Sick
of your kitchen cabinets ?
Newsletter 5 : October 2006
Sick of your kitchen cabinets but worried that new ones
will break the bank?
Instead of buying new ones (a very expensive choice) use the power of
paint to transform your new inexpensive paint quality cabinets or old
units with fresh colors.
Here we have my favorite new combination: Off white
cabinets glazed with aging glaze and complimented by garnet red island
cabinets. To age the island cabinets we applied a coat of satin polyurethane
tinted with phalo blue (this is a universal tint, kind of like food coloring).
The effect is breathtaking!
Summer
is finally here
Newsletter 4: June 2006
Summer is finally here and you may be ready to tackle
those outside paint jobs.
Here is my favorite trick for fast clean-up:
"To keep latex paint off your body, apply nonstick
cooking spray (original scent please!) and rub it in. Water-based paint
can't penetrate the oil, so the paint won't seep through to your skin.
If you are painting with oil or alkyd-based paint use
petroleum jelly instead. Just a light coat will keep the oil paint
from sticking."
Fresh Ideas For Spring
Newsletter
3 : March 2006
Spring is here and you are probably ready for color and pattern in your
home. Here are a few helpful ideas:
1. Always start with your inspiration piece (this will
determine the colors in the room). Look for the color used the most and
pull it into other areas of the room by using throw pillows, scatter
rugs, etc.
2. Don't be afraid of mixing patterns but do pay attention
to scale (large, medium or small). You never want two similar size patterns
fighting for attention. What you do want is a dominant pattern and then
a couple of secondary patterns. All of these patterns should have similar
color schemes. This is why a picture from a magazine with over 12 different
patterns looks so pulled together! The color schemes are all similar.
3. You don't have to paint every room the same color
to carry a color scheme throughout your house. What you need to do though
is to make sure that all walls have the same tonal value. For
example, you do not want a pale yellow room next to a bright red room.
One secret to matching values is to ask your paint store for their paint
fan deck. Find the color you like (let's say it is the second from the
top). The value you need will now be whichever color you choose that
is second from the top.
Color
is often the key ingredient
Newsletter
2: January 2006
Color is often the key ingredient for a design scheme,
but it’s hard to know just where to start. Here is a tip that will help
you understand how to identify the true colors easily:
Tip: Bring your fabric to the paint
counter and ask to see the paint deck (also called fan deck) from the
manufacturer of your paint. A paint deck is a complete set of all the
paint chips on the rack in one easy deck and is connected by a ring
in one corner which makes each color move easily. Simply place your
inspiration piece on the counter and look through the deck to find
the colors that match the color you want to match the best. Remember
to use a keyhole (see below) to isolate the color for you.
Welcome
to ColorbySusan.com
Newsletter 1 : January 2006
No matter where I travel, my audience always has a great
story about why they do not decorate with their husbands anymore. This
is one of those true stories.
"We were trying to sell our house. One Sunday
morning our realtor called and asked if she could come by with a hot
prospect to look at the house. We said yes and jumped out of bed to
start to clean up. I did the kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. Then I
realized that there was thumping coming from the ceiling. What could
it be? I went outside and there he was, my husband and he was sweeping
the roof! He was so excited and yelled down "I'm almost done,
Ann!" You see, we had a storm the night before and he didn't
want the husband to see the leaves and twigs on the roof! And that
is why I do not decorate with my husband anymore!"
Ann Mitchell
New Hampshire
(Ann received a Virtual Painter Interior Color Design
Software by American Tradition for baring her soul! Thank you Ann)
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