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Traditionally, Norwegian houses were painted in red, yellow, or white. The colour the owners chose depended mostly on the family’s financial situation, location and profession.
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Red: The red colour was the cheapest to produce. It was created by mixing ochre with cod liver oil (or other vegetable oils or animal oils). As a result, many buildings in farming lands or fishing areas where incomes were lower than average were mostly paint in red.
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Yellow: The yellow colour was a little more expensive than red and was also created by mixing ochre with cod liver oil.
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White: White was the most luxurious of colours since it was the most expensive. In the old days the mineral zinc was needed to create white paint which was very expensive.
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Maria Sahai (c)
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Traditionally, Norwegian houses were painted in red, yellow, or white. The colour the owners chose depended mostly on the family’s financial situation, location and profession. <br /> ---------<br /> 
Red: The red colour was the cheapest to produce. It was created by mixing ochre with cod liver oil (or other vegetable oils or animal oils). As a result, many buildings in farming lands or fishing areas where incomes were lower than average were mostly paint in red.<br /> ---------
<br /> Yellow: The yellow colour was a little more expensive than red and was also created by mixing ochre with cod liver oil. <br /> ---------
<br /> White: White was the most luxurious of colours since it was the most expensive. In the old days the mineral zinc was needed to create white paint which was very expensive.