Friday, May 30, 2014

Picking Favorites - Part 1

 

Finding your perfect color can be stressful for some
but just come naturally with others.
Paint colors should be a backdrop to your scheme
and flawlessly be the finishing touch. 
 
Sometimes tried and true is best,
 
Here is our list of "The Best..."
 
'White'
CC-40 Cloud White
OC-65 Chantilly Lace
OC-117 Simply White
 
*CC-40
 
'Gray'
HC-169 Coventry Gray
AF-700 Storm
HC-168 Chelsea Gray
 
*HC-169
 
'Warm Gray'
HC-172 Revere Pewter
CC-518 Escarpment
CC-546 Metropolis
 
*HC-172
 
'Taupe'
CC-490 Stone Hearth
HC-87 Ashley Gray
CC-460 Inukshuk
 
*CC-490
 
'Beige'
CC-90 Natural Linen
CC-338 Bluffs
HC-45 Shaker Beige
 
*CC-90
 
Stay Inspired
And Stay Tuned for more of 'The Best..'!
 
 
 


Friday, May 23, 2014

A Fun Summer Project

 

Sometimes adding extra color into your yard can be difficult. Aside from flowers and garden décor there's not a lot of other choices.
 
A great project is painting Adirondack chairs!
 
 
If you wanted a classic color
or a fun pop of color
 You can choose any color!
 
We have pint sizes of a product called
Arborcoat
it's a solid stain, so there's no worry of priming the wood
one pint can do one chair
With two quick coats your chairs can be singing a beautiful new tune.
 
 

 
Left: HC-166 Kendall Charcoal
Right: R-9974 Viceroy
 
2048-40 Poolside Blue
 
2003-10 Million Dollar Red
 
Stay Inspired!
 

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

New Completed Project


Our newest project has had a couple different revamps
 
In its original form

It's first paint job

A little piece like this could make a perfect bench for a small entry, you can sit to put on your shoes and has room for a storage basket or a shoe rack.
Or would make a nice end table.
Feeling it needed a new life and with the buzz of chalk paint we got to work!
 
We made our own DIY chalk paint
and with a little paint and some distressing
 
This bench has a new (old) look
 
 
The curves of the wood seemed almost meant to be distressed
 
 


 
 
For more information on what we used to make our Chalk Paint,
come visit us in store
 
*Update - we have now finished the piece with
Howards Citrus Shield Wax in Dark Oak
this has protected the finish, still leaving the rough look
and added a light amber color.
 
 
 
 


Friday, May 16, 2014

Joanne's Living Room

We love seeing what our customers are doing,
and how color can make a space perfect!
 
Our customer Joanne sent us pictures of her living room that was transformed with Benjamin Moore!
She came to us when she was getting new carpet and wanted to change the wall colors as well
 
The colors she chose were
 
HC-172 Revere Pewter
on the picture wall
CC-500 Ranchwood
as the rest of the living room
2112-40 Stone
at the front entrance and pony walls
 
 
 
 
Thanks Joanne for sharing your beautiful living room with us!


Thursday, May 1, 2014

Bring On The Sunshine

*Door painted in HC-143 Wythe Blue


Soon.... it's coming,
 
 
SPRING!
 
 
 
With this winter slowly coming to a close,
it's nice to day dream about green grass and sunshine.
 
But it's also nice to day dream about
fun colors that remind you of the season to come!
 
The quickest update to bring into your home is to repaint your front door!
A quart is all you need for a new fresh spring coat.
(coat of paint, hopefully not rain coat)
 
Inspiration is still hard to find right now
considering the gloomy skies and faded yellow grass.
 
To help here's some exterior door color ideas

Use 2005-20 Hot Apple Spice
Use 2015-10 Electric Orange
Use 2056-50 Baby Boy Blue
Use 2154-30 Buttercup
Use 2171-10 Navajo Red
Use 2068-30 Scandinavian Blue
Use 2039-20 Emerald Isle
Use 2055-30 Caribbean Blue Water
Use 2007-10 Smoldering Red
Use 2031-10 Neon Lime
Use 2065-30 Brilliant Blue
Use 2023-40 Sunburst
 
 
Have your home welcome your guests even before you open the door
 
 
Stay Inspired!