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Exterior Colors for Residential Buildings 
Arts and Crafts style with harmonious tones on the shingles, stucco and wood trim. Colors by ART FIRST.

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This 1908 Portland foursquare style residence sharpens up its image for the new Century. 

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Built in 1932, this Arts and Crafts Tudor Style Residence betrayed its original elegance with unremarkable colors unrelated to the random stonework and clinker-brick chimney. We solved these problems in a tailored and natural style.

 

 

 

 

 


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Lacework moldings form a delightful decoration, their shapes emphasized with the selection of delicate colors.

Designed by noted architect Joseph Jacobberger, this house was built in 1911. The completely restored historic home has new colors provided by ART FIRST.

The colors capture the historic nature of the place while accomodating the taste of the new owners.
The stucco color is integral to the mix.

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An apparently simple, yet sophisticated, color transformation.

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On Exterior Color Design

"A computer-generated picture of your house, shown in any number of color combinations, can't bring out the actual appearance of paint color with the individual nuances of light and shade, influences of landscaping and surroundings. A personal visit, interview about your color preferences, and on-site exploration of the myriad paint color possibilities always returns the best result. I know, having tried both methods in my twenty-five year partnership with color".
-Mary McMurray of ART FIRST

A warm and dignified presence adorns the neighborhood with our new colors on this home.



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A striking Victorian beauty with colors by ART FIRST.

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Custom colors for an Arts and Crafts Tudor style home.



A charming residence in the West Hills, dramatically improved by subtle changes: the location and shape of the attic vent, and the color make-over.
Contemporary French manor style made more inviting with crisp colors.
A true bungalow, resurrected from bland obscurity by Art First.

A Mediterranean look in Portland? We achieved it according to the wishes of this homeowner.



Express yourself with new house colors, like these happy homeowners did, with the help of ART FIRST. We picked the new roof color too.



right: The formerly unhappy house colors

A Victorian exterior, formerly painted white, now restored to appropriate paint colors for the era. A warm putty color for the body is offset by cream and tan trim, with golden ochre accents.  

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