via pinterest When this post about front door colours went up on my blog, it went viral on Pinterest. In fact I think it's what suddenly made Pinterest the highest source of traffic to my site. So now I receive countless emails asking which colour YOUR front door should be. When we moved into this house last year, at the… Continue reading
My sister Elizabeth with Markus & William When we started getting quotes for a new concrete driveway, the contractors were quick to tell us we could 'Choose a colour'. I assured them we would not be selecting anything different than the natural colour of concrete. Quick! Close your eyes and answer this question: What's the undertone of a sidewalk? via… Continue reading
Since exterior season is upon us, I thought it would be the perfect time to do a mailbox giveaway. Architectural Mailboxes is giving away two Bellevue mailboxes including the post (Value, approximately $130 each). If you win, you can chose the colour you want, you can see them all here. Is it time to upgrade your mailbox (below)? If it is… Continue reading
I recently consulted with a client who is limewashing her house. They are doing an extensive redesign to their exterior and she was excited about taking her home from orange brick to white-washed loveliness. She said they will test a large area on the side of her house to make sure she's happy with the effect before they do this… Continue reading
If you are painting your house this year and you don't have a complete blank slate. In other words, a black roof and no other fixed elements, then you absolutely need to consider all the other existing colours on your house. For example the stacked stone or/and brick, the colour of your walkway, the gutters, the windows if they… Continue reading
The ONLY surface that I did not paint in the house we bought and renovated last Spring was the deck. Now that we've worn a couple spots running back and forth between the house and the office (below) I can see that it was formerly forest green. Had it still been that colour, it would definitely have been on the… Continue reading
Does getting the exterior colour wrong on your house keep you awake at night? I have been getting requests from all over the world to start doing some online training. Well, here's the first one on exterior since the season is starting! It was March 2002 when I first started working as a Colour Consultant at a Benjamin Moore paint… Continue reading
I was so moved by your comments on my last post! Thank you so much, for being so generous and kind. I posted the email I received from the homeowner, it's close to the end of the comments. I love my readers!! Okay, so you have to see this blue house next, it's so fun! After two separate on-line consultations… Continue reading
source Last November when I was in Los Cabos on vacation, I was walking along the beach looking at all the extremely high end vacation properties and noticing all the bad exterior colours. Here's a link to a bunch of homes with roofs like this in the wrong colour so you'll see what I mean. Last week I consulted with… Continue reading
I'm here in Oklahoma. I first met my lovely clients on-line early this year in February. They were building their forever home and found my blog after the house was painted and they were VERY unhappy with the final result. 'I even liked the yellow primer (above) better than the awful sage green that we have now!' my client… Continue reading
