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Making it Modern: Whitewashed Wood

Whitewashed or pickled wood finishes, popular in the eighties and early nineties, can look rather dated in today's interiors, despite their resurgence as "shabby chic." But whitewashing can also be a ...

Whitewashed Brick Walls

Brick walls. Seems we have a love / hate relationship with them in our homes......

Inspiration: Blackboard Cabinets

While the practical side of us says, "What the heck? Who wants chalkboard dust on their dishes?" the impractical side says, "Oo, don't you love the black backdrop?"...

Benjamin Moore Natura Paint: In the Test Lab

Product: Benjamin Moore Natura Paint Source: Gray's Paint & Wallpaper Price: Approx. $15.99/quart Rating: Strong Recommend* Nutshell Review: Love it! Full Review: Since moving into our new home, we'...

Benjamin Moore Natura Paint

The other day we went in search of an eco-friendly paint for our new home. We actually walked out with something brand-new -- Benjamin Moore's zero-VOC paint, Natura. In fact, the paint is so new th...

Color Palette: Devine Color and Orchids

We found this photo of some beautiful orchids with striking colors. At first, we wanted to match all the colors of the orchids to paint, but after doing so we realized that'd be a bit bright. So, we...

Rollerwall Decorative Painting

It isn't wallpaper and it isn't a stencil. It's Rollerwall! A new approach to applying a pattern to your wall. Take a look, after the jump!...

Best Eco-Friendly Paints

If you're just getting into green paints then you know how complicated it can seem. We've been there. Greenseal this, certified that. Low or no VOC (volatile organic compounds), etc. We've been us...

Soy Gel Eco-Friendly Paint Stripper

With all the January Jumpstart projects going on around here, we're actually thinking about stripping some paint for the first time in our lives. Because we have no space to do projects besides actual...

Non-Toxic Mythic Paints

With January Jumpstart going on around here, paint is on our minds. Since the environment and our own health is always on our minds, we're always happy to find new sources for less-toxic or non-toxic...

SF Good Questions: Where Can I Buy Devine Paint?

AT:SF, Is there a store in Des Moines, Iowa that sells Devine paint? Thank you. Audrey...

SF Good Questions: What Color Should I Paint My Walls?

Hi There, I need some AT advice, please! We recently bought a chocolate colored couch for our living room and have a few pieces from this Crate & Barrel collection. I am stumped as to what color to...

Devine Color

A friend of ours tipped us off to Devine Color paint, with the intriguing factoid that the colors were developed to work with the unique quality of light in the Northwest....

Dry Erase Paint by Rust-Oleum

First there was chalkboard paint. And magnetic paint. Now, the folks at Rust-Oleum have introduced a Dry Erase paint. We think this would be great in a child's bedroom, playroom or home office.It's de...

SoftMetal Faux Stainless Steel Film

Stainless steel appliances may be trendy, but we honestly like the sleek, industrial look. And if you're stuck with oh-so-lovely avocado or mustard colored appliances, or ugly counters, you may be ha...

Devine Color

Devine Color intrigues us. And it would intrigue us even more if we lived in Portland or Seattle. (Two cities we adore, but whose weather we find daunting.) Gretchen Schauffler created Devine Color...

Kelly-Moore Enviro-Cote Paint

We'd like to say that we decided to be the Test Lab for Kelly-Moore Enviro-Cote Paint since Maxwell has already written about Benjamin Moore Eco Spec Paint. But the truth is that our intention was to...

Where to Recycle Latex Paint

Did you know that if you're a San Francisco resident, you can have your old latex paint picked up for free? And you don't even have to be home at the time of collection. Check out this website for mo...