Benjamin Moore Color Pulse 2013

Posted by on Feb 22, 2012 in Color Interior Room Paint Color Trend Forecast Every year, Benjamin Moore comes out with Color Pulse, a annual paint color trend forecast.  Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending a webinar on Color Pulse 2013.  As my regular readers know, I’m not a proponent of using trendy paint colors unless my clients really, truly love the color. Nevertheless, it’s advantageous to know what colors...
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Condo Common Area Color

Posted by on Aug 11, 2010 in Color, My Portfolio One of my condo common area projects was recently finished: the refurbishment of Reservoir Place in Brighton.  New carpet was installed and the walls, trim, and doors were repainted. When I started this project, the walls and trim were painted a dusty rose color.  So 80s!  And so not sympathetic to the building’s origins.  While I don’t have an exact construction date, based on...
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Disappearing Act

Posted by on Aug 3, 2010 in Color, My Portfolio Have you ever had a door or a radiator that visually sticks out in a space and wish the object weren’t there?  If your walls are painted, the solution to making an eyesore or distracting feature disappear is to paint the object the same color as the wall. This photo is a perfect example of how well this solution works.  My client Greg recently built out his unfinished attic, creating a...
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Child’s Play

Posted by on Jun 3, 2010 in Children / Kids, Color, Furniture, Restaurants I had an appointment in Copley Square earlier today; on my way I walked by Sugar Heaven, a recently-opened candy store at 669 Boylston Street.  I’ve walked by the location before and have noticed the cheery window.  But today, I couldn’t help but smile! Colorful butterfly and flower furniture at Sugar Heaven in Boston. Like many of the food establishments with lots of sidewalk...
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Primer Paint Primer

Posted by on Apr 18, 2010 in Color Paint is chemically complex.  Each type of paint has a special chemical makeup that enables it to adhere/cover/wear appropriately on different surfaces and in different environments.  Think interior vs. exterior use or paint applied to drywall vs. metal.  And of course there’s the base.  Oil or latex?  Add the variety of finishes – e.g. flat, semi-gloss – and the pigments...
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