Decorating the Home Front and Back

Lincoln Home Decorating the Home National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Lincoln Home National Historic Site Lincoln Sitting Room The following information was compiled by the Architect, Curator, and Historian who oversaw the 1987 restoration of the Lincoln Home. Decorations within the Lincoln Home reflect as closely as possible, what the Home was believed to have looked like when Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860. Lincoln Home Floor Coverings Double Parlors: Brussels carpeting, wool, burgundy. [Newbury Company, Inc., York Harbor, Maine] Sitting Room/Master Suite/Front Hallway: Maple leaf ingrain, wool and cotton, red and green, geometric and floral design. [Family Heirloom Weavers, Red Lion, Pennsylvania] Dining Room/Guest Bedroom/Upper Hallway: Geometric and floral ingrain; red, green and yellow. [Family Heirloom Weavers, Red Lion, Pennsylvania] Boys Bedroom/Hired Girl's Room: Rag carpeting, wool blue with multicolor stripes. [Kathleen Smith, West Chesterfield, Massachusetts] Kitchen: Green floorcloth (painted canvas.) [Good & Co., Amherst, New Hampshire] Addresses: Family Heirloom Weavers 125 O'San Lane Red Lion, PA 17356 www.familyheirloomweavers.com Good & Co. Floorcloth makers Salzburg Square Rt. 101 Amherst, NH 03031 Newbury Company, Inc. PO Box 1005 390 York Street York Harbor, ME 03911 Kathleen Smith Box 48 West Chesterfield, MA 01084 Lincoln Home Window Coverings Double Parlors: Woven damask. Custom reproduction from original Lincoln drapery. Sitting Room/Dining Room: Restoration Moire taffeta, wool and cotton. Master Suite: "New Richmond" dimity, cotton. Boys Bedroom/Kitchen: Sheer batiste, cotton. Guest Bedroom: Venetian Blinds, wood, painted green. Draperies and curtains produced by: Vintage Valences Beverly Hafemeister Box 43326 Cincinnati, OH 45243 Devenco Products 2688 E. Ponce De Leon Ave Decatur, GA 30030 www.shutterblinds.com Paint Formulas Lincoln Home Siding Color: Sherwin Williams Latex Super paint Sands of Time 6101 Colorant oz 32 64 128 B1 Black 26 R2 Maroon 12 Y3 Deep Gold 2 Extra White 1 Gallon Lincoln Home Trim Color: Sherwin Williams Latex Gloss Super paint B1-5 R2-15 N1-6Y G1-2 Y13-1+1 Ultra Deep base Lincoln Home Shutter Color (Shutter Green): Industrial Enamel Gloss SW4072 Plus W1-10 Y3-44 R2-8 G1-16 B1-4 Lincoln Home Porch Color: Sherwin Williams Industrial Enamel Base B54 T 104 B1-4Y32 Y3-2Y20 R2-12 W1-2Y P1-16 G1-10 EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA