PAINTED CABINETS: The Top 4 Gray & Greige Paint Colours Hands-down, gray is the most popular colour for cabinets these days (with navy blue coming in hot second), but how on EARTH do you pick from all of those grays? Warm gray, cool gray, blue gray, greige gray, green gray – HELLS BELLS! Thank […]
TAUPE AND GREIGE PAINT COLOURS: What’s the Big Difference?
ARE GREIGE AND TAUPE THE SAME TYPE OF PAINT COLOUR? Taupe and greige – two words that are FOREVER getting mixed up in the minds of homeowners and designers alike. It’s like comparing merlot to cabernet – they both kind of look the same and have a similar purpose, yet there are subtle differences […]
Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Pure White SW 7005
Sherwin Williams Pure White – The SECOND Best White Paint Colour White is IN – and not just relating to wine, sneakers, and SUV’s, I’m talking whole home paint colour palettes of white-on-white-on-WHITE. But sadly, that doesn’t mean EVERY home can pull off white walls. In fact, the stars need to align with regard to […]
Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Repose Gray SW 7015
Sherwin Williams Repose Gray – Undertones and More! Are you looking for the perfect gray paint colour? Feeling nervous about those sneaky green, blue and purple undertones? Well, don’t be (insert Superman song here), as I’m on a mission to demystify my fave shades of gray, and today, we’re chatting about Repose Gray. What […]
Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Big Chill is a BIG DEAL!
Big Chill SW 7648 – Undertones, LRV and More! While Pinterest has been paying homage to the warmer end of the gray world with colours like Sherwin Williams Repose Gray and Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter, there has been one colour that’s been patiently waiting for its time in the sun (or in the shade […]
The 10 Best Blue-Gray Paint Colours: Calming, Relaxing and Cool
The Top 10 Beautiful Gray-Blue Blend Paint Colours Blue-green blends have had a good run. And while they’re certainly still running (Forrest Gump style), I’ve been getting a LOT more requests for blue-GRAYS in the last few months. Why is gray-blue all of a sudden one of the popular kids? Well, I think that […]
Paint Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Classic Gray 1548
Classic Gray: The Best Warm Gray Paint Colour (off-white) Seriously, I can’t believe I haven’t done a review for this colour! Not only is it one of MY fave warm gray paint colours, but it’s also one of my READER’S faves too! That’s it, two slaps with a wet noodle. It can be hard […]
The 6 Best Benjamin Moore Neutral Paint Colours – Beige and Tan
The Top 6 Warm Neutrals for Any Room Are you blah’ed out by beiges and not-so-nutty about neutrals? Well, don’t be! There are some fan-tan-stic tans out there that act not only as backdrops to the features of your home, but also help neutralize or camouflage unwanted elements. 1. Benjamin Moore Grant Beige HC […]
The 8 Best ‘Whole Home’ WARM Neutral Paint Colours
Warm Neutral Paint Colours for EVERY Room in Your Home You’d be surprised at HOW MANY of my E-design clients say, ‘I’m sorry, I don’t like greige or gray – I only like warm colours’. To which I say, ‘don’t be SORRY, it’s your home and YOU have to be comfortable in it! And […]
The Best Beige, Greige, Taupe & Gray Paint Colours: BENJAMIN MOORE AFFINITY
Benjamin Moore Affinity Collection: Gray, Greige, Beige & Taupe Looking for a gorgeous neutral paint colour with a bit of body and personality? Benjamin Moore’s Affinity line makes it EASY to find a paint colour that will light up your life – and your walls! By honing in on some of today’s TOP neutral […]
North, East, South, West – Which Paint Colour is the Best?
A SUMMARY of How Exposure & Natural Light Affect Your Room Unless your room has no windows OR you’re a vampire, you’ve probably had to deal with natural light and exposure when choosing paint colours. And maybe you didn’t even KNOW that it was exposure that was messin’ with yo’ mind as your gray went […]
The 18 Best Paint Colours for West Facing Rooms
Western Exposure – How to Pick the Best Paint Colours for Your Room 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. […]
How to Change From Beige to Gray or Greige
Say Goodbye to Beige and Hello to Gray! Is your beige feeling a lil’ blah? Are your bored with the warm Tuscan glory of your earth-toned inspired home? Join the club. And while it’s not a club I have jumped into wholeheartedly myself, it’s one that HUNDREDS of my clients have joined, with the hopes […]
Paint Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Gray Owl OC-52
All About: Benjamin Moore Gray Owl – Undertones and More! Are you looking for the perfect gray paint colour? Well, let me be the first to burst your gray-tinted bubble and say that while there IS no perfect gray paint colour, you’ll get pretty darned close with Benjamin Moore Gray Owl. But, why is there […]
Cool Gray Paint Colours – The 3 Undertones You HAVE to Consider!
Do gray paint colours have undertones? You bet your booty they do! Gray is right up there with white as the SNEAKIEST of colours regarding undertones. Just when you think you picked the PERFECT gray, you paint your walls and end up with a subtle (or not so subtle) shade of blue, green or […]