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The Historic Mansions of Summit Avenue | Saint Paul, Minnesota.

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It was one of the last weekends of late summer in Minnesota, when the heart yearned to spend every warm minute outdoors soaking up the beauty of the season. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Twin Cities which consist of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have distinct personalities. Saint Paul is influenced by early Irish, French & German Catholic heritage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We decided to explore <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summit_Avenue_(St._Paul)" target="_blank">Summit Avenue</a></b> which is the preserved heritage neighbourhood of Victorian mansions. It extends from the very majestic <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral_of_Saint_Paul,_National_Shrine_of_the_Apostle_Paul" target="_blank">Cathedral Of Saint Paul</a> </b>with it's copper dome to a 5-mile length of the avenue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9bA0bDNHSVpAJXyBdjtWuU0GzxX6GNOhFnQutLJ1RBE37ezmifzpfzQHRG6oOECTlMsJWFi9qFtOSvULDIldlcf45IPMiTLE0k1QJWRtXVb4TD9d_8A7tUCYzNkuhgYEySfE2dDQNDg/s1600/sum1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_9bA0bDNHSVpAJXyBdjtWuU0GzxX6GNOhFnQutLJ1RBE37ezmifzpfzQHRG6oOECTlMsJWFi9qFtOSvULDIldlcf45IPMiTLE0k1QJWRtXVb4TD9d_8A7tUCYzNkuhgYEySfE2dDQNDg/s1600/sum1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are many organised tours held by the <a href="http://www.mnhs.org/" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Minnesota Historical Society</a>, since ours was an impromptu trip we just decided to walk as far as our legs would take us, enjoying the weather and marvelling at the 19th century architecture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96W1BIf8qXqmO5RtBRXoteLnzYkbvWRMZGjUZe68Ij956X9RB87kI13oAYYdrNNSBxavN6n577C4xH2TyhcaH6-z0mqo7ycLweAd-sJxlGmwxk1lJrYI-Rxf5OgPQCVnAZJZybz60QyY/s1600/sum8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg96W1BIf8qXqmO5RtBRXoteLnzYkbvWRMZGjUZe68Ij956X9RB87kI13oAYYdrNNSBxavN6n577C4xH2TyhcaH6-z0mqo7ycLweAd-sJxlGmwxk1lJrYI-Rxf5OgPQCVnAZJZybz60QyY/s1600/sum8.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Most of the mansions were built in 1860's by Railroad and Lumbar Barons.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi260KhRsGHhgaekMi09OsAWcvgSWo5ARGM0V7XcwYQv4Lmqr5JAAWAXaqOrqv7X9xbD0-3uUEc0hmDOW7YEHea7tsj5iJS1Cl67U9xKka3HwfG2tq17R0rZgO9TVTTN28vFtU0MkGaB7s/s1600/sum2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi260KhRsGHhgaekMi09OsAWcvgSWo5ARGM0V7XcwYQv4Lmqr5JAAWAXaqOrqv7X9xbD0-3uUEc0hmDOW7YEHea7tsj5iJS1Cl67U9xKka3HwfG2tq17R0rZgO9TVTTN28vFtU0MkGaB7s/s1600/sum2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The gateway to a bygone era.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJoAsPF1dRS4rdeZ1WJGT7E7SIOp1cAfJynKSa4jWTg6QMk6S82R8t_EiLRy7pFyYEvvRQyZxQB3gEsljRhVPXzH5pqI4mUAI14BlDy2mMcASUNANzdJh428pZFIVYlShhmWEP2p8edE/s1600/sum3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJoAsPF1dRS4rdeZ1WJGT7E7SIOp1cAfJynKSa4jWTg6QMk6S82R8t_EiLRy7pFyYEvvRQyZxQB3gEsljRhVPXzH5pqI4mUAI14BlDy2mMcASUNANzdJh428pZFIVYlShhmWEP2p8edE/s1600/sum3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we passed each Victorian style mansion, we realised they very so unique and distinct in design.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><a href="http://www.295summitave.com/detailed-home-information/" target="_blank">295 Summit Lindeke Mansion</a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBcu1auy5YN6c5tqo2dDNIprjb3lLVYtyjM1rlUDPYdaAcD3CZjUoGNPvrsTzMXwVxPhQpB9-hdF7McL3RAsW0Xrz6mqSLKj1uoyxKFyhkIHGwNcnUPm8l4rF3BBFqJXSrhwEGY56BoM/s1600/sum9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxBcu1auy5YN6c5tqo2dDNIprjb3lLVYtyjM1rlUDPYdaAcD3CZjUoGNPvrsTzMXwVxPhQpB9-hdF7McL3RAsW0Xrz6mqSLKj1uoyxKFyhkIHGwNcnUPm8l4rF3BBFqJXSrhwEGY56BoM/s1600/sum9.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> Come sit a while and watch the season making an exit.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBDzNmaFduWAHiT2WaRopAn9ILWUP08LcsExRiKJBihhFDICbs4VZlrS6CUCobdDBxOfZhkAjkTZxqoiWiDbqbFhxn8ohtRSE5r-u2OJKgo82CabRHMUE6MxuBtuXQHce6CSCTodNrPw/s1600/sum4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBDzNmaFduWAHiT2WaRopAn9ILWUP08LcsExRiKJBihhFDICbs4VZlrS6CUCobdDBxOfZhkAjkTZxqoiWiDbqbFhxn8ohtRSE5r-u2OJKgo82CabRHMUE6MxuBtuXQHce6CSCTodNrPw/s1600/sum4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The walk was so breathtakingly beautiful with fresh tender vines entwined around age old rusty iron fences.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MSAlbywvTce980RtNIir4xx3GoOSjIRUO-2sthFVMkCrMhRsgjPnFVeahQYOIf-wTqaSjyjZTUcknsG3xqkfrqgSVD2IXZFL6UUYUT1gQYduJOoY3vS1ANVeDMqCKLEVhHPjTieNqqw/s1600/sum5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0MSAlbywvTce980RtNIir4xx3GoOSjIRUO-2sthFVMkCrMhRsgjPnFVeahQYOIf-wTqaSjyjZTUcknsG3xqkfrqgSVD2IXZFL6UUYUT1gQYduJOoY3vS1ANVeDMqCKLEVhHPjTieNqqw/s1600/sum5.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> One single puffy cloud.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJQls1XLgK8-f3JKGj5bkxHxOz_YFwAQVNoWn8gBWAbH6X4nUAeImhuCTkO0NuYiZVtk19-Rus8MLB1PHuB1ywqU8Cjytspl6w7EHiAXgFNmVtxNP73tdf4kQmSSRJKnBjpEQ4-WlC5w/s1600/sum6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwJQls1XLgK8-f3JKGj5bkxHxOz_YFwAQVNoWn8gBWAbH6X4nUAeImhuCTkO0NuYiZVtk19-Rus8MLB1PHuB1ywqU8Cjytspl6w7EHiAXgFNmVtxNP73tdf4kQmSSRJKnBjpEQ4-WlC5w/s1600/sum6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Hill House</b>, <b>F. Scott Fitzgerald House</b> and <b>Frank B. Kellogg House</b> in the neighbourhood.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa9PECf8QXgZ_Qt3GwF2dcH7_oM4v3SqjPIt2olPMEYdVGH9p_-ToeQ5qVuztnGLvTEurDdvhVBiY_NhQHRkcvY3HxxaPF2qLT0I5zblXpAnucxpupZxgSmi4_PphQnxOiLABzLU9p7w/s1600/sum12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaa9PECf8QXgZ_Qt3GwF2dcH7_oM4v3SqjPIt2olPMEYdVGH9p_-ToeQ5qVuztnGLvTEurDdvhVBiY_NhQHRkcvY3HxxaPF2qLT0I5zblXpAnucxpupZxgSmi4_PphQnxOiLABzLU9p7w/s1600/sum12.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefdXzsGcJxG0l0rJ4HBIioRxjOvotESi8Ldtx1PivhMkjGEUlO5josTEDpcG0Nvm8gYzUJijmjg_JRDkI_f_7UEyDaa9UTHYk7wnJdVpmcPMYmvR_pU9PNrPD2GXKjAgTSl7dwSfqkcQ/s1600/sumsum.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefdXzsGcJxG0l0rJ4HBIioRxjOvotESi8Ldtx1PivhMkjGEUlO5josTEDpcG0Nvm8gYzUJijmjg_JRDkI_f_7UEyDaa9UTHYk7wnJdVpmcPMYmvR_pU9PNrPD2GXKjAgTSl7dwSfqkcQ/s1600/sumsum.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>Addison G. Foster Home </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoMUUbP-NyWNBEEmkgFWQSGtN0gyktPhb2fqgwbiH3wUCE5q_qQ3jsRfn2KyeWLTje-ruW3ivE1LGRh6-fo99nsVGqLcxzKI1IxWN4Iun6vNzXx_6dflRStg0C2-_Vp-V-7O8wxx5UWQ/s1600/sum16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdoMUUbP-NyWNBEEmkgFWQSGtN0gyktPhb2fqgwbiH3wUCE5q_qQ3jsRfn2KyeWLTje-ruW3ivE1LGRh6-fo99nsVGqLcxzKI1IxWN4Iun6vNzXx_6dflRStg0C2-_Vp-V-7O8wxx5UWQ/s1600/sum16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl5_JpHLV8O2zTjlTJy7qhaVfHZKgzbituMJ4KDb-OYv0aFBfH_IIjZFilEhi_jTgMzyW5jR68CBeBwVKBumcbT0iGqWSJaUIw8PdJqXo7RkNp9SYKxvRTXLfA9Qlb0P0EbMWX9XEat8/s1600/sum17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl5_JpHLV8O2zTjlTJy7qhaVfHZKgzbituMJ4KDb-OYv0aFBfH_IIjZFilEhi_jTgMzyW5jR68CBeBwVKBumcbT0iGqWSJaUIw8PdJqXo7RkNp9SYKxvRTXLfA9Qlb0P0EbMWX9XEat8/s1600/sum17.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdU4WWCHYSkt5vqaOFtpEGxz5hvLJBJpRHTucB9fuZyCeTOiOEs4j61DwiTk_Fe-96sqw3PKF02-OpyoABkhEOOkTjc1cKhKRuhHAyPiJiz9IclObfs_Cw1Zwo-JjuLcQrDjVES_US7w/s1600/sum18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAdU4WWCHYSkt5vqaOFtpEGxz5hvLJBJpRHTucB9fuZyCeTOiOEs4j61DwiTk_Fe-96sqw3PKF02-OpyoABkhEOOkTjc1cKhKRuhHAyPiJiz9IclObfs_Cw1Zwo-JjuLcQrDjVES_US7w/s1600/sum18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxiBREhmHotBVjkXd80ZktFPAAyMI_xhZBTmdPnQ6pt75lrB672KIJv3d86zz_L055xfzvry8j63fHQv5oAZXDr6kouNAqZS9DbE3PtOYTig45PSrOAY63UAVRrVC1xenwk8B0Kl6rrM/s1600/sum19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVxiBREhmHotBVjkXd80ZktFPAAyMI_xhZBTmdPnQ6pt75lrB672KIJv3d86zz_L055xfzvry8j63fHQv5oAZXDr6kouNAqZS9DbE3PtOYTig45PSrOAY63UAVRrVC1xenwk8B0Kl6rrM/s1600/sum19.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeZeKSfIPoBp3tX6pfkt6HjoBhfO6ITYHV7JWOBBVz-CYFuYyNM-NqLfml-sGhLGFhAsNZyQHiYrjXFKe97RaRw3JVLKs716nJw2MKdG3rT-GTQjTz-7dkW0l7AQxY8kf8Fj29EhnhI8/s1600/sum21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNeZeKSfIPoBp3tX6pfkt6HjoBhfO6ITYHV7JWOBBVz-CYFuYyNM-NqLfml-sGhLGFhAsNZyQHiYrjXFKe97RaRw3JVLKs716nJw2MKdG3rT-GTQjTz-7dkW0l7AQxY8kf8Fj29EhnhI8/s1600/sum21.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN9a8HuM3enB_cuFOZ59nmggpKPGev9Z1UKkXxjuFKQQXknV8tZ3Fewuok9lhLqVWfl1_b0yCfczbtLMZs5_7pdn_WwbS3YpJRybdqX40_T-It5oD-zp409TkBXOrKnpE3IlGbf7V_18/s1600/sum22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXN9a8HuM3enB_cuFOZ59nmggpKPGev9Z1UKkXxjuFKQQXknV8tZ3Fewuok9lhLqVWfl1_b0yCfczbtLMZs5_7pdn_WwbS3YpJRybdqX40_T-It5oD-zp409TkBXOrKnpE3IlGbf7V_18/s1600/sum22.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b> Mrs. Porterfield's Boarding House</b> and <b>George W. Freeman House.</b><br /><b><br /></b><b>The George W. Freeman </b>was built in 1884. The blended style of the orange stone home is called Romanesque Revival, but they took it to a new level replacing stone columns with white Corinthian period Roman columns and even capped it off Spanish style red terracotta roof.  For its day the blending of this many differing styles must have made the house a great statement piece of art.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ1kLO9Zul6Uc1_jnZ0bm2Lf9HIiAt80fHVeCemJmnMx0mADjinVxy0veK8PSvgNO0hIlM-eQ3vNIo6LUen1ibd6_932dxALd2MusdOhhvZ5sWBEC3z_mRLRwpVDHM09RjyJjF1DwSa0/s1600/sum23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZ1kLO9Zul6Uc1_jnZ0bm2Lf9HIiAt80fHVeCemJmnMx0mADjinVxy0veK8PSvgNO0hIlM-eQ3vNIo6LUen1ibd6_932dxALd2MusdOhhvZ5sWBEC3z_mRLRwpVDHM09RjyJjF1DwSa0/s1600/sum23.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjullS8E0Z9ag-JYJaRmGFYKFRyx2X0C9DTc2fWshwLMMh7vzbe4fDUTDTQQnWnu8Fbo1YhqPr2qdXrHC5RVcXsk4d79yq3zlozMhHt2FUMqWXiA_eooCyDSobGtAgNfzMlrfLH0FIBLCw/s1600/sum24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjullS8E0Z9ag-JYJaRmGFYKFRyx2X0C9DTc2fWshwLMMh7vzbe4fDUTDTQQnWnu8Fbo1YhqPr2qdXrHC5RVcXsk4d79yq3zlozMhHt2FUMqWXiA_eooCyDSobGtAgNfzMlrfLH0FIBLCw/s1600/sum24.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><b> Cyrus B. Thurston House</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiego9CQXUvNH7RM02r6_tQQ6wbo9VK3I9-O1E1Kh_weFeTQtF72yF3-xObINyrFUr1_3k2_BukvFu2Qf60JXFCPMb0lmTNS_kTKq_Kaxrkn6s630LYChqLMjY16IYdV3ue7a8j5C4dWX4/s1600/sum25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiego9CQXUvNH7RM02r6_tQQ6wbo9VK3I9-O1E1Kh_weFeTQtF72yF3-xObINyrFUr1_3k2_BukvFu2Qf60JXFCPMb0lmTNS_kTKq_Kaxrkn6s630LYChqLMjY16IYdV3ue7a8j5C4dWX4/s1600/sum25.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b>Mrs. J. W. Bass House </b>was built in 1891 as a Victorian style home but soon remodelled it into a Colonial Revival style by adding Roman columns.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviybAF_gidvHl-ctBn8sUKdTXP-bGY-B96Z_G6ATp4-6E-zbooik4zX4Al5jUfcFiWcQYRsPyvqaIBCc4GU1ZaWhfq0kd9dYmtIVm9AnVslwDb4zxu9f5iY-vO44gbol350-lfVuJQ18/s1600/sum26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviybAF_gidvHl-ctBn8sUKdTXP-bGY-B96Z_G6ATp4-6E-zbooik4zX4Al5jUfcFiWcQYRsPyvqaIBCc4GU1ZaWhfq0kd9dYmtIVm9AnVslwDb4zxu9f5iY-vO44gbol350-lfVuJQ18/s1600/sum26.jpg" width="480" /></a></div> The elusive Monarch butterfly poses for me!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmH83E5rIPzmtBpUju9si2edpOQgg14W-_3gIMleIbOk9SiCdnoKuzawQBnCCEi3GJk45YBr1EM-NYIOvhIh_4edkq84bG_pvMJ5VZ4gNAOdwYBH3LYs1FfodwjXvBY9Ft46ZKvqiWgM/s1600/sum27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDmH83E5rIPzmtBpUju9si2edpOQgg14W-_3gIMleIbOk9SiCdnoKuzawQBnCCEi3GJk45YBr1EM-NYIOvhIh_4edkq84bG_pvMJ5VZ4gNAOdwYBH3LYs1FfodwjXvBY9Ft46ZKvqiWgM/s1600/sum27.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWD-v8Ep2h3SIh51KfA1iZQa9KfKu8P157sUJMvoaN82xbtEAtxVWwqR7QgsYsUSJP0RbRvE3O8PUh0F-WYyyNKZs57d0vqbUSNSkful2KpaFwz1Vy0Goauk8gZOeh5UktwHHjv_mlrdU/s1600/sum28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWD-v8Ep2h3SIh51KfA1iZQa9KfKu8P157sUJMvoaN82xbtEAtxVWwqR7QgsYsUSJP0RbRvE3O8PUh0F-WYyyNKZs57d0vqbUSNSkful2KpaFwz1Vy0Goauk8gZOeh5UktwHHjv_mlrdU/s1600/sum28.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBWiMZB52XT6sVHxm2dTISIPP5MaGRvjsSLurngFghKnobekygnauljNGl8ozy470HsAjm40-t6uIEWJCbOpjwoe302Ko2draVYKRRY6Lhyphenhyphenjmx9X3RBhd4EbbdrQi6gVehba0WdhFj54/s1600/sum29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwBWiMZB52XT6sVHxm2dTISIPP5MaGRvjsSLurngFghKnobekygnauljNGl8ozy470HsAjm40-t6uIEWJCbOpjwoe302Ko2draVYKRRY6Lhyphenhyphenjmx9X3RBhd4EbbdrQi6gVehba0WdhFj54/s1600/sum29.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The famous <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F._Scott_Fitzgerald" target="_blank">F. Scott Fitzgerald</a> </b>row house. This is the place where he spent most of his youth and apparently wrote his first novel <i>'This Side of Paradise.'</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2PlTuL9HORXqI9-tFfYQSJE9SALxIVnCVa3bhMR2bW916TcFahdw-qEVP4rP87hvziQrgmWgIALUNhfyuoc0fDbAd2WpDlsP1CCe4WcChGyENfCDJ-s5jcQl4-Xzw_1LUNIVKi8NBlQ/s1600/sum15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2PlTuL9HORXqI9-tFfYQSJE9SALxIVnCVa3bhMR2bW916TcFahdw-qEVP4rP87hvziQrgmWgIALUNhfyuoc0fDbAd2WpDlsP1CCe4WcChGyENfCDJ-s5jcQl4-Xzw_1LUNIVKi8NBlQ/s1600/sum15.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> The delights of summer!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVr5jcXfpy8nNq_zMX9ZsDGbzxVFGB6gYI7Thm31j05_Z0m7dzwAw7KLkYdeZSwv0Bud_GagehgpvWT76BHbeoVZYe8mdecB-IwPk2wMKriN6SoqXklj8qInCkB_-AhGxiWmEtLHaPzw/s1600/sum14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGVr5jcXfpy8nNq_zMX9ZsDGbzxVFGB6gYI7Thm31j05_Z0m7dzwAw7KLkYdeZSwv0Bud_GagehgpvWT76BHbeoVZYe8mdecB-IwPk2wMKriN6SoqXklj8qInCkB_-AhGxiWmEtLHaPzw/s1600/sum14.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkhVdgt2OGama_woxhgoHXxxqUfejghwc4CGfQkmhNsZ62ZiEVoDVkgJd3xIjKtfpIFMk3PDu-isBXn9h9D4cLYpgHKqMTH3BJYCP2zXP0iHvGxjwwIxgNJA2U5KqYOS__GbYB5XYWaE/s1600/sum13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkhVdgt2OGama_woxhgoHXxxqUfejghwc4CGfQkmhNsZ62ZiEVoDVkgJd3xIjKtfpIFMk3PDu-isBXn9h9D4cLYpgHKqMTH3BJYCP2zXP0iHvGxjwwIxgNJA2U5KqYOS__GbYB5XYWaE/s1600/sum13.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe8q16wSLfUc3j78uOua1YXX9emjDTdjYCTRxUuFU33HiP3HAXdnT7HOgk2sG5Ba1luq2SEIWW0l7QSuJ5LGkSOMjM9gDiip-0zYMNvOFBB9Mt-1002U0cQf1merb4vRc1Oy7mPooMWY/s1600/sum10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe8q16wSLfUc3j78uOua1YXX9emjDTdjYCTRxUuFU33HiP3HAXdnT7HOgk2sG5Ba1luq2SEIWW0l7QSuJ5LGkSOMjM9gDiip-0zYMNvOFBB9Mt-1002U0cQf1merb4vRc1Oy7mPooMWY/s1600/sum10.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><b>The House of Hope Presbyterian Church</b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7CngJ7PmHj5Zm5mNEdBfd3AlEPD6tkv77gxbLhBZXKsnMz1u_IAQwvgYvyST7Qq04ONBL6CCsEhwjPFv22sWbUkjmtXuhdZ0jMy_t6tTtp9Wh725T_fQBEpwUpsm8M5xoe7zyys-TUU/s1600/summit1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX7CngJ7PmHj5Zm5mNEdBfd3AlEPD6tkv77gxbLhBZXKsnMz1u_IAQwvgYvyST7Qq04ONBL6CCsEhwjPFv22sWbUkjmtXuhdZ0jMy_t6tTtp9Wh725T_fQBEpwUpsm8M5xoe7zyys-TUU/s1600/summit1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope readers of<b> Rang Decor</b> liked the historical walk on Summit Avenue with it's rich 19th century architectural styles. While researching I learnt a lot about the V<i>ictorian, Colonial Revival, Classical Revival styles.</i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Do click on the links to read in detail about the history of various mansions. If you find yourself in <b>Saint Paul, Minnesota. </b>The historical tour of Summit Avenue is a must do:-)</div><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photographs by Arch & are copyrighted. Reference from Wikipedia, Minnesota Historical Society)</span></i><br /><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D38775094%23editor&media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com%2Fgadgets%2Fproxy%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F-HKpTRFlune0%252FVO8bL9LivnI%252FAAAAAAAAPB0%252FHK7Xg7B9waI%252Fs1600%252Fsum1.jpg%26container%3Dblogger%26gadget%3Da%26rewriteMime%3Dimage%252F*&xm=h&xv=sa1.35&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 42px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 144px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogger.com%2Fblogger.g%3FblogID%3D38775094%23editor&media=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com%2Fgadgets%2Fproxy%3Furl%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252F4.bp.blogspot.com%252F-HKpTRFlune0%252FVO8bL9LivnI%252FAAAAAAAAPB0%252FHK7Xg7B9waI%252Fs1600%252Fsum1.jpg%26container%3Dblogger%26gadget%3Da%26rewriteMime%3Dimage%252F*&xm=h&xv=sa1.35&description=" style="background-color: transparent; background-image: url(data:image/png; border: none; cursor: pointer; display: none; height: 20px; left: 42px; opacity: 0.85; position: absolute; top: 144px; width: 40px; z-index: 8675309;"></a></div>

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Farrow and Ball Parma Gray: Colour Study

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN53wt48BIfZrQ2jCJ0pVUpVVJi3MOCdot2G0NlBx6Yn36tU6pn8dqI-WftIas79kT4D-j1beZZ7ws27prOmqxAeJFFMns55B0x7VsSVEUcVTiVJ8C007Ymy1wszuf7gaTCaYNLveEI6A/s1600/apartment+therapy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Remember this dresser from <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/gorgeous-victorian-house-tour.html" target="_blank">this Victorian conversion</a> I shared a while back?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>{As if you could forget...}</i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's painted in Farrow and Ball's Parma Gray.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://www.periodliving.co.uk/sites/default/files/styles/homebuilding_scale-1680/public/images/completedprojects/gallery/0410thomas-cabinet.jpg?itok=tzWq_lgJ" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="467" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray Dresser</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, once again, the English company have, in their wisdom,  chosen to spell their greys the American way....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="480" src="http://www.secretsdatelier.com/libs/jpg/satildem_parma_grey_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray Dining Room</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">If you're shying away from all the greys and neutrals that have been flying around then Farrow and Ball's Parma Gray, despite its name, is definitely a paint to consider.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Blue walls in Parma Gray by Farrow & Ball." height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/6a/b0/95/6ab09510bfcdcea1ce1bd2b824ab442f.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="416" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray looking particularly blue!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Be aware that Parma Gray is one of the biggest culprits, in my opinion, for having images that don't do it justice - sure, they look pretty, but if you buy a tin of paint based on images like this front door....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball parma grey" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/b6/a0/a0/b6a0a055dde2e714764b7d276a4af376.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A misleading image of Farrow and Ball Parma Gray front door</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...then you're going to be disappointed. The lighting of the camera has made the image distort a little. This is what you should expect with Farrow and Ball Parma Gray on a front door...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow & Ball's Parma Grey" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/1d/12/4e/1d124efc92967248e0be96d6ee28042a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray front door</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's listed in the blue spectrum by Farrow and Ball because in most lights, this shade most definitely shows up as a colour. Yes, it's gentle; yes, it's sophisticated. But don't go this route if it's a grey you're looking for.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjEFJPqmHRdG1us3axG4eUHEeOhoqt_aBiuZzuK7W18io7FbdWCVLjjTNnL_-h7ESgeCAZvNQQ_imnGWNQD2TO5jBzUJw7rf__-dUMIM8IqA_BN4rju8tD3Pj-W00MzDv1sv-Ol21Lmc/s1600/flickr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjEFJPqmHRdG1us3axG4eUHEeOhoqt_aBiuZzuK7W18io7FbdWCVLjjTNnL_-h7ESgeCAZvNQQ_imnGWNQD2TO5jBzUJw7rf__-dUMIM8IqA_BN4rju8tD3Pj-W00MzDv1sv-Ol21Lmc/s320/flickr.jpg" title="" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Soothink and elegant! - Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And, if you can get your head around this idea, Farrow and Ball Parma Gray is a paint colour that gives the same </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">feeling </i><span style="font-size: large;">as a grey. I know that sounds odd but it gives the same elegant, restful vibe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://inspiration.farrow-ball.com/ImageHandler.ashx?id=509" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="479" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray coordinating with the table football!</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The only way that Parma Gray will look grey is if there is very strong, white light that will drown out the blue tones: for example, halogen lighting....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://celiabedilia.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/mg_3008.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray looking rather grey under the strong white light</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...or from strong natural light that's still cool....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l9FH5JZRLXg_GFy7zzBxK6diewXgPilU7V_0miNwexYhy32LTaLmiivVvfA2IQ0KUXvGMGUgX19Gdcu9BeH5VLlmGuOZ0LISBE7iLidlO2qynIwmY7MEsiyGh0PtZzSCupHl8Z_I5n4/s1600/odietamoblog.jpg1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8l9FH5JZRLXg_GFy7zzBxK6diewXgPilU7V_0miNwexYhy32LTaLmiivVvfA2IQ0KUXvGMGUgX19Gdcu9BeH5VLlmGuOZ0LISBE7iLidlO2qynIwmY7MEsiyGh0PtZzSCupHl8Z_I5n4/s320/odietamoblog.jpg1.JPG" title="" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray looking greyer with the cool natural light</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...or a large flat surface, such as a floor...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A floor painted in Farrow & Ball's Parma Gray and Cook's Blue Floor Paint with cupboard in Manor House Gray Estate Eggshell" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/da/5f/bb/da5fbb6cfeadb31ece5ed9f6c644e44c.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="426" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Floor painted in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray and Cook's Blue - plus a cupboard in Farrow and Ball Manor House Grey</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...but, otherwise, expect the blue notes to shine out...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50480e86e4b000ea6f8e50cd/522912f9e4b04a6b0124ada0/522912fbe4b046b16fdac105/1378423547878/02-gray-decor-tips-EricCohler-rgray-living-oom-lgn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="512" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...and to contrast beautifully with chalky whites...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="400" src="http://www.urban-eve.hu/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/furdoszoba36.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="306" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous roll top bath in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I think my favourite way to use Farrow and Ball Parma Gray is on furniture...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dresser paint color Parma gray by farrow & ball " height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/af/42/45/af4245fa62fa932878b7d97e0afe8a29.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dresser in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">...such as this stunning chest of drawers painted in Parma Gray with the backdrop of Farrow and Ball Hague Blue on the walls...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="http://inspiration.farrow-ball.com/ImageHandler.ashx?id=519" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="464" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chest of drawers in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">and specifically kitchen cabinets, where it contrasts stunningly with cooler white walls....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="kitchen in Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="640" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/32/5c/5a/325c5a6ef66b9e4587a050699984c0b3.jpg" style="font-size: x-large; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="480" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6000003814697px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">{For information on my other Colour studies, click away...}</span></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6000003814697px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25.6000003814697px; text-align: center;"><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/colour-study-farrow-and-balls-new-white.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball New White</span></a><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-old-white.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Old White</a></span><br /><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-white-tie.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span id="goog_693464662"></span>Farrow and Ball White Tie</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2011/02/case-study-farrow-and-ball-blue-gray.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Blue Gray</a></span><br /><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-middleton.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Middleton Pink</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-down-pipe.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Down Pipe</a></span></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2010/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-pigeon.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Pigeon</a></span></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/02/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-hardwick.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Hardwick White</span></a><br /><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-green-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Green Blue</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/colour-study-dulux-heritage-stone-green.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dulux Heritage Stone Green</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-lamp-room.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Lamp Room Gray</span></a></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-french-gray.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball French Gray (interiors)</span></a></div><div><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/colour-study-farrow-and-ball-french.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball French Gray (exteriors)</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-mouses-back.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back</a></span></div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2013/06/colour-study-earthborn-gregorys-den.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Earthborn Gregory's Den</span></a></div><div><div><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2010/10/case-study-farrow-and-ball-light-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Light Blue</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.com/2011/10/farrow-and-ball-powder-blue.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">Farrow and Ball Powder Blue</span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="color: #45818e; font-size: medium; text-decoration: none;"><a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/case-study-farrow-and-ball-hay.html" style="color: #45818e; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Farrow and Ball Hay</a></span></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; clear: both; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; orphans: auto; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; orphans: auto; padding: 6px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Farrow and Ball Parma Gray" height="426" src="https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/df/e8/9d/dfe89dce1ab996681fd5da54516de10f.jpg" style="cursor: move; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8000001907349px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray kitchen</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Farrow and Ball Parma Gray is a firm blue: soft without being twee, and gentle while still making a statement. A perfect Modern Country paint colour!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Imagges via Period Living, Secrets D'atelier, Desing sponge, Cute Decor, Remodelista, unknown, We Bought A French House, Celia Bedialia, unknown, Farrow and Ball, unknown, Country Living, Country Homes and Interiors, Kyra Algazi, Landmark Kitchens, Peter Henderson Furntire, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div>

Farrow and Ball Parma Gray: Colour Study

Remember this dresser from this Victorian conversion I shared a while back? {As if you could forget...} It's painted in Farrow and Ball...

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