Chromatic Homes

Great neighborhoods are the secret sauce of great cities and communities of all kinds, sizes, and stripes, but great neighborhoods don't happen by accident. They are continuously rebuilt, revitalized, and actively redesigned. They can, and should, be inclusive places where regeneration benefits everyone. Gilderbloom argues that the principles of chromatic design can help us create better neighborhoods and communities. This book is an important contribution to the future of cities.

~Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class

Painting houses is a worldwide practice for self-expression. It also cues in that someone of responsibility and concern is around. Color, and its maintenance, can thus be an urban force for confidence. Chromatic Homes takes such concerns seriously and helps us see what, when taken to exuberant forms, can be the delightful result.

~Harvey Molotch, author of The City as a Growth Machine

His book features vivid and colorful photos of many (chromatic) homes, sorted by city, providing a joyful burst of eye candy perfect for a coffee table conversation piece.

~Kentucky Living

Chromatic Homes: The Joy of Color in Historic Places is an uplifting dazzling masterpiece detailing buildings of gleaming hues and homes of vibrant shades... [A] must for academic and public libraries. I would highly recommend this fascinating book to anyone interested in stunning buildings or the history and subject of community development and maintenance.

~Melinda F. Matthews, The Southeastern Librarian

Chromatic Homes: The Joy of Color in Historic Places by John I. 'Hans' Gilderbloom is a love note to the power of color to transform neighborhoods.

~Roberta Schultz, Cincinnati Public Radio