Find expert painting tips, step-by-step tutorials, and practical advice to help make your next painting project easier and more successful. From prep work and paint finishes to brush techniques, cabinet painting, and common mistakes to avoid, this category covers everything you need to confidently paint your home like a pro.
Let’s talk about something near and dear to my heart: the ever-glamorous, sometimes overwhelming, “what-the-heck-do-I-paint-my-house” decision. Yep. It’s 2025, and exterior house colors have taken a sharp turn from safe and subtle to bold, moody, and—dare I say—delightfully rebellious. I’ve spent the last few months swatching, stalking color launches, and side-eyeing houses around my neighborhood…
Red brick—charming, classic, and the ultimate “I have strong opinions about exterior paint colors” kind of vibe. If you’ve ever stood in front of your red brick home, paint swatches flapping in the wind, questioning every life choice you’ve made up to this point, you’re not alone. As a paint color consultant (and someone who…
Why is choosing a white paint color just about as hard as picking a Netflix show on a Friday night? Too stark? Feels like a hospital. Too warm? Now your walls are buttered toast. But somewhere in the middle, floating in that perfect, creamy, not-too-yellow, not-too-cool sweet spot, lives Sherwin Williams Dover White (SW 6385)….
Let’s get one thing straight—beige is not boring. In fact, the right shade of warm beige can turn a bedroom into a sophisticated, cozy, and effortlessly stylish retreat. But here’s the kicker: picking the perfect beige is harder than it looks. One wrong move, and suddenly, your “warm and inviting” bedroom looks like a waiting…
Ever wondered what happens when greige gets an upgrade? Enter Benjamin Moore Pashmina AF-100, a color that’s like the effortlessly stylish friend who always looks put together—even when they swear they just rolled out of bed. Let’s break it down. Pashmina isn’t your basic beige, and it’s certainly not a dull gray. It lives in…
I wouldn’t know off hand but I can imagine picking the perfect nursery color is like choosing a name for a baby. It feels monumental and a bit terrifing. You want something timeless, calming, and not something you’ll regret when you’re sleep-deprived and stepping on your tenth rogue pacifier of the night. And if you’re…
“The best rooms have something to say about the people who live in them.” — David Hicks If your walls could talk, what would they say? Would they whisper timeless elegance or scream outdated beige? If you’re hunting for a warm, inviting neutral that’s neither boring nor overpowering, let me introduce you to Sherwin-Williams Wool…
“Color is a power which directly influences the soul.” – Wassily Kandinsky Well, Kandinsky was onto something. The perfect paint color can really make or break a space. And if you’re on the hunt for a neutral that whispers sophistication without putting you to sleep, then Sherwin Williams Skyline Steel SW 1015 is a color…
“Neutrals are the blank canvas of design.” Yeah, yeah, we’ve all heard that before. But let’s be real—some neutrals are just plain boring. Enter taupe: the middle ground between warm beige and cool gray, the unsung hero of sophisticated interiors, and your new best friend in the search for a perfect, not-too-warm, not-too-cool paint color….