“Bungalow Details: Exterior”, by Jane Powell

Powell, Jane, and Linda Svendsen. Bungalow Details: Exterior. Salt Lake City [Utah: Gibbs Smith, 2004. Print.

I was trying to figure out good paint colours for the trim on our brick house (currently a weird mix of dark brown, green, and pink), and was thrilled to see another book by Jane Powell, whose book on Bungalow bathrooms I recently reviewed most glowingly.

I looked in vain for paint suggestions, beyond her mentioning several times that bright white trim is NOT appropriate – she seemed to think that I knew what was appropriate already.  I thought I saw reference somewhere in the book to another book that dealt purely with paint colours, but I can’t find it now, either in the resources or in a quick skim of the book.  I will keep on the lookout!

What I loved was her rant on vinyl windows, and she references this article here from a Historic Preservation Officer for the City of Newport.  Her rant goes on for several pages, though!

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