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Choosing Colors

Wall Color Choices

Hi there… My living room settee and chair are both burgundy and the carpet is a deep red. I am just wondering what wall color choices I should paint my accent wall? I was going to go for a deep burgundy but I was told to do it a nice grey color. I don’t have [...]

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Green Room Accent Wall Color

I am a sucker for green paint… I think it's just the perfect kitchen wall color if you have oak cabinets. But Jennifer is worried their will be to much green in her kitchen… she already has green in her living room! Plus… she wants to paint her center island and the dining table… she [...]

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Painting Kitchen a Sage Green

What do I do with that horrible wallpaper in my kitchen? What color do I paint my kitchen? Here is another “cry for help” and my solution: I have a terrible dilemna in my kitchen. I want to strip the wallpaper and paint the walls. Â My cabinets are medium oak, theÂ counter top is gray/sage and [...]

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Tips For Redecorating Choosing Colors

If you have an open floor plan… and you are redecorating choosing colors is the most difficult thing on your mind. How do you choose colors when you can see so many rooms from the front door? This problem is often solved with a bit of color theory… I don't want to scare you, [...]

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Redecorating Little Girls Room – Not So Little

How do you go about redecorating little girls room for a not so little girl? 13 years and not a little girl but not yet a young women… she still has her own taste. What's the answer? I got an email from just such a girl… with a plea for help: Hi! I have a [...]

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Gold and Brown Living Room Paint Colors

A THAT Painter Lady reader asks: Hi – I have Behr's roasted sesame seed (kind of a gold) on 3 living room walls and Benjamin Moore's maryville brown on 1 long wall in same room. What accent color(s) should I use to make the room pop? Thanks Brown and Gold call for Red accents. It [...]

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Update Yellow Oak Kitchen Cabinets

Hello! Â I love your site. Â Very informative. I am interested in updating my ugly medium oak kitchen cabinets. Â They look soooo yellow to me, ick. I want to change them to a dark cherry color. Can you explain the process in its entirety? I need to know what kind of sanding I need to do, [...]

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Tone Down Bright Yellow Paint To Soft Brown Color

How do you town down bright yellow paint to a soft brown color? Hello Debra.. I have a bright yellow wall I want to tone down to a creamy soft brown with slight yellow undertones. The yellow color is from Lowes It is called (TOASTED WHEAT). Can I do this with a Brown Glaze? Thank [...]

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Terra Cotta Walls

This reader sent in pictures of his terra cotta faux painted dining room and kitchen. He was so happy with the results he just had to share. "These are pictures taken of my dining room and kitchen areas. I have not yet painted the cabinets or put in the baseboard, but will when time and [...]

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Home Office Ideas Burgundy Black and Terra Cotta Colors

I am redoing a home office. I have black satin furniture, and a burgundy chair and ottoman. The floor is a light terra cotta ceramic tile. What color walls would you suggest? Home Office Ideas Using Burgundy, Black and Light Terra Cotta Colors. When thinking about the two colors (not the black) we see that [...]