ACCENT WALLS

NEWLYWEDS

Every room needs a focal point. 

There are obvious architectural focal points in some rooms.

Other rooms need to have one created

Paint is an excellent way to create a focal accent.

Accent walls shouldn't be overdone, but sometimes they are the perfect solution

to make an otherwise architecturally uninteresting room

a lot more interesting

THE COLOR YOU CRAVE: BEIGE

WHAT IS YOUR SIGNATURE COLOR?

When I first moved to California - many years ago - I worked for the beige lady.

Benjamin Moore GRANT BEIGE
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She had beige blond hair, beige tanned skin, beige shoes, beige handbag, she wore her favorite beige always, she even drove a beige car.  She was very wealthy.  She was very elegant.  Her only accessory was jewelry - gold - lots of it.  Life for her was pretty simple.  She knew what she loved.  She loved beige.  She surrounded herself with it.  It was her signature.

WHAT COLOR DO YOU CRAVE?

THE COLOR THAT MAKES YOUR HEART SING.....

The color of dreams.  

The one that takes your breath away. 

 The shade that you want to wrap up in.

  The color that makes you smile.

Whatever that color is....

If you are passionate about it

If it makes you feel calm at the end of a crazy day

If your closet is full of it

If you can't get enough of it

WHITE WASH

I THINK I COULD LIVE IN THE SOUTH

Prior to this, when anyone said 'whitewash' I thought of Tom Sawyer whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence.

Whitewash, or calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a low-cost type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and chalk (whiting). (Wikipedia)

While researching painted brick homes, I came across this treatment for transforming nondescript red brick into something else entirely.