Color Game : Viva Magenta / 2023 Pantone Color of Year
Happy New Year! I'm hoping you're feeling as optimistic and hopeful as I am for 2023. After all, don't things have to get better? (I...
DecorBook Classic : Moody Rooms
Now that I have my rooms light and bright, I'm suddenly attracted to dark and brooding rooms. Maybe it's because the weather turned...
DecorBook Classic : Exterior Refresh
In my Year of the House (2022), I have been devoted to getting my house shipshape. Besides the fun bits this year, there was a new water...
Color Game : Here's to Newly Painted Rooms
We had our main floor walls painted when we moved in twenty-two years ago. Various shades of yellow including canary yellow half walls I...
Color Game : How Can Choosing a Wall Color be so Hard?
May 31st is D-Day for my rooms. Jesus and his merry band of painters will arrive at 7:30 a.m. When Jesus was here last week to finalize...
Color Game : Very Peri / 2022 Pantone Color of the Year
Dear Readers: I've missed you as my last post was on December 5th. On December 9th, my beloved P was rushed to the hospital with heart...
Happy Hour : A Portable Accent Wall
Every been in a restaurant when it turns "Happy Hour?" You notice the mood instantly changes as everyone is ready for fun. Whenever I'm...
TWEAKS+inspiration : Magic Paint
Any time I see spray painted upholstery, I get excited. How can that work? Turns out there's a paint additive that can turn an old...
Happy Hour : Grab a Paintbrush
If you're like me, you're exhausted this weekend. I'm rerunning this Happy Hour in hopes of bolstering enthusiasm for trying a paint...
Color Game : Ultimate Gray + Illuminating / 2021 Pantone Colors of the Year
Happy New Year! Here's hoping you're feeling optimistic and curious about this new year. I know I am. Unfortunately, we're off to a...