Are you searching high and low for the perfect front door color? How do you know if you should use something muted or bright, black or white, or anything else that you just happen to like? What are the parameters for selecting a front door color? A month or so ago I met with Dave in Sandy Springs for both an interior and exterior color consultation. We first worked outside. Once we had decided on the body, trim and shutter colors, he asked … [Read more...]
Light, Bright & White Exteriors
So you know that everything in home interiors and exteriors is going light, bright and white, right? It's also going that way on commercial properties. There is a new bank up the street from my home that is stark white with black accents -- totally on trend. Today I am going to share with you several recent exterior transformations that run with that theme. Ready? First, I worked with Bob & Kim in Suwanee. My friends at Bear … [Read more...]
Carol’s Lake Cottage Gets an Update
When Carol called for help with her lake cottage, I was ready to go. I've been working with Carol for 4-5 years. When she first contacted me it was for color/staging help with her Alpharetta home, which she and her husband were about to put on the market. (An interesting side note: her Alpharetta neighbor was one of the Back Street Boys! I diligently looked for him the day I was there, but to no avail. All that wrought iron railing was … [Read more...]
Tudor Home Gets a Facelift
Back in February of this year (2017) I received an email from Shawn. Here is what she had to say: I found you during an internet search. It is very challenging to select house colors for my Tudor home (shown below). I was looking at painting it Dorian Gray with Gauntlet Gray or Black Fox trim and pure white around the windows, but my sister thinks I should go more gray than tan even though the stone is golden in color. She … [Read more...]
Go Big Or Go Home With Roycroft Red
Is your home known as the Red one? I didn't think so. But there are a few out there with that stigma. It's not for everyone and definitely not for every home, but there are a few situations where it just works. This happens to be one of them. Here's the story. When I pulled up to this house last fall I immediately saw a problem. Can you tell me what it is? Yep, the house is rather hidden. Since the house color blends in perfectly … [Read more...]
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