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Posts tagged “paints, stains & finishes”

Custom Stair Decorations (and more)

We've often written about decorated stairwells before, ones featuring fabulous paint jobs, unique tiling, custom drawer builds and more, but these whimsical Halloween stairs made us stop and smile t...

Hue Matters: Does Your Paint Choice Fit Your Personality?

I read a quote from designer Thomas O'Brien where he described his favorite paint color. "I painted my entire apartment in Timidity, a chalky khaki that reminds me of limestone or old pale ivory. I...

How To: Paint a Concrete Floor

Yesterday we reflected on inspiring examples of painted concrete floors, and today it's time to get down to business. Having recently had our concrete floors painted, we have some inside tips to shar...

Paint: Finding The Perfect Gray

Yesterday we lauded the inspiring pairing of yellows and grays in general, but today it's time to get down to color specifics. The perfect gray can be quite elusive, especially when you're standing i...

Roundup: Lacquer Revival

Reading a biography on the 1920s lacquer artist, designer and architect Eileen Gray inspired us to look at lacquer in a whole new way — accessories painted with this material are now one of ou...

Roundup: Yellow Houses in Friendship Heights

click thumbnails for larger pics On a driving tour through the neighborhood of Friendship Heights last week, we counted eleven yellow houses. Eleven! After a good discussion about whether or not to p...

How To: Remove Paint from Brick

(Welcome to Lindsey — a new weekly blogger from DC!) The dilemma in the Mid-Atlantic is thus: have a brick house with black shutters identical to the neighbor's, or paint the brick a color? And...

What Does Your Front Door Say About You?

If they say your eyes are the window to your soul, what does that make your front door? If nothing else, an entryway can be a reflection of the personal style that lies within... ...