How to Pick the Best Blue for You If you’ve been trying to pick a blue paint colour for your walls, but can’t seem to land on a fave, I BET I know why! Either your room doesn’t SUIT blue (which we’ll get into below) or you’re looking at the wrong TYPE of blue. The […]
How to Choose the Best Blue Paint Colour
How to Choose the Blue That’s Right For You! Are you hunting for the best blue and not just any hue will do? Then you’ve come to the right place! Blue is a popular paint pick for MANY reasons. It’s calming, classic, coastal, country – subtle, striking and sensual, but the one thing it isn’t? […]
E-Design: A Teal Inspired Master Bedroom Makeover
Master Bedroom E-Design / Paint Colour Consultation ‘I just LOVE it when a plan comes together’. I also love it when I can quote the A-team (and thereby date myself for those of you who think the A-team refers to the team that caters to Kim Kardashian’s ‘finer assets’). My e-design client was looking […]
7 Best Teal and Navy Blue Front Door Colours : Benjamin and Sherwin
Adding Curb Appeal: 7 Fabulous Teal and Navy Blue Front Door Colours I like to keep close tabs on my Google analytics, you know, the things that tell me about ‘who is looking for what’, and it seems like a HECK of a lot of you GALS are looking for photos of Ryan Reynolds in the […]
Benjamin Moore Caliente: 2018 Colour of the Year
A Colour Review of Benjamin Moore Caliente Well HOT DAMN…literally. I did not see this one coming! It turns out that Benjamin Moore is throwing down the gauntlet with another ‘game-changing’ colour of the year… Not familiar with it? Well, if you haven’t visited Paris’ fashion shows (oh pshaw!), painted your front door or […]
2018 Colour of the Year: BEHR – In The Moment (Colour Review)
Pay close attention to my blog post title… 2018 Colour of the Year: Behr – In the Moment Usually I would say… Behr’s 2018 Colour of the Year – In the Moment There is importance in the order of those words as not only is this BEHR’S colour of the year, I think it is […]
The Best Paint Colours for Walls to Coordinate With a Brick Fireplace
The Best Paint Colours to Complement Almost Any Brick Fireplace Partner post to How to Update Your Fireplace – 4 Fireplace Update Ideas I’m sure that by now you all know that I LOVE to paint anything that men HATE to paint – in fact, I’m sure that I am the feature image on […]
The Best Benjamin Moore Green Paint Colours
The Best Green Paint Colours Partner Post to The Best Blue-Green (teal) Paint Colours Many homeowners get the chills when they think about painting their home in a cool colour like blue, purple or green. And while there are many cool colours that will give you a ‘cool and crisp’ feeling – particularly lighter versions of cool […]
An Autumn Inspired Country Paint Palette: Real Homes, Real People, REAL Budgets
Virtual E-Design on a Country Farmhouse Home If you follow my blog, you’ll remember a similar blog post from about a month ago re: a country paint palette with a REAL person in a REAL home with a REAL budget (here). ‘Real Homes, Real People, Real Budgets’ means (to me) that the homeowners have […]
The Best Paint Colours for West Facing Rooms
Western Exposure – The Best Paint Colours JUST when you’ve finally picked your FAVOURITE paint colour, you’re EXCITED and ready to run to the paint store – the sun moves (well technically the earth moves, but let’s not get into those little details). Oh the glory of exposure. However, exposure is one of the most […]
The Best Paint Colours for East Facing Rooms
How East Facing Light Can Affect Paint Colours I’ve received MANY questions from readers wondering which paint colours were best for their east and west facing rooms. The main comment was,‘there seems to be a lot of info out there on north and south facing rooms – but nothing for east and west facing […]
The Best Benjamin Moore Purple Paint Colours (and undertones)
Purple. I’m not going to lie and say that purple is the most popular paint colour – it’s not. In fact, when I’m doing my Edesign it is one of the colours I’m asked about the least. Why? Well, I think purple has gotten a bad rap as being either too feminine, too punchy, too royal or […]
A More Colourful Farmhouse Country Paint Palette: Real Homes, Real People
Are you tired of seeing the same gray-on-greige paint palettes on Pinterest? I’M NOT! I still break into a Richard Simmons style sweat everytime I see a well-coordinated neutral palette. HOWEVER, there is something to be said for some well-placed colours that not only work WITH gray, but ENHANCE it. That’s right o’ Great […]
The 7 Best DARK Colours for a Dark Room or Basement
The 7 Best DARKER Paint Colours for a Dark Room (Sherwin W. and Benjamin M.) Partner post to The Best LIGHT paint colours for a dark room or basement Do you have a dark basement or family room? Are you struggling to find a paint colour that makes it feel like a welcome part of your […]
The Best Benjamin Moore Paint Colours for a South Facing / Exposure Room
How to Choose Paint Colours for a South Facing (Southern Exposure) Room A south facing room can be one of the most satisfying rooms to choose paint colours for. Unlike a north-facing room, which relies heavily on paint colour and lighting to feel lively, a south facing room feels warm and inviting all on its own as […]