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Our Favorite White Kitchens – Why They’re Not Boring

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Our favorite white kitchens show how a limited color palette can be both timeless and interesting When we started painting kitchen cabinets years ago, most people felt overwhelming relief at finally painting out their heavy oak cabinets and getting the bright, white kitchen they’d dreamed of.  Fresh white kitchens were a happy, mood-lifting antidote to […]

Upcoming Color Trends in 2022

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Try googling “upcoming color trends in interior design” and you’ll get see a plethora of posts listing the “10 (or 15, or 21) most popular paint colors to use right now!”, or “The 2022 color of the month/year”, etc. This post is NOT about that. Since I’m one of the color consultants for Paper Moon […]

How NOT to Pick Paint Color – 5 Common Mistakes

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A recent blog post, from a well-respected source that shall remain nameless, gave some tips and tricks on how to pick paint color.  You’d think this is a simple topic, but I actually cringed when I read the advice listed.  The talented designers in the article gave some suggestions that were, in my opinion, how NOT to […]

The Best Black Paint Colors – Our Top 4 Picks

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Black is a fabulous color for adding contrast, “edge”, or glamour, and as home and cabinet painters, we’ve painted more than our share of black out there, so we wanted to share our top four picks for the best black paint colors.  There is a plethora of  options, but choosing one really comes down to […]

White Kitchen Ideas – One Kitchen, Six Ways

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As an experiment recently, I googled “white kitchen ideas” to see what the all-knowing internet had to offer.  We get asked to paint kitchen cabinets white so often, and see the hesitation that some homeowners have about painting their kitchen all white, that I wanted to have something useful to offer. However, while there must […]

Identifying Undertones in Exterior Paint Colors

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The undertones in exterior paint colors can make or break your painting project  –  here’s how to identify them! . If you’re planning to paint the exterior of your home, you can’t just pick a random color out of a fan deck –  you need to know about the ever-present undertones in exterior paint colors, […]

Green-Gray Exterior Paint Colors, a Case Study

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Green-gray exterior paint colors are often the best choice for homes with natural stone or brick accents.  Here’s a case study that illustrates why!   In our blog on picking exterior paint colors, we talk about how any unpainted brick or stone areas on your home must be factored in when you’re selecting colors for […]

4 Things to Know about Picking Exterior Paint Colors

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Picking exterior paint colors is the scariest part of their project for most homeowners.   The process seems fraught with peril:  What if your house ends up looking garish and (even worse) everybody sees? What if it goes from “old, outdated eyesore” to “expensively painted eyesore”, and now you’ve spent your whole budget and it’s […]

Should I Paint My Cabinets Two Different Colors?

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Painting cabinets two different colors can elevate a kitchen to a whole new level, design-wise.  While it used to be considered a bit daring or even eccentric, we now see two-tone kitchens quite often.  But is there a reason to take this risky-sounding move?  Or should you stick to just one tried-and-true color for your […]