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My Dad (bless his heart) worked for the now defunct National Lead Company until closed down by the EPA. The famous, lead-laden Dutch Boy Paint! Surprised you didn’t mention the lead-based paints. Always enjoy your “look-backs.”
Most of the time I agree with you Gene but I find all those colour schemes very depressing! I suppose I have this reaction because when I’ve seen them they’re in old peoples houses that they have never done up and is combined with general delapidation.
This reminds me of my Grandmother’s pink and black bathroom. I never asked why about the color choices but it still makes me smile. Sigh…the pink toilet is gone though!
My parents owned a general hardware store where they sold BPS (stands for Best Paint Sold). I spent hours back then inventorying paint chips and brochures, picking favorites, even learned how to mix paint colors and very carefully place the cans in the paint shaker. I also helped my aunt and uncle create a high-style bath in pink and black (with a little gray).
Will we ever know how often consumers took up these recommendations for domestic interiors? I recall very little of this from childhood.
Gene, I hope you uncover some parallel material from earlier or later decades.
great i want to paint my home :)