Q
I’ve recently moved into
a Victorian house in the
country and am wondering what
colour to paint my front door.
I want something that feels
contemporary but also in keeping
with the property. Any ideas?
Aneeta, onlineHaving just taken a stroll around the
new exhibition at Kensington Palace,
Victoria: Woman and Crown, I was
delighted to see how much colour
characterised her life. She may be
associated with the black she wore in
her many years of mourning but, as
the show’s partner Farrow & Ball is
quick to point out, hers was a time offabrics arriving from the Indian
Empire and the exhibition wall
mounts reflect this, painted in a
variety of Farrow & Ball shades from
delicate Calluna to India Yellow and
Stiffkey Blue. Which, freeingly, means
any hue you fancy ought to fit with
your home. As a guide, greener tints
do well in rural settings, picking up
the freshness of their surroundings
beautifully – Farrow & Ball’s
House White has a slightly citrus
lime undertone, or – as seen
above – Breakfast Room Green adds
a sophisticated modern but timeless
touch (both £82 for 5L of exterior
masonry paint). I’m sure Victoria
herself would approve.→WHAT’S THE
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Room Green exterior
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