4 Things to Know about Picking Exterior Paint Colors
Picking exterior paint colors is the scariest part of their project for most homeowners. The process seems fraught with peril: What if your house ends up looking garish and (even worse) everybody sees? What if it goes from “old, outdated eyesore” to “expensively painted eyesore”, and now you’ve spent your whole budget and it’s […]
Should You Paint Your Brick House? Pros and Cons
Should you paint your brick house? What are the pros and cons? A common scenario: Homeowner Jane wants to paint her dark red brick home. It’s dismal, dreary, and looks like an old institutional building. There’s nothing attractive about it, other than its “good bones”. Hubby Josh insists that brick, like stained wood, […]
Should I Paint My Cabinets Two Different Colors?
Painting cabinets two different colors can elevate a kitchen to a whole new level, design-wise. While it used to be considered a bit daring or even eccentric, we now see two-tone kitchens quite often. But is there a reason to take this risky-sounding move? Or should you stick to just one tried-and-true color for your […]
6 Hard Truths your Color Consultant Wants You to Know
An excited homeowner has just moved into her house, unpacked everything, and is opening the door for the color consultant to come in and work her magic. As a color consultant, I know exactly what the homeowner is probably thinking… She is thrilled to be moved in, but NOT with some of the home’s […]
Color Consultant, or Interior Designer?
Ever want a little help picking a paint color, but you’re not sure who to call – an interior designer, or a color consultant, or your stylish neighbor, or your mom? Especially when it comes to interior design and knowing what will make their home look good, many of us freeze. As professional painters, we […]
How a Color Consultant Can Save your Project
Before I got trained as a color consultant, I used to stress over picking paint colors. I’d come home from the paint store with ziploc bags full of paint chips. No such thing as too many choices, right? Somewhere among all those paint chips would be the perfect color, the one that would make […]
Interior Painting: Using White Paint the Right Way
White paint is the go-to color for most homeowners in Austin, TX, and with good reason! (It’s quickly become the go-to color in San Antonio, TX as well, although San Antonio kept its beiges and tan colors a lot longer than Austin did. By the way, the lovely white interior space in our title […]
Picking Paint Color? Why Photos can be Misleading
If you’re updating your home and picking paint color (or maybe tile or flooring as well), you’ve probably browsed online for some inspiration and color ideas. But that’s only the starting point. Finding photos on Instagram or Pinterest can point you in the right direction, but you’ll need to do a little more homework to […]
How to Pick the Right White Kitchen Paint Color
If you want a fresh, white kitchen, selecting the right white kitchen paint color for your walls or cabinets can be massively frustrating! After all, there are hundreds of whites out there, in all variations of undertones: blue-whites, yellow-whites, pink-whites. Navigating undertones is tricky, but if just need a little guidance to make the […]
