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In the Pink at the Southern Living Showcase House Tour

November 7, 2011 By Kristie Barnett 12 Comments

The Southern Living Showcase Home was open to tour here in Nashville through this last weekend, and it did not disappoint. I love the exterior - the REAL shutters with actual shutterdogs, the gas lamp above the entry, the gray gutters.

Southern Living Show House in Nashville

Let me get the bragging out of the way so that you can tour the rest of the home. As a Nashville paint color specialist, I had the honor of being called in to assist AB Home Interior’s Amanda Burdge in choosing paint colors for the guest room.

Southern Living Showcase House Guest Room by AB Home Interiors

YMCA ShowHouse Fire

September 8, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 4 Comments

I was so sad to hear that the YMCA ShowHouse I visited in Brentwood last month suffered $600,000 worth of damage in a fire. The builder of the 7,300 square foot European farmhouse bought the home for himself and his family. Here’s a picture I snapped of the home last week after I heard the news.

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YMCA ShowHouse 2010

August 4, 2010 By Kristie Barnett 20 Comments

Last week, a new client told me about the YMCA ShowHouse in her Brentwood neighborhood. I always want to learn more about what the leading designers are doing in terms of color and trend. I spent several hours there later in the week identifying colors with my color analyzing tools (they didn’t share the paint colors with the public). It was $30 to tour, but it definitely gave me lots of design inspiration.