Every now and again we're asked "what are the Warren & Mahoney colours?"
So here they are:
Blockwork - pure white inside and out
Opening window / door sashes - Hairy Heath (rust)
Window / door frames and trims - Mongoose (tan)
Warren & Mahoney used these colours almost exclusively during the 60s and 70s and the rust color was known as "Warren Tan" in the office at the time. No idea where the scheme originated, but it was applied almost without exception throughout the 60s and 70s and replaced an early, short-lived fondness for sage green trim and unpainted blockwork.
These are the Resene versions mentioned above, but you could mix up any brand to match. And the rust / tan were always applied nice and glossy, rich and wet-looking.
Miles had a fondness for orange which he used in the W&M logo and frequently for formica bench tops. Also a grey-ish blue, often used to paint concrete window lintels, chimneys and foundations.
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