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Color + paint color
Nix on “ceiling white”
(Or for our Pig-Latin speaking friends: Ix-nay on eeling-say ite-whay.) Please don’t ever agree to use something called “ceiling white” on your ceiling. Horrifyingly, Benjamin Moore actually makes a color called “ceiling white.” (I’m not going to give you the number, because you should never use it. I won’t even dignify it with capital letters.) …
Best of bossy’s colors: My 3 favorite whites for trim
All by Benjamin Moore: OC-17 White Dove.A little grey, good with cool colors. OC-39 Timid White.A little creamy, good with warm colors. HC-27 Monterey White.A little taupe-y, good with rich, darker colors. Oh, and Super White for most bathroom trim. I tend to use a semi-gloss finish for trim, both because it cleans easily and …
Let the materials do the talking: stone, glass and wood bathroom
These clients had a perfectly fine master bath, but it looked pretty shabby after a dramatic renovation to the attached bedroom. The new bedroom has miles of mahogany built-ins, so we started with a custom-built mahogany vanity base in the same style. Then we had to choose the rest of the materials. The husband wanted …
You asked…about accent walls and rugs
Q: We just moved in a new condo, first place & all. and just painted the accent wall (which i know you hate) but the living area is open, so accent wall was the best idea. now we’ve got the orange/red working as our accents.. but no idea what to do about a rug. I’m …
You asked…about downsizing, and mixing antique and contemporary
Q: Love your blog. Please give some pointers to downsizing seniors….We don’t want our new apt. to look institutional and have loads of world treasures to display… Two questions: 1. We have the option of opening up walls to create more open space. Will this make our new apt. home feel larger or is it …
Best of bossy’s colors #4: Wedgewood Gray
Blue is back. Gray-blue is better. For a sophisticated greyish-blue that’s deep but not depressing, check out Benjamin Moore‘s HC-146 Wedgewood Gray. I’ve used it in several baths and bedrooms, but I’m dying to try it in a dining room. It’s so versatile it’s almost a neutral.