For painting Eichler exteriors, set the tone
using earth colors and a sharp accent 'pop'

When choosing an exterior color palette to paint your mid-century modern home, it's easy to get caught up in social conventions that a color or shade take on. The challenge is to stay focused on your ultimate goal: find the particular palette that makes your home look best to you and to the world around you.

Virtually any color expert you consult about the topic these days will suggest dark shades for the exterior body of a modern home, offset by different hues for the front door, beams, and eaves. Interior designer and Sunnyvale Eichler owner Lucile Glessner even refers offhandedly of the need to "go on toward the dark side for the exterior."

Wait, the dark side? As in: Darth Vader, cinematic evil incarnate of the late 20th century?

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