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101 Paint Colors from Nature
House Beautiful

FireHouse Beautiful recently featured 101 Colors from Nature. Their selections based on hues inspired by the elements practically guarantee that resulting rooms based on these colors will be beautiful...

Look! Painted House Numbers

We found this unassuming house in Prairie Villiage, KS last week. It's Mid-Century in style and provides a great tip for those who might be in the market for some new house numbers. Paint them! Cl...

At On: Fabulous Products We Can't Find Anymore

Our love for Spray Paint has been well documented here on AT. It's no mystery that it serves as our quick (and inexpensive) fix for most any home decor that is struggling to find it's inner outter b...

Look!: Bright And Bold In Westport

This house can be found in Kansas City, Mo., in the Westport neighborhoods. This area is full of colorful people, so there is no reason the houses shouldn't reflect the personalities that live there...

How Light Affects White (& Other Colors, Too)

Before you patchwork your wall with $3.99 paint samples—ah, how quickly it adds up to $20 and counting—review these tips on how light affects the qualities of white. And Calypso Blue, Tickled Pink...

Benjamin Moore Aura Paint in the Test Lab

Item: Low VOC Aura Paint from Benjamin Moore Price: $55 per gallon Rating: Strong Recommend* How did you spend the last weekend of the summer? Ours was demo, prep and paint, paint, paint with the ...

HOBO

We've been to HOBO two times but each time has been an adventure. If you're a contractor, house-flipper, or DIY junkie, you already know about this home renovation treasure chest. Now it's time to l...

Look!: This Bench Is Made From What?

Always having been a big fan of taking old items and turning them into something new, we thought this bench deserved some recognition. At first it caught our eye because of it's beautifully chipping ...

Flickr Finds: Midwest Modern Landscaping

Dan Semar and his wife Tiffany, purchased this Mid Century Modern home in 2007. It was built in 1964 by Burton Duenke who is known as the person that brought the "Califonia Ranch" to St. Louis. Want...

How To: Display Small Vinyl Toys

Vinyl toys are taking a strong hold in the art world and in many people's homes. They are more than just "toys" as they are typically released from big named artists in small batches, resulting in ...

Salvaged Goods in KC

Habitat for Humanity runs the Re-Store in Kansas City, Mo. It sells goods that have been salvaged out of houses for contractors and homeowners alike to use. Most days of the week it is packed to the...

Eliminating Prep Work?

When it comes to painting, we have always been the type of people who do alot of prep work (we love our blue masking tape!) to make our paint jobs come out clean. But we saw something today that co...

Look!: Color Inspiration from Wet Rocks

We're not much of a rock skipper. When we find ourselves on a beach, we'd much prefer to get caught up in rock collecting. Can you blame us? Wet rocks are beautiful! Jump down to see why gathering...