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Benjamin Moore Swiss Coffee Paint Color

White is and will forever be the most popular neutral paint color. It’s classic, traditional and modern all at the same time and the nuances of the exact color chosen will help you decide which kind of white is right for your project. Benjamin Moore, with its over 3400 paint color choices offers many, many whites and off-whites to choose from and Swiss coffee is one of the best. Continue reading...

Specifying Exterior Color for Multi-Family Buildings

Creating an exterior color scheme for multi-family buildings, especially in multi-building communities is a challenge all unto itself. The factors one considers, the process to choose and have the colors approved, the time line, all differ greatly from specifying color for single family residences. Continue reading...

12 Paint Color & Interior Design Trends for 2024

Here we are! Looking back and looking forward, trying to encapsulate and interpret what we’ve seen and what we believe we will see more of. Here are my 2024 trends for paint color and interior design. Continue reading...

Exterior Paint Colors for a Green Roof, Brown Roof or Red Roof.

A neutral gray roof that doesn't skew warm or cool leaves you endless possibilities for house paint color. But if your roof is green, brown or red, your house color becomes a trickier decision. Choosing exterior paint colors for a green roof, brown roof or red roof is an art form but you can learn it. Continue reading...

The 12 Best Blue Exterior Paint Colors

Blue is ever-growing in popularity as an exterior house paint color and here's why: Blue is the world's favorite color. And homes with light blue bathrooms sell for thousands more too. Dark exterior paint colors are still on an upward trend and there's no doubt many people consider the best dark blue paint color for a house exterior to be Continue reading...

Exterior Paint Colors for Outbuildings

There is no single correct way to proceed when choosing colors for multiple buildings on one site. It's more about your individual taste and the function of the buildings. But take care the colors shouldn't fight one another. Just down the street, less than a half country mile away, a beautiful complex of 3 buildings comprises the now defunct Little Ghent Farm. Continue reading...

10 Paint Color and Interior Design Trends for 2023

2023 Color and Interior Design Trends. Warm Autumn Toned Paint Colors. The 2023 paint colors trending for interiors are warm autumn hues…. plus dusty muted pink. Colors like bronze, bourbon, ochre, gold, adobe, orange and russet prevail. This is an iteration of recent color trends. In fact, all of the trends this year signal an evolution, not a revolution of year’s past. The tones are rooted in nature with a nod towards the explosion of deep saturated color that comes before the senescence of winter. Where last year’s trend highlighted green with its nod towards renewal, this year’s marks another point in the circle of life. Continue reading...

2022 Kitchen Design Trends

We’re about half way through 2022 so it’s a great time to see what’s happening in kitchen design right now. Some trends are humming along consistently as they have been for a couple of years but some newer trends are emerging. Multi-toned kitchens are still here though I’m not referring to the tuxedo look with white upper cabinets and another color below. Let’s consider that more or less over. I’m talking about a trio of colors that often includes black, white or beige and light wood tone. (In cases where it’s just two colors for cabinetry it’s usually the island base or a stand alone pantry that’s unique.) Continue reading...