HOW TO PICK THE PERFECT WALL COLOR.... FEATURING REVERE PEWTER

via I'm especially excited to talk about choosing wall color today,  because I just repainted my living, dining and entry - with the PER...

CRAVING A CHANGE OF COLOR

NEEDING CHANGE For me it means going from an abundance of rich warm color to a more neutral palette, cooler tones, fresher colors, more ligh...

CELEBRITY HOMES....

LOOK-E-LOOS Former home of Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California Yes, I'm as guilty as any of you... I love to look at other people...

CALL IT GREIGE

beige-y gray?   or gray-ish brown?   source whatever you prefer to call it, the effect is the same calm soothing warm and the perfect backgr...

TWINS!!!

I'm not overly fond of blue, green or pink for a nursery.  Too typical, I guess.   I do believe wall color should be soothing and calm -...

KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING

COLOR FOR NATURAL STONE FIREPLACE House and Home IN EVERY HOME there are elements we can't change - at least not right away.  There are ...

MAKE ME LOVE MY HOME

DESPERATE SEARCH...  The Bastille, Paris CBID Design   I recently joined the ranks of they who love Paris.  It was inevitable, really.  Ev...

LOOKING FOR A WARM GRAY

 STILL LOVING GRAY.... via WARM Gray?  It sounds like an oximoron.  There is the stereotype gray - that color we made by adding white to bl...

EXPLORING COLOR: NEUTRALS RULE....

EXPLORING PAINT COLOR:  BLUES AND NEUTRALS Nature is amazing.  It is a color magician, putting colors together with expert eye.  I love the ...

LIGHTENING A ROOM WITH PAINT

JENNY Don't be intimidated by gray.  Nearly all grays and greiges play well together.  Gray, cream, beige, greige and charcoal make a pl...

UNDERSTANDING UNDERTONES

WHAT COLOR IS THAT... REALLY...? Welcome to the world of gray. And I do mean world. For it seems there are endless grays and gray no longer ...

A CHANGE IS IN ORDER

EASY UPDATES Living with the same color palette for 10 years is difficult for me.  I know that not everyone feels this way.  My husband, for...

THE TROUBLE WITH PAINT COLORS....

THE ART OF CHOOSING COLOR Southern Chateau Today, I'm addressing a challenge a lot of us have.  Whether we are using a fabric swatch, ...

DRIFTWOOD

GRAY AND BEIGE ARE FRIENDS Skagway, Alaska Driftwood store front I took this photo while cruising the beautiful waters of Alaska.  I could b...

GOOD GREIGE CHOICES

SUMMER.... WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? This Summer season has flown by so quickly and I've barely mentioned gardens at all (probably because I ...

OPEN FLOOR PLANS

COOL NORTHWEST LIGHT Hi Claudine,  I recently bought a house with some interesting light variations, which I thought would be fun to repaint...

CHOOSING A COLOR PALETTE

MEOWWW   I've always loved the color palette of a Siamese Cat. Creamy beiges, deep browns, dark charcoal, and those calm blue eyes. The...

THE PERFECT NEUTRALS

COLOR FOR THE BAMBINO Sometimes the best way to choose color for a child or a baby's room is to start with the bedding. You can't al...

STALKING COLOR

PERFECT GREENS Tuscany    someday... courtesy of Mother Nature I love green.  Mostly I like to look out at it - in nature - but it's nic...

CHOOSING THE RIGHT COLOR

ITS A QUESTION OF COLOR..... LEGENDARY GRAY - DUNN EDWARDS Your Nest Design Remember to balance your grays with lots of white, warm woods, a...