{"id":1919,"date":"2019-10-10T09:14:51","date_gmt":"2019-10-10T13:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boston-south-shore.certapro.com\/?post_type=community&p=1919"},"modified":"2023-04-20T08:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T12:19:28","slug":"popular-house-colors-of-the-south-shore","status":"publish","type":"community","link":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/community\/popular-house-colors-of-the-south-shore\/","title":{"rendered":"Popular and Historic House Colors of New England"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Historic Colors of New England<\/h2>\n

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New England is rich in history, and the colors of the interiors and exteriors tend to be classic. We\u2019ve worked with Sherwin Williams to create a palette of exterior colors specific to the South Shore and Plymouth areas and allow your home to fit right in.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Download Our Historic Colors PDF<\/a><\/div>\n

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Your town\u2019s Historical Society may have a say in your choice of exterior colors.<\/h2>\n

Many Massachusetts historic homes – especially on the South Shore, are limited to certain exterior paint colors that need to be approved you the town’s historical society.<\/strong> We have extensive experience helping you choose appropriate colors to get your town’s historical society on board. Our designer can help you choose something to meet these specifications while bringing a unique look to your historic home.<\/p>\n

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Fun fact: This is The King Caesar House in Duxbury – The “S” on the side of many historic homes like this on the South Shore is a decorative anchor that’s connected to a collar tie (and a metal rod that runs through the home) to keep the house “together.” It’s decorative but functions to keep the house from failing under the downward pressure from the roof! \u00a0<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Here are some town-by-town links you might find useful – they are in order by location from South to North:<\/h3>\n

Duxbury Rural & Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Pembroke Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Hanover Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Norwell Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Marshfield Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Scituate Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Cohasset Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Hull History<\/a><\/p>\n

Hingham Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Rockland Historical Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

Weymouth Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Quincy Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Braintree Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Milton Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Canton Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

Avon Historical Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

Randolph Historical Commission<\/a><\/p>\n

Stoughton Historical Society<\/a><\/p>\n

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Take a walk or drive through history:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Take a ride down streets like Washington Street in Duxbury, Main Street in Hingham, and the Pinehills in Plymouth. \u00a0To be clear, the Pinehills is a new development of homes that uses historical colors to blend with Plymouth’s history.<\/p>\n

Take pictures of colors you like, and we can match the colors when we paint your home.<\/p>\n

What a fun way to spend a Sunday afternoon!<\/p>\n

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Plymouth, Massachusetts – colors that blend with history<\/h2>\n

We do lots of painting in Plymouth, near Cape Cod, so we wrote this article about historic colors specific to Plymouth<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Newer homes look great in historic colors too!<\/h2>\n
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Our designer can help you place historic colors on your newer home so that it has more character.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Because the color we paint rarely changes the price we charge you, choosing a palette for your new home that is close to other historic homes in South Shore towns is a common request we get.<\/strong> Our free color consultant<\/a> has experience suggesting colors on parts of your exterior that makes your newer home seem vintage and unique. \u00a0She will never push you to choose a color that is “not you” but will listen to what you want and help you choose a color that fits your vision.<\/p>\n

Lots of our Clients like to mimic the gray weathering that happens naturally on shingles near the coastline. \u00a0Here’s our process for turning your shingles “Nantucket Gray”<\/a> faster than waiting for Mother Nature to weather them for you.<\/p>\n

A great example of new homes that use historical colors is in The Pinehills in Plymouth<\/a>. \u00a0The developer did a fantastic job combining the historic look of older Plymouth homes with the convenience of new building materials.<\/p>\n

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“Colors of the South Shore” – Sherwin Williams asked us to collaborate to make this fan deck!<\/h2>\n

Below you will find a compilation of Sherwin Williams colors that have been commonly used in New England for centuries. \u00a0If you’re interested in receiving free large (8.5″ x 11″) color samples of any Sherwin-Williams color below, email Pnejame@certapro.com<\/a> with the color name and \u00a0your mailing address. \u00a0We offer free large color samples, even if you’re doing the painting yourself, so order as many as you’d like.<\/p>\n

SW 6129<\/a> | SW 6120<\/a> | SW7598<\/a>
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SW6205<\/a> | SW7008<\/a> | SW2802<\/a><\/p>\n

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SW7594 | SW7532 | SW7513<\/p>\n

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SW7598 | SE6129 | SE6120<\/p>\n

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SW6389 | SW7684 | SW7750<\/p>\n

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SW0014 | SW2814 | SW2822<\/p>\n

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SW7012 | SW7680 | SW6061<\/p>\n

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SW7715 | SW7719 | SW2843<\/p>\n

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SW2815 | SW2833 | SW2818<\/p>\n

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SW6108 | SW7032 | SW7745<\/p>\n

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SW6136 | SW6127 | SW6050<\/p>\n

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SW6102 | SW7632 | SW7047<\/p>\n

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SW7030 | SW7006 | SW6328<\/p>\n

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SW6207 | SW7012 | SW7548<\/p>\n

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SW6249 | SW7008 | SW6156<\/p>\n

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SW6164 | SW7572 | SW6118<\/p>\n

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SW7507 | SW7628 | SW2839<\/p>\n

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SW6142 | SW7005 | SW6990<\/p>\n

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SW2820 | SW6385 | SW7702<\/p>\n

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SW6171 | SW6133 | SW7518<\/p>\n

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SW6073 | SW7005 | SW6244<\/p>\n

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SW0030 | SW6385 | SW7598<\/p>\n

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More paint and color resources for your historic home:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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Our color consulting services<\/a><\/p>\n

Our portfolio of recently completed painting projects<\/a><\/p>\n

How to turn your shingles into that wonderful “Nantucket Gray.”<\/a><\/p>\n

The paint you use matters – find out which paints we use and think are pretty great<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The Historic Colors of New England New England is rich in history, and the colors of the interiors and exteriors tend to be classic. We\u2019ve worked with Sherwin Williams to create a palette of exterior colors specific to the South Shore and Plymouth areas and allow your home to fit right in. Download Our HistoricRead the full article <\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":41,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","categories":[],"tags":[258,259,255,256,257],"class_list":["post-1919","community","type-community","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-colors-of-boston","tag-colors-of-the-south-shore","tag-historic-colors","tag-historic-paint","tag-historic-paint-colors"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/1919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/community"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/41"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community\/1919\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/certapro.com\/boston-south-shore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}