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Paint and Color

A New Hue For You! Pantone’s 2011 Color of the Year

December 9, 2010

Say goodbye to the 2010 blues, Pantone says the color of 2011 is a beautiful coral-pink color called “honeysuckle.” According to Pantone, “Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life. “’In times of stress, [...]

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You’re The Designer: II

May 25, 2010

So last week I did a post about updating a client’s house with a new color and coat of exterior paint. You might remember it looked like this: I went over for a color consultation and brought three paint decks with me – one from Sherwin Williams and two from Benjamin Moore {more than enough [...]

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You’re the Designer!

May 18, 2010

The arrival of warm, sunny spring days means spending more time outside – and that’s a good thing in my book. However, it does mean seeing your house and yard up close and personal from the outside in. That’s a complete shift from the winter view we have of our homes – from the inside out. [...]

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A Few of My Favorite Spring Paint Colors

March 12, 2010
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Hi All! Sorry I’ve been MIA but I’ve been busy with clients and the Dream House. It’s a good kind of busy but trying to juggle it all can be diffifult! These past couple of weeks I have been developing the color palette for the Dream House. Paint color selection is a challenge for most [...]

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Behind the Scene: Something’s Gotta Give

February 25, 2010

It’s the house that everyone seems to love. The Hampton’s beach house from the movie, Something’s Gotta Give. The fabulous kitchen and dining room. The must-have living room. This house/set design was the reason I bought the movie on DVD! If you love great movie homes, you must go visit the ladies of The Skirted Roundtable [...]

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Countdown to Spring

February 22, 2010

Spring is just around the corner, right? I mean, despite the foot of snow on the ground we are less than a month away from the first day of spring which is March 20. The longer I’m back on the North Coast, the more spring becomes my favorite season. That’s because it’s the season farthest [...]

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Decorating Trends: Bathroom Makeover

February 8, 2010

Today I was interviewed by a reporter from our local newspaper for a feature article about design and decorating trends – where we’ve been and where we are going. Jean was such a sweetheart and we had so much fun talking – she’s one of us! The interview got me to thinking. I go into many homes where [...]

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Fall Mantel Makeover

October 9, 2009

Welcome friends from Melissa’s Beautiful Life Fridays! If your nesting instincts are kicking in, you’ll love this fabulous fall mantel makeover. How many of you have this kind of stock mantel around your fireplace? Kinda boring and not much to write home about. With the help of Caromal Colour paint, it was transformed into a [...]

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