From Victorian to mid-century modern, there’s a palette for that — so if you’re overwhelmed by paint choices, consider letting your home’s period guide you.
Standing in front of an array of hundreds — perhaps thousands — of two- or three-inch paint chips at the hardware store can be intimidating. A theoretically calming color like green can become a decision minefield, populated with names like Leapfrog, Raw Tomatillo and Fresh Grass. Beige suddenly seems like the easiest choice.
Take, for example, a 1920s-era Chicago home that Boozer is currently designing. He could have leaned into Art Deco-inspired ruby red accent walls, but instead he took inspiration from the slightly earlier Arts & Crafts movement, which better suited the homeowners’ tastes, referencing the deep blues of Lake Michigan and Chicago’s natural green spaces.
With the Industrial Revolution came innovation in the paint industry, including the use of zinc oxide in house paint, which helped colors stay brighter longer. This meant that the Victorians could really embrace deeper tones, and they reveled in showing off contrasting colors in the same room. Retired architectural historian Susan Maycock says of the era, “Whatever paint color you like, think of how it would look if it were made out of velvet.
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