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Saturday in the Paint Shop Report: Barb and the Linen White caper

October 13, 2015

Ok, it’s not Saturday but I’ve been very booked with in-home consults on the weekends, so I’m adding weekday stories to the Saturday Paint Shop Report: Another Barbara came into the store today! And she’s the daughter of a Barbara! These sentences require exclamation points because Barbaras have a special bond. We really like to meet … More Saturday in the Paint Shop Report: Barb and the Linen White caper

4 fave white tones by the Benjamin Moore Paint people.

So many shades of White paint.

October 12, 2015

So many shades of White paint. There are a few people who scoff at this, but color is mystical and real, and the slightest change of tone in a pot of white paint makes a big difference. There are more than 120 white shades in the Ben Moore Off-White Fan Deck and that does not … More So many shades of White paint.

The Bermuda Paint Blogger

October 4, 2015

I’m so happy this blogger found me! A Paint Person in Bermuda is writing some wonderful articles. Here is one on Dark, Deep Colors that she wrote as Hurricane Joaquin was/is barreling down on the island. Hers is a blog worth following if you have walls to paint and/or are a design nut. I visited Bermuda in … More The Bermuda Paint Blogger

White Chocolate and Chantilly Lace

October 3, 2015

I visited my friend Kate and her happening husband recently. Kate and I became friends when we were both living in Santa Fe, NM. There was a one year window where she ran off and got married to the Happening Guy and moved to California, and I didn’t get married but moved to the east … More White Chocolate and Chantilly Lace

All these wild colors work well with the gray floor!

Please, no wintertime despair: gray with magenta, orange, teal, chartreuse….

October 2, 2015

October in the northern hemisphere and the weather is shifting dramatically here on the east coast USA. The sun is lower in the sky and often behind clouds and rain. Gray gray gray!!! Many of my color clients have elegant gray shades on their walls. It can be a calming and meditative vibe. During long … More Please, no wintertime despair: gray with magenta, orange, teal, chartreuse….

How the heck much paint do I need?

September 21, 2015

Rejoice, Painters, the answer is right here at the online Benjamin Moore Paint Calculator. Fill in the blanks. Measure exactly or estimate your inches, depending on your personality. How many windows are in the room? How many doors? The estimate appears. Thanks, People Who Thought Up and Made the Paint Calculator!

Saturday in the Paint Shop Report

September 19, 2015

So far today: A woman who is getting her house ready to go on the market wants to lighten up her dark living room. She uses the Affinity palette because there are fewer colors to choose from and most of the colors are strong and she prefers strength when it comes to colors. She has … More Saturday in the Paint Shop Report

Process with tile. When you are bored with a color, move on!

Floor Tile vs. Shower Curtain

September 19, 2015

Client Peggy arrived in the shop with a humungous floor tile in a sort of warm golden yellow-tan-beige shade, that was going into a guest bathroom. White tile on the walls. White tub, sink, etc. We tried out a few shades similar to the tile and after being bored almost to death with the matchy-match attempt, … More Floor Tile vs. Shower Curtain

“Which direction do the windows face?”

September 10, 2015

When people come in to the shop seeking my advice about colors to paint on their walls, I always ask them “what direction do the windows face?”
Almost no one knows! … More “Which direction do the windows face?”

The “Right” Colors