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A "painted lady" is a Victorian era home painted with three or more contrasting colors. St. Elmo's painted ladies come in many styles and sizes. Painted ladies tend to be Queen Anne houses, as the ornamentation of a Queen Anne lends itself dramatically to brightly highlighted accents.

Medium grey with oxblood red accents on ivory, blue tinted windows in peak.

Federal blue with black window trim and white woodwork

Above: Ivory with slate blue and oxblood red Right: Mauve with ivory woodwork, oxblood red accents, and cerulean window panes in the gables.

Left: Blue with ivory woodwork and red trim Above: Green with ivory, red, and yellow accents

Aqua bue with shell pink at the bow windows, white trim, green on steps and porch.

White with rust red and teal accents