If truth be told, a Benjamin Moore paint deck can get quite heavy, especially when you’re carrying it around in a purse all day or if you’re carrying more than one. At the beginning of a job, fanning through all the thousands of colors is a good thing. But as design solutions emerge and your palette is refined, and you are traipsing through design centers, shops, and flea markets coordinating paint colors with fabrics, rugs, and lamp shades, wouldn’t it just be so much efficient, chicer and easier on your arms if you pulled out your own customized paint deck? Continue reading
When I spied Cassandra Smith’s painted antlers late one night on Etsy, they reminded me all the possibilities that come with paint. In the same way color energizes a room or a tired piece of furniture, it can give new spirit to natural objects such as branches, pinecones and rocks. Don’t get me wrong, I love the true colors of nature, but at holiday time especially, when the outdoor landscape is bleak, I just feel like taking some color chances and I’d think you might too. Transforming natural objects with unexpected or bold colors feels particularly festive and joyous this time of year and it’s a great way to experiment with color combinations you could translate to a full room setting. Continue reading
I’m experiencing my all-time most clumsy, most absent minded, and most ill-prepared Christmas season ever. In my desperation to get on to the next, I’ve set out three cans of metallic paint in the laundry room; one silver, one gold, and one bronze. Weary from the hunt for tree stands and ice buckets I may never find, I’m now cheerfully whistling along with Bing Crosby, painting my holiday troubles away one glitzy and shimmery metallic holiday project at a time. Continue reading
