Saturday, April 2, 2016
Color Me Home, Episode 002: Choosing Colors You'll Love!
In this episode, Betsy and Dan discuss several ways that will help you make sure that the next colors you choose are colors that will be perfect in your home!
The Eyebrow Incident
The
wheels started to come off right away this morning when I moved a
little slower than normal while getting ready. A little delay here, a
little delay there and I found myself in a time crunch. And that's never
a good thing.
But,
I figured I'd be OK. That I'd make up for lost time by moving a little
more quickly than usual. And that's when the wheels came off entirely.
See,
here's what happened: I was shaving. Quickly. And as I stood there in
the bathroom, whipping the razor over my face in manic, almost
jack-the-ripper-like fashion, I happened to catch a glance of something
curious in the mirror. I brought the blade to a standstill, leaned in
and, sure enough, there it was: a long, wispy hair shooting out of my
eyebrow at a crazy angle. Hmmmm. Getting older seems to produce more and
more of these.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Dress for Success: 3 Tips for Your Next Paint Job!
Anyway, I was standing there, running
through all the potential scenarios in my head when I looked down and
realized I was in my underpants.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Painted Glass Bottle Project
Well, if that's you--if you'd love a quick project with a huge payoff--then read on!
Monday, March 7, 2016
Popcorn, Get Your Popcorn!
White,
yet iridescent snow hovers lightly over the streets and surrounding
homes of west Michigan, resulting in a pictures phenomena. A canopy of
matured, snow-covered trees lines the drive leading to our home, and is
accompanied by a creek that acts as a point of reference to visitors who
have made it to the bridge. Right now the bridge still has a thin layer
of ice on it, while beneath, the creek, glistening by the cold winter's
rays, still runs quietly past the snowy banks.
By
early February, rumor spread that Spring may be traveling north earlier
than expected, and for myself, the earlier the better. I've never
really have been cut out for cold temperatures. Although Winter brings
beauty and relaxation, with warmth comes the opportunity for easier
transportation and the psychological persistence and motivation to
accomplish greater tasks.
But Spring's not here just yet. And there's plenty of work to be done in our home renovation.
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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Chalkboard Paint Tags in 5 Easy Steps
Benjamin Moore’s Chalkboard Paint is a versatile product that can really
bring out the “creative” in us! Here’s an interesting project by Betsy
Thompson from our 17th Street Store that might get you thinking about
some different ways you can use Chalkboard Paint in your own home!
Monday, February 29, 2016
The Great Flaking Paint Disaster of 2016
In
our home, the previous owners painted a 4” wide border around the
ceiling in the living room. On that border, there were a few small spots
where the paint was flaking off. On a Saturday morning a couple of
weekends ago, my wife was out of the house for a couple of hours, so I
thought I'd surprise her by touching those spots up.
I
grabbed some sandpaper and set out to accomplish what I should have
been a 5 minute job only to find that wherever I touched the sandpaper
to that border, the paint fell off. In huge patches. It was terrifying.
Everywhere the sandpaper touched, a silver-dollar-sized section of paint
came loose from the ceiling and fell to the floor like huge a
snowflake. I would sand in ever expanding circles, expecting (hoping) to
find some section of paint that was still stuck to the ceiling, but no.
No matter where I sanded more and more flakes started falling. At that
point, the kids came in, saw the mess on the floor and all the missing
paint on the ceiling, and said “Mom’s going to kill you when she gets
home….”
Thursday, January 28, 2016
The Fabric Softener Fix for Stripping Wallpaper
On August 28, 2015, we finally closed on our home in Fruitport,
Michigan. Being a short sale, Patrick and I had been waiting since late
February of that same year to sign the documents, solidifying the
closure. I knew it would be months before we could move in, even after
the closure, but that was the least of my worries. We were inching
closer to our ultimate goal of remodeling a home. Standing two stories
tall, half brick-half vinyl siding, attached garage, on just shy of an
acre, seven bedrooms, and three and one-half baths, we were eager to
start our adventure in reconstructing and cosmetically reconditioning a
three thousand square foot, 1970's retro home.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Simply White: Making Home Feel Like Home
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It's old news, I know, but the color of 2016 is white. Yeah. White.
Oh, technically it's #OC-117 Simply White from Benjamin Moore, but, for all practical purposes, it's white.
Oh, technically it's #OC-117 Simply White from Benjamin Moore, but, for all practical purposes, it's white.
And that seems so profoundly... boring. White? The Benjamin Moore color system is home to over 3,500 bright, soft, wild, calming, deep, muted colors and the best they could come up with for 2016 was white?
A few months ago when the news came out, I thought it was crazy. The bold joke of some group of color professionals at Benjamin Moore who just didn't care anymore. A group of people who, while sitting around sipping designer drinks, decided collectively: "let's go into that meeting tomorrow and tell them white and see what happens! It'll be hilarious!"
Yet, instead of being laughed out of whatever official color meeting took place, nobody got the joke and white was officially enshrined as the color of the year.
White?
That's what I thought, anyway.
And then I saw some of the photos Benjamin Moore was using in their promotions. I read some of the explanations, the stories, the Narrative (with a capital "N"). And it started to make sense. Here are 3 reasons why I've changed my mind on Simply White.
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