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Awesome House Color Schemes Revealed - An Craftsman Apt. Complex in Los Angeles

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All Colors are Benjamin Moore. Conceptual Imaging by CurbAppealForDummies.com.

 

Craftsman Apartment Complex - Los Angeles

Here's a wonderful, authentic Craftsman building with loads of detail lost in a bland color scheme.  Working with the fixed stone elements and creating a warm earthy palette, we were able to elicit much more impact from this exceedingly desirable architectural style.

Craftsman Apartment Color Palette

 

Color Palette Revealed:

 

Body: Sesame 318

Trim: Floral White

Accent Color: Firenze AF-225

Porch Ceiling: Crystal Blue 2051-70

 

Sesame is a very current color with some serious staying power. Leaning into a very light avocado, it is a great color for an apartment complex near UCLA that mostly houses students. Younger people don't have that color memory of the 60's avocado being everywhere, and appreciates thisgolden, earthy color more than previous generations.

Floral White is a naturally clean foil for Sesame, as it has a tinge of green with a fleck or two of red. Red and Yellow compliment one another.

Firenze is a rich red clay color, like a terracotta pot after a rainshower. Adding that to the plain band near the roofline adds an anchor color for the naturally terracotta-colored corbels under the eaves. We also dropped that color on the front porch, tying it in, warming it up, and showing it off.

You might be wondering where that pale blue color ties in. It doesn't, unless you know about historical porch colors. So check out our blog about the significance and story behind this charming practice on historical houses.

All this information and much, much more was compiled into our Curb Appeal Strategy Package for the owner of this historical Craftman Apartment complex in Los Angeles, California via the internet, for only $179.99.

 

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C. Bartch
Newark, OH

Wow Michelle, those colors really bring out the details that were lost. Just beautiful!

Nov 19, 2009 11:30 PM
Michelle Molinari
CurbAppealForDummies.Com - Lafayette, LA
CurbAppealForDummies.com

Thank you, Cynthia!

~Michelle

Nov 20, 2009 01:41 AM
Kate Talarico
Kates Home Staging and Interior Design - Goshen, NY
RESA, Top Orange County Home Decorator & Stager

I love all the earth tones, the colors are perfect for that type of home.

Nov 20, 2009 03:41 AM
Michelle Molinari
CurbAppealForDummies.Com - Lafayette, LA
CurbAppealForDummies.com

Thanks Kate - we actually did four  different color schemes for this client, and this was the pick of the litter.

~Michelle

Nov 20, 2009 03:55 AM
John Novak
Keller Williams Realty The Marketplace - Las Vegas, NV
Henderson, Las Vegas and Summerlin Real Estate

The new colors really bring out the Craftsman features and highlight the balcony. Great work putting this together and explaining the colors! 

Nov 20, 2009 04:07 AM
Donna Schoby
Liberty Bank of Arkansas - Bentonville, AR

Awesome colors Michelle, what a difference. Love it!!!

Nov 20, 2009 08:28 AM
Michelle Molinari
CurbAppealForDummies.Com - Lafayette, LA
CurbAppealForDummies.com

Thanks John and Donna!

Nov 21, 2009 04:10 AM
Monica Stanciu
Staged 2 Sell Solutions Inc. - Markham, ON
Staged 2 Sell Solutions, Markham, ON

Great colours, Michelle. I do own a Craftsman replica home, I will keep you suggestions in mind when times come to paint the exterior.

Nov 21, 2009 11:58 AM
Cindy Bryant
Redesign Etc. Home Staging - Houston, TX
"Houston Home Staging Pros"

What a neat house, I love the sesame.  This is such a cool concept that you are able to provide.

Nov 21, 2009 03:15 PM
Michelle Molinari
CurbAppealForDummies.Com - Lafayette, LA
CurbAppealForDummies.com

Hi Monica - Thanks so much! Just keep in mind that Canadian Benjamin Moore Colors and American colors have different names for the same colors, and some colors do not correspond between countries at all (for instance, Canadian BM fan decks have a hot red color called "Louisiana Hot Sauce." I cannot buy that particular color in Louisiana!!!!

~Michelle

Nov 22, 2009 03:35 PM
Michelle Molinari
CurbAppealForDummies.Com - Lafayette, LA
CurbAppealForDummies.com

Hi Cindy - Thank you! We are the only providers of this full-service curb appeal advice in the world, and we think it is pretty cool, too.

~Michelle

Nov 22, 2009 03:37 PM
Ana Hitzel
AccentPositives Home Staging - Corona, CA
Professional Home Stager Inland Empire

I love love love that color.  Thanks for the post!

 

Ana

Dec 09, 2009 02:39 PM