House Colors | 
 enlarge | Author: Susan Hershman
Publisher: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
Category: Book
List Price: $35.00
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Rating:  9 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 336
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 9.5 x 1.3
ISBN: 1586856901
Dewey Decimal Number: 698.12
EAN: 9781586856908
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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Condition: Ships immediately! Perfect and New! Has a publisher remainder mark. 2007 Paperback.
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Product Description
House Colors is the most comprehensive resource ever compiled on choosing exterior house colors. Sorted by architectural style, this format will allow the reader to pinpoint the colors that will best suit their style of home. It is the ultimate resource for those looking to achieve exceptional color combinations, from subtle to bold, that are so difficult to achieve without professional design assistance.
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 Lovely book but... September 18, 2008
L. Federico
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a lovely book with lots of information. However, I bought it to try to decide on a new color scheme for my Cape Cod home, only to find that just one Cape is shown in over 300 pages of this book. There are many beautiful houses presented, but most of them are not what I would consider your average middle-class home. I found nothing appropriate for my house, so it was a disappointment for me and I will probably return it.
Invaluable resource July 3, 2008
Herbert S. Spiegel (Lambertville, NJ United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book by Susan Hershman has been invaluable in many ways. Since we live in a Victorian City, the book is a way to show off ours and other similar cities. We use Susan's book for ideas and suggestions for our neighbors when they are improving their homes. Visually, House Colors is so stunning that it is now our number one cocktail table book. We can't imagine anyone undertaking a project involving painting without utilizing House Colors.
Fantastic book June 16, 2008
avid reader (Indiana)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the best reference I have ever seen for exterior colors. The pictures are of real houses, not staged for photography and the book gives you the paint brands and numbers of the colors used on each house. Very very helpful. I found colors to paint my home I would have never thought to consider and I am a decorator. Thank you Susan!
Great Book!! December 29, 2007
Robert Nebolon (Berkeley, California)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book will be very useful to laymen and professionals for use in selection of exterior colors and materials for new houses, remodelings, and even when the house is getting re-painted.
Laymen, when re-doing their own house to whatever degree, would love the book because Ms. Hershman clearly and simply explains her points by use of examples (in beautiful photography) as well as the written word. For professionals, the book offers a collection of images and ideas that can presented to their clients so that they can understand that color is not a "paint job". Rather, exterior color is really an integrated system of materials and colors--and that system can range for the very simple to the very complex.
This book would be wonderful addition to anyone's library.
The BEST book out there December 12, 2007
M. Fowler (Portland, Oregon)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is destined to be a classic for professionals and novices alike. Rather than another "pretty" book to ad to the shelf, it is an extensive resource that can be used for years. If you've ever chosen a paint color only to have to change it several times, this will save your sanity and money. Susan is a professional who does the work for you. The resource section in the back of the book is amazing. If you want your house to be the one other's drive by and admire, buy this book. Bravo!
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