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Perfect Colors to Create a Beachy Feel?
Good Questions

Q: Please help! We have tried so many different paint samples but are having trouble finding the colors to paint our new house. We wanted a light blue with a little green in the living room and are ...

Paint Talk: Unifying a Room With One Wall and Trim Color

When we purchased our home, the bathroom was entirely bubble gum pink— walls, ceiling, baseboards, cabinets— yep, anything that could be painted was, and the result was something ugly. I ...

A Color that Makes You Happy?

Each day waking up in the lavender blue bedroom was a happy day because we loved the paint color - Benjamin Moore feather soft 1431. The shade, coolness and intensity changed according to the light,...

Refurbishing Dated Fireplace Insert?
Good Questions

Q: I'm in need of advice on what to do with the brick fireplace / black metal woodburning stove insert in my family room. This combo came with the house I recently purchased, and I'm not at all into...

Best Color for a Bright Loft?
Good Questions

Q: My partner and I just bought a 1,000-ft loft with big, white walls. The huge north-facing windows flood the place with light - which we love - but the white walls seem almost blinding/harsh. We'd ...

Color Inspiration: Mount Vernon Estate of Colors

Mount Vernon, George Washington's estate and gardens, is a short drive from DC and a lovely place to escape. Fine Paints of Europe is now producing 30 of the paint colors picked by George Washington...

Ramping Up the Curb Appeal ?
Good Questions

Q: My family and I just moved into an adorable 1960s time capsule outside of Washington, DC and our home is in dire need of some curb appeal. Any suggestions on exterior paint colors for the brick or...

Color Advice for New Condo?
Good Questions

Q: I just moved from NYC to Nashville and hope to be able to move into our new condo next week. I want to paint the place soon, before I start work. However, I'm a little stymied about how to address ...

Painting Floor Bricks Around Woodburning Stove?
Good Questions

Q: I just bought my first house in Philly, and while I've managed to get the living room painted and the floors refinished, one section of the room is stumping me: the nook that houses my stove. It's...

Good Questions: Kitchen Makeover on a Limited Budget?

Q: Hello! We recently moved into a small ill-designed apartment. The apartment is pre-painted, and we are in the process of repainting all the rooms. My question is about our tiny kitchen: we are re...

Primitive & Proper

We found Primitive & Proper when browsing on Craigslist, rather fitting since that is also how proprietors Cassie and Theresa met some years ago. Cassie had posted an Items Wanted ad for furn...

The Spring Cure: Light Therapy
Week 6 - Tips & Tricks

Hitting 2 birds with one stone, annalyssa adds fresh flowers for sweet fragrance and an uplighting display • Cure Clock: 2.5 weeks remaining • Assignment: Chapter 9, pp. 185- 204  &nbs...

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...

Good Questions: Advice on Paint Colors for New Condo?

click thumbnails for larger pics ATDC reader emdub612 needs help selecting paint that will work with some unique couches: I recently bought my first place and I'm dying to paint the interior. I need ...

Good Questions: Best Way to Paint Over Bad Wallpaper?

ATDC reader Kristen needs help dealing with ugly wallpaper: Hi AT! We're renting an older house in DC that has some pretty bad wallpaper. The landlord doesn't care what we do because the house wi...

Look! Haint Blue in Savannah GA

Thanks to everyone who made suggestions for our trip to Savannah; we found some great stores that you'll be hearing about in the coming weeks. To get you in the spirit (and in keeping with the them...

Skinny Paint Rollers: Are They Better?
Washington DC

We confess, we definitely fall into the obsessed category when it comes to design shows on TV. In fact, we originally got cable back in 1998 just to get HGTV! Avid watchers that we are, we have no...

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