Paint History

Our house has been yellow for a long time. We have been able to scientifically verify that. Reagan has only taken a few paint samples of the exterior, but where she has, yellow yellow yellow. Except for a couple early layers of drab, variations on a theme of yellow. Even in the trim.

Totally delving into the nerdiness of her new profession, Reagan took advantage of the microscopes at her office. Here's what she found:

This sample came from the front door frame. The colors don't come out so well, but in the lower left corner is the wood, then a primer, a couple layers of a taupe/drab color, then a peachy color, then several layers of yellow.

This tiny piece (not the best sample) came from the underside of the front porch, at the cornice. Again, lots and lots of yellow, except for a little bit of blue peeking through. Bright blue! It may be spill-over from the porch ceiling, which is commonly painted a bright color...haven't found blue anywhere else.