New York Renovator

Paint Colors for the Kitchen

Posted on18. Jan, 2010 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I’m STILL working on a schematic for the electrical and plumbing for our Kitchen Renovation, well, actually, I haven’t started it yet.. :-S … but I can’t help flipping through the home magazines and color swatches, trying to envision what color my kitchen will be.
I hate white. It WON’T be white!
When we moved here, everything [...]

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Seeing Stripes

Posted on06. Oct, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I had guests a week ago and got another compliment about my upstairs bathroom. Everytime I show a guest the bathroom, they touch the wall and ask, “Is that wallpaper or paint?” I just love it when they ask that.

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I love stripes on walls. But I don’t like wallpaper [...]

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Glow in the Dark Paint for Kids’ Bedrooms

Posted on14. Sep, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

When we first bought the house, the first thing I did was paint all the rooms. The house had been freshly painted before we bought it, but the walls were white AND the trim was white. And large sections of the flooring was splattered white, too. :-p White is SOOOO dull. I rarely use it, [...]

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Paint– the Miracle Stuff

Posted on29. Jun, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

I love paint! When I first moved to this house, the walls, trim, and even parts of the floors had all been painted white. Talk about ugly! So that was the first thing I did, paint everything and add some color.  I added some bright colors to my walls and trim and spruced up the [...]

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