Tag Archives: paint color
What color should you paint your ceiling?
The short answer? It always depends. Some decorators use the 8 foot rule: If your ceiling is less than 8 ft high, then paint it 2 tints lighter than the wall color. (Tint just means the color has more white … Continue reading →
Even decorators get the blues
Lately I’ve been working on a project of my own: updating our sun room. We’ve lived in the house for almost three years now, and with the exception of hanging some embarrassingly cheap window treatments, I’ve done zero in here. … Continue reading →
Seeing Things
Howdy. Just a quick post today with a tried and true painting trick for all you Spring decorators out there! To make a narrow room appear wider: paint a wide horizontal stripe in the middle of the wall. The stripe … Continue reading →
Focal Point
The headboard wall in my bedroom is 100 year old plaster. And it shows. Unfortunately, I did not have the painters skim coat the wall before we moved in. I didn’t ask him to leave drip marks on the wall either, but there you … Continue reading →
What the Bleep is Redesign?
Hiring a decorator to spruce up your space may be a lot more economical than you think. Most decorators – myself included – offer redesign solutions. What is that you may say? It’s a fancy term for more affordable but still … Continue reading →
Disappearing act
A friend of mine was painting her living room and she had a problem: her fireplace mantle was outfitted with 70′s style enamel baby blue tiles. She was in the process of restoring her home to its original Arts & Craft … Continue reading →
Inspiration
Choosing colors can be daunting. There are thousands out there. Untold numbers of combinations. Even if you find a hue (color) you like, there are tints. There are shades. There are varying degrees of intensity. So where do you begin? … Continue reading →
