Last week we discussed color flow when painting the interior of your home: colors need to be complimentary as you can see adjoining room colors when standing in one room. I introduced you to my FAVORITE color selection tool: the Benjamin Moore Affinity Colors Fan Deck. Whether you are color blind, don’t trust your color […]
Interior Home Repaint Color Flow
When painting the interior of your home, there are many aspects to remember to make it successful. One of these aspects is called color flow. When you are in one room of your home, you can usually see much of the adjoining rooms and their color. This is why it’s important to think about […]
Interior Home Repaint: keep in mind lighting and color choice
Steve and I went to a customers newly purchased home last year and helped them pick out colors. The most crazy thing happened! We looked at the walls and double tray ceilings and couldn’t tell if they were different colors or the same color! I thought there was no way this orange was the same […]
Q: Is there an industry standard for painting contractors?
This is a great question! The answer is, “Yes!”The name of the industry standard is our trade association: Painting and Decorating Contractors of America or PDCA for short. Looking for a painting contractor? When hiring a painting company, you’ll want to ask if […]
Vote for our vehicle for Best Painted Wagon National Award?
Phew! The holidays flew by! Here’s to making 2013 another fantastic year for all! Wouldn’t it be great to do something you’ve never done before? Steve and I would like to do just that and we need your help! We are entering our Chevy High Hat Roadster into the Painter and Decorator Contractors of […]
Free Color Fan Deck from Benjamin Moore!
Having trouble finding the right color? We all know that having a fan deck around is key when choosing colors, especially when choosing one main color and one accent color. Where can you get a free fan deck? One way to get your hands on a fan deck is to have Burnett 1-800-PAINTING over for […]
Benjamin Moore helps you choose your home repaint colors!
Benjamin Moore’s site is fantastic! One of the many helpful features is their Explore Color: Rooms by Color section where you choose the type of room you want to view, and then they show you a great selection of ideas to get your ideas flowing. Simply go to Benjaminmoore.com, choose Explore Color, Color Gallary, then […]
Benjamin Moore Helps You Decide What Color to Paint Your Home
Oh, the places you’ll go! I’m talking to this can of paint in my hands right now. Actually, there is no tint in the can, yet. I haven’t decided. Have you ever been stuck on what color to paint the exterior of your home? Have no fear! Benjamin Moore is here! Beautiful, isn’t it? When […]
Interior Painting Ideas: Painted Headboard by Benjamin Moore
Sometimes the thought of painting the whole interior of my home or even one whole room can be overwhelming. What can we do to add color, but not change up all the walls? Benjamin Moore gives us an idea: painting a bedroom headboard with a bold color! Maybe I love this idea more because pumpkin […]
Your interior walls can get their own tattoos!
Have you ever had that urge to get a tattoo, but didn’t want the permanence? Now you can fulfill those tattooing dreams without the permanence: tattooing your walls! New from Benjamin Moore, these tattoos are an easy way to make your walls stand out. Another bonus: have the plant look, without needing a green thumb! […]