bathroom green I am still wondering if I should have opted for the more sage-y color than the truer green.
Ah well!
jennifer
November 12, 2009, 9:27 pm
November 12, 2009, 9:27 pm
I am puzzled as to why your SW store would refuse to make them in exterior. As an employee, I would make them reguardless but would definitely give you the heads up that the chartruese will fade a lot faster than you will like, which I am sure HD did not tell you. The brighter the green or yellow, the more likely it is to fade and that means more maintenence on your part. That is why it is recommended as an interior only color. I am sorry if your SW did not fully explain why they wouldn’t mix the colors. On another note, there are more color cards in this collection, each in interior and exterior: Arts & Crafts, Colonial, Jazz Age, Victorian and a couple more that are just not coming to mind at the moment.