I’m giving you a peek inside the new farmhouse I showed you earlier this week. It’s a new build and about to go on the market, so it’s not furnished at this point. I did a complete interior and exterior paint color and design consultation on this home a couple of months ago, and I […]
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I have to honestly say, I have never had the guts to recommend that a client paint thermofoil, laminate, or melamine kitchen cabinets. This type of cabinetry is often found in lower-end kitchens – melamine and thermofoil are similar plastic materials that are applied over particleboard or MDF to inexpensively simulate the look of painted wood. […]
You’ve heard about Annie Sloan’s infamous chalk paint, right? I guess The Decorologist gets around, because a few weeks ago their PR person was kind enough to send me a “starter kit” to experiment with! Annie Sloan Chalk Paint They must have heard I have a ton of painting projects on my to-do list, and […]
There is simply no reason you must live perpetually with a dated wood kitchen if you don’t want to. Or live in a dark, wood-paneled den just because your home contains one. And, no, you don’t have to rip the wood paneling out. Pull Up a Comfy Chair and Read This Post You need to […]
I ran across an image on Pinterest that caught my eye -this fabulous striped floor in Kate Spade’s flagship New York store. source Have you ever had a secret desire to paint stripes or some other cool pattern on your floors, but were too chicken to try? Guess what? That floor wasn’t painted at […]
I am a creative person. However, I cannot draw or paint a picture better than your average 3rd grade child. So when my friend Melissa invited me to come to an instructional paint party, I was intrigued.
Now, I loved gilt before. But after my recent trip to London and lots of amazing castle and royalty home tours, I am going mad for gilt! Gilt is simply a gold or golden color applied over a surface.