How a White Backdrop Can Make Colors Pop

How a White Backdrop Can Make Colors Pop

When Erin Moser from House of Turquoise recently asked if I’d like to guest post again on her beautiful blog while she takes a little maternity leave (a couple of weeks ago she welcomed her first child),  I said, “duh, YES!”     House of Turquoise is...
Why Men Fear Painting Wood

Why Men Fear Painting Wood

It’s an age-old question:  why do men fear painting wood?  I can’t tell you how many times the following has occurred:  I have a color consultation with the lady of the house.  There are some horrible 1970s-1980s pieces of wood furniture, dreaded fake...

A Dresser Make-Over and What It Led To . . .

  I have an old French Provincial dresser in my younger daughter’s room.  The walls in her room are yellow and the dresser was a slightly lighter shade of yellow with gold accents.  It’s been in there for several years, and it’s been ok.  But not...

A Lavender and Gray Bedroom Makeover

This is a picture of how my bedroom looked when we moved into this house 8 years ago.  Dark green walls, very bad floral border, ceiling fan.  Oh my.  The first thing we had to do was strip down that border, which was apparently put up with superglue. We had an...
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