My 7 Fave MODERN Beige and Tan Paint Colours When I’m doing my E-design, I get a lot of ‘I know beige isn’t popular, but I’m just not a fan of gray!’ Well, regardless of trends, you need to live in colours that both you AND your home are comfortable in, and if that happens […]
The 8 Best Benjamin Moore WHITE Paint Colours – Undertones and More…
The Top 8 White Paint Colours: Undertones, LRV and More! Read more: The 4 Best Sherwin Williams White Paint Colours If you’ve been looking for that perfect white paint colour for your walls, trims or cabinets, I’m sure you’ll agree when I say that white paint is the spawn of the devil. Does that […]
The 5 Best Mushroom-Inspired Paint Colours: Benjamin and Sherwin
The Top 5 Mushroom Paint Colours: The Kissin’ Cousins of Greige Mushroom paint colours have been a hot topic lately as grays take a very slight backseat to softer neutrals such as greige, taupe and you guessed it – mushroom! Really, there isn’t a HUGE difference between these colours, it’s more about me being […]
The 4 Best Warm Gray Paint Colours: Sherwin Williams
The Top Warm Gray Paint Colours that are ALMOST Greige Partner post to How to Make Gray Feel Warmer Warm gray. The two words are opposite each other, meaning when they are mixed they should create the perfect happy place – but they don’t. Gray is not a warm colour and I don’t want […]
Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Pure White SW 7005
SW 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 exposures, […]
How to Forgive and Embrace Gray Paint Colours
More Tips on How to Pick a Gray Paint Colour (and why it’s so friggin’ hard) In the words of the great Leonard Bernstein, ‘I feel PRETTY and WITTY and GRAAAAAY!’. Okay, so maybe it was gay, not gray, but either way, I’m feeling pretty AND witty today, so I thought it would be […]
The 5 Best Off-White Neutral Paint Colours: Undertones and More
Benjamin Moore & Sherwin Williams: Top 5 Off-White Paint Colours I get asked about off-whites ALL the time, the most common question being, ‘I was thinking of using ‘this’ off-white paint colour, are there any sneaky undertones I should know about?’ Well, let me tell you, there are ALWAYS sneaky undertones you should know […]
Can I Paint My North Facing Room Gray?
Can North Facing Rooms Handle a Gray Paint Colour? OOOOOH, I get this one all the time in my Online Consulting, ‘I have a north facing room, can I paint it gray and get the look I want? Really, you can do anything but what it comes down to is if you SHOULD. It’s about […]
Paint Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Collingwood OC 28
All About Benjamin Moore Collingwood – Not Your Everyday Gray! If you’ve been perusing Pinterest lately, you may have noticed that the shift is starting. The shift from cool to warm, from gray to greige. Sure, it’s sloooowly sneaking up on us, but in my e-design adventures, I’m getting more and more requests for greiges […]
An E-Design with Edgecomb Gray: The Best Greige Paint Colour!
Edgecomb Gray – My FAVE Greige Paint Colour Greige is a tricky one. SO many people think that when they choose greige, they’re going to get this perfect blend of beige and gray, but that’s rarely the case! It’s kind of like mixing red wine and white wine – you don’t necessarily get a […]
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 has been laying back, patiently waiting for its time in the sun (or […]
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 […]
Paint Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Wool Skein SW 6148
Learn all about Sherwin Williams Wool Skein I get asked a lot about Wool Skein, especially when I have readers who’re looking for the PERFECT, soft, warm neutral. And this IS…a soft warm neutral, however, there are a few important things you need to know before bustin’ out the paintbrush… What kind of colour […]
Colour Review: Sherwin Williams Creamy SW 7012
My Fave Off-White Cream Paint Colour: SW Creamy I always get a giggle when my E-design clients say they love cream, but don’t love yellow. Why is that funny? Well, because a) I’m easily amused when I’ve had two glasses of wine and b) because without yellow – there is no cream! Creamy behind […]
Paint Colour Review: Benjamin Moore Ballet White
The Prettiest Cream, Greige Blend: Benjamin Moore Ballet White Have you been scouring Pinterest looking for that one special colour that makes your heart POUND with excitement? Let me save you some time and stress and introduce you to Benjamin Moore’s Ballet White. What is Ballet White? Ballet White is at HEART, a cream […]