1950s Interior Paint Colors

The scanner does a good job on most of the colors with the dark pinks and reds only a little off.

1950s interior paint colors. In the 1950s americans were ready to enjoy prosperity in simple forms. Pastel colors that were particularly popular were pink turquoise mint green pale yellow and blue. The mid century modern look is all about experimenting and not shying away from bolder choices.

Browse our range of vintage paint colours online. At the least many homeowners updated the exterior of their houses with new paint colors that reflected the country s newfound optimism. Yellow hues of many shades were big in the 50s and behr s yellow gold is a perfect warm gold paint color.

Most people think of carnation pink light turquoise and butter yellow. Aug 10 2017 explore linda stoehner s board 1950s paint colors on pinterest. The war was over and people set out to build smaller homes and adorn them with brighter colors.

See more ideas about paint colors vintage house 1950s. Modern colors were clean and bright and included vibrant yellow electric blue orange red black and white. Another trend in 1950s era decorating is bold contrast between colors.

Vintage paint colors are a big issue for virtually everyone so i ll start out the new year with these 1950s and 1960s retro paint colors scanned directly from a vintage sears harmony house brochure that i bought recently. There were three major color trends in the 50s. Black and white checkerboard floors.

1950s the exuberant post war boom was a mix of styles with mid century modern and scandinavian influences making the most impact. Pastel modern and scandinavian. Our luxury period paint colours include vintage paint colours to create a vibrant 1950s paint scheme.