A snap-shot of the past.
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| "Outhouse Red" is my latest "vintage" colour discovery. |
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| Not far off from this "well known brand" colour. |
Vintage colours are back. Well they've never really gone away, maybe just hidden a little. I discovered this "red" colour at my own house yesterday. I've been doing some renovations of what used to be part of the outhouses & coal shed, and I took a door off which needed some repairs. The hard to get at inside of the frame where the door is hinged was still in this original colour. It had obviously avoided being painted over because of its awkward position. It was also protected from the light, so it hasn't faded much either.
I've lived in the house which I tongue-in-cheek call "Sydenham Hall" for the last 9 or so years. In all that time I've never noticed it, so it was a joy to see it revealed. The house was built at the turn of the century and the colour could date from then. However, there was an extension built onto the house just after the war, so it could also be dated at around the 1950's. It is the first and only coat of paint on the wood, so who knows. Which ever it is, I do like it as a snap shot of the past and I will find a place to re-use this jolly "Outhouse Red" somewhere in the scheme of things.
