Newsletters
Video
In partnership withBenjamin Moore

We Want to Give Your Favorite Neighborhood Spot a Paint Makeover!

Courtney Balestier
Courtney BalestierSenior Writer, Creative Studio
Courtney Balestier is the Apartment Therapy Creative Studio Senior Writer. She holds a master's degree in magazine journalism from NYU and lives in Pittsburgh, where you'll find her doing DIY projects in her new house with her dog and cat (who are not being very helpful).
updated May 31, 2022
comments

We will never not be excited about choosing paint colors. It’s literal magic! Whatever mood you’re looking for — calm, creative, serene, sophisticated — a coat of paint can create it instantly. Paint has the power to transform and transport us to places that inspire us to be our best selves. And we want to give your block a paint makeover.

We teamed up with Benjamin Moore to give away paint makeovers to four worthy community spaces in a neighborhood like yours. The “Paint It Forward” project is a love letter to those spaces: the ones you couldn’t imagine your neighborhood without but don’t always get the attention they deserve.

What qualifies as a community space? Your neighborhood youth center, town library, local bridge club, and places where people gather and make your community feel special. Like a flattering outfit or the perfect red lipstick, a well-dressed room helps confidence bloom and creativity shine. It can give an energizing kick to projects that have lost momentum, or a welcoming wave to newcomers peering in through the window.

Think you know just the place? Whether you run it or just love it, we want to see it! Submit your information below, and your gathering space could get a glow-up sponsored and documented by our team. See? Magic.

Please note: We are only able to accept entries that are based in the United States.

Here’s how to submit your favorite community space: