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HUES YOU CAN USE: GRIZZLE GRAY

April 4, 2011

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HUES YOU CAN USE: GRIZZLE GRAY

While browsing the web on Saturday night I came across this Living Room in the 2011 HGTV Green Home. Oh. My. Gawd. I’ve been battling the gray trend, but recently gave in when I painted my guest room, and now this… It’s been a while since I’ve written a Hues You Can Use post [sorry [...]

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HUES YOU CAN USE: OFF-BLACK

December 20, 2010

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HUES YOU CAN USE: OFF-BLACK

From clothing to interiors, dark hues continue to move me this season. What else can I say except for…Bring on the drama.  A high contrast array of dark walls, honey colored floors, and white cabinetry [featured in 25 Beautiful Homes, August 2006] seem to have come full circle to next year’s list of hottest decor [...]

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HUES YOU CAN USE: CHAR BROWN

November 30, 2010

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HUES YOU CAN USE: CHAR BROWN

Seduced by chocolate, I’m tempted to cover my dining room walls in Benjamin Moore’s Char Brown. I originally earmarked the above image as inspiration for my client’s dining room which we actually painted BM’s Durango (equally delicious). The stark white ceiling, doors, and dining chairs seamlessly balance light and dark. The introduction of yellow/gold curtains [...]

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HUES YOU CAN USE: INSIDE A JEWEL BOX

November 8, 2010

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HUES YOU CAN USE: INSIDE A JEWEL BOX

Feel like royalty in a room painted in a rich, purple hue like Benjamin Moore’s Grape Gum. Purple, on the cusp of blue, it’s totally strong and luxurious, yet unisex. designed by Robert Brown Interior Design   Sumptuous and passionate…would you dare be this dramatic?

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HUES YOU CAN USE: SIERRA NIGHT

November 1, 2010

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HUES YOU CAN USE: SIERRA NIGHT

Dark rooms really don’t have to feel dark. In this renovation by Anne Turner, former Cottage Living editor, she uses muted tones to bring warmth and refinement to a cookie cutter cottage. Would you try this look in your home? Cottage Living November/December Issue 2008. Want to see “Hues You Can Use” as a weekly [...]

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