How to do Modern Tuscan Interior Design
If you think of Tuscan interior design as dark, heavy, and overly ornate, you may be picturing the Tuscan trend we all saw in the 1990’s and early 2000s. We remember those days! Interiors of the time overdid the earth tones and felt depressing and cave-like. After over a decade of darkness, a lot of […]
Our Favorite White Kitchens – Why They’re Not Boring
When we started painting kitchen cabinets years ago, most people were giddy with joy at finally painting out their heavy oak cabinets and getting the bright, white kitchen design they’d dreamed of. Fresh white kitchens were a happy, mood-lifting antidote to the brown-and-tan kitchens of the 90’s and 2000’s, and project after project of our […]
What Makes a Classic Kitchen?
Most of us don’t want a trendy kitchen, we want a classic kitchen. In this one part of our home where the family connects and feels at ease, we want a timeless, comfortable space that we can enjoy for years. We feed our families, gather with friends, and make memories in this space. We want […]
Upcoming Color Trends in 2022
Try googling “upcoming color trends in interior design” and you’ll get see a plethora of posts listing the “10 (or 15, or 21) most popular paint colors to use right now!”, or “The 2022 color of the month/year”, etc. This post is NOT about that. Since I’m one of the color consultants for Paper Moon […]
How NOT to Pick Paint Color – 5 Common Mistakes
A recent blog post, from a well-respected source that shall remain nameless, gave some tips and tricks on how to pick paint color. You’d think this is a simple topic, but I actually cringed when I read the advice listed. The talented designers in the article gave some suggestions that were, in my opinion, how NOT to […]
The Best Black Paint Colors – Our Top 4 Picks
Black is a fabulous color for adding contrast, “edge”, or glamour, and as home and cabinet painters, we’ve painted more than our share of black out there, so we wanted to share our top four picks for the best black paint colors. There is a plethora of options, but choosing one really comes down to […]
Banana Leaf Wallpaper in a Contemporary Kitchen
Banana leaf wallpaper feels so fresh and modern but has a fun history and some serious design cred. . It first burst on the scene in the 1940’s with the iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, at a time when people we celebrating the end of war and a return to nature and vibrancy. There have been many […]
White Kitchen Ideas – One Kitchen, Six Ways
As an experiment recently, I googled “white kitchen ideas” to see what the all-knowing internet had to offer. We get asked to paint kitchen cabinets white so often, and see the hesitation that some homeowners have about painting their kitchen all white, that I wanted to have something useful to offer. However, while there must […]
Identifying Undertones in Exterior Paint Colors
The undertones in exterior paint colors can make or break your painting project – here’s how to identify them! . If you’re planning to paint the exterior of your home, you can’t just pick a random color out of a fan deck – you need to know about the ever-present undertones in exterior paint colors, […]