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What Does A Color Consultant Do?

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What Does A Color Consultant Do?

By miriam|2018-12-19T12:55:43-05:00June 14th, 2015|blog|

What does a color consultant do? The short answer is a color consultant helps choose colors and create a color scheme that will compliment your home or business. Here's the longer answer. Color is the first element one sees or notices when entering a space. Choosing the right color is not easy and most people agonize over what to choose. And with the number of paint colors increasing daily that task can be overwhelming. A color consultant takes the guesswork and frustration out of choosing the right colors for your environment. The first thing to [...]

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Paint it Black

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Paint it Black

Accent Colors, Bedrooms, Dark Colors

Paint it Black

By miriam|2018-12-19T12:56:23-05:00March 14th, 2015|Accent Colors, Bedrooms, Dark Colors|

I really like the idea of using black or almost black as a wall accent color. I have used it in my home and absolutely love it. Here is a photo of my bedroom with one wall painted black. The wall is actually glazed and there is a fine texture on the wall. But because it is subtle it is hard to see in the photo. The bed looks like it is floating because of the black bed skirt and the black ground carpet. The room is dramatic and inviting. Black Glaze [...]

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A New House (Exterior)

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A New House (Exterior)

Case Studies, Exteriors

A New House (Exterior)

By miriam|2018-12-19T12:57:05-05:00November 17th, 2014|Case Studies, Exteriors|

Warm Tones for Exterior of House This new house in a traditional style with a Southern flair and lots of architectural detail was recently completed and painted. All the trim is white and roof black. This gives whatever color you choose for the painted siding a crisp clean look. We chose a creamy golden beige, one of Benjamin Moore's Historical Colors, HC35, Powell Buff. This house has a front porch and a covered back deck. We wanted to use a different color for the ceilings of both porches. We felt a [...]

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A Fabulous New Kitchen

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A Fabulous New Kitchen

Case Studies, Kitchens

A Fabulous New Kitchen

By miriam|2018-12-19T12:58:04-05:00November 4th, 2014|Case Studies, Kitchens|

A beautiful new house needs a fabulous new kitchen, and this one doesn't disappoint. Well designed, all spanking new with a drop dead gorgeous marble counter top. Who could ask for more? Gold Walls White Cabinets in Kitchen Let's start with the counter tops. The touches of blue within the warm browns and beiges just make this marble stand out as unique and exciting. Here's a close up. In addition, the back slash tiles chosen picked up the iridescent quality and colors of the counter. Here's a close up. The cabinets [...]

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Using Stencils and Glazes

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Using Stencils and Glazes

Bathrooms, Case Studies, Dining Rooms

Using Stencils and Glazes

By miriam|2018-12-19T14:29:35-05:00September 13th, 2014|Bathrooms, Case Studies, Dining Rooms|

Sometimes clients ask me to help choose wallpaper for a particular room. Trying to find just the right colors as well as the right pattern can be difficult. Sometimes the answer is not choosing wallpaper at all but customizing color and paint techniques to get the desired effect. Here are two examples of using a stencil and a glaze over it. This is a dining room with wainscoting and crown molding. We wanted a brocade design that had an antique look to it. We chose a large pattern stencil that would be repeated around the entire [...]

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Soft and Lovely Color Palettes

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Soft and Lovely Color Palettes

Accent Colors, Dark Colors, Light Colors, Neutral Palette

Soft and Lovely Color Palettes

By miriam|2018-12-19T14:30:34-05:00August 24th, 2014|Accent Colors, Dark Colors, Light Colors, Neutral Palette|

I was recently sent a 2014 special issue by Sherwin Williams about their paint and colors. Included in this brochure were several color palettes. Two of them stuck me as not only beautiful but usable in many home or business situations. Although some of the palettes were bright and colorful I could not imagine using them in most homes. I believe that most people want soft soothing colors on their walls to function as a background rather than shout out "look at me". I have found that most of my clients want to come into their homes and feel [...]

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