The purpose to which they are applied

The purpose to which they are applied

Locality, amplitude of the buildings, the purpose to which they are applied - every consideration connected with them, in fact, should be consulted, as to color. Stone will give its own color; which, by the way, some prodigiously smart folks paint - quite as decorous or essential, as to "paint the lily." Brick sometimes must be painted, but it should be of a color in keeping with its character, - of substance and dignity; not a counterfeit of stone, or to cheat him who looks upon it into a belief that it may be marble, or other unfounded pretension. A warm russet is most appropriate for brick-work of any kind of color - the color of a russet apple, or undressed leather - shades that comport with Milton's beautiful idea of

Fonte: Rural Architecture. Farm Houses.