Painting Tips & Techniques

COLOR THERAPY 101

2007-11-11T06:42:00.000-08:00

Feeling Blue? Wear a little Orange. It's true! You can simiply change your mood by looking at a color. Each color evokes a different emotion. Here's the color pallette:

YELLOW - suggests joy, gaiety, and merriment. It is the color of intellect and reason
ORANGE - is the color of the sun and creative energy. It lifts spirits and engergizes
RED - signifies passion, strength and courage. It gives a sense of confidence and sensuality.
VIOLET - is associated with decadence and luxury. It makes us feel mysterious and sensual.
BLUE - is the color of truth, devotion, calmness, and sincerity. It promotes meditation and independence.
GREEN - signifies nature and healing and gives a feeling of renewal and rejuvenation.

FAB 4 MAKEOVER

2007-10-12T09:49:00.001-07:00

Take your drab powder room and make it paradise! My "FAB 4" makeover consists of a budget under $400. Yes, it's possible! Wainescoating for the walls - about 5' up, thin decorative trim for the top! I decided not to go with the pine but with the vinyl - easy to clean, no need to paint the vinyl - but it is paintable if you decided to change your theme! Yes, bland and beige - still had the contractor's "upgrades"! Decided to keep the flooring - pretty simple tiles with a beige/pink hue - it was easy to downplay the floor keeping everything else bright. I applied two coats of Painter's Touch Gloss white to the existing cabinets, spray painted the hardware with Painter's Touch Gloss White spray.
I added a fresh coat of crystal blue paint for the walls, keeping the wainescoating crisp, clean white! For this size powder room, one quart of paint is plenty! Decided to recycle the existing mirror, add a subtle touch by applying a thin white trim around. Removed all of the old caulk adding new caulk -- wow, what a huge difference!
The finishing touches are always fun, new towel ring, toilet paper rack to match - also new light and faucet! Sensational picture of the beach with two adorondack chairs -I ebayed for about $12 (which should arrive shortly)!
The wainescoating totally brightens up the small sized powder room - adding dimension and a bit of texture! Talk about perfection - the color of the ocean blue paint! Here's the approximate budget which I really had to stick to. Give or take $10.

Wainescoating $167
Faucet $80
Light $19 (clearance at Home Depot!)
Glue $30
Trim $50
Caulk $7
Qt. Blue Paint $12
Spray Paint $4
Qt. White Paint $10
Towel Rack $22
& Toilet Rack
Ebay picture $12

Total $413

IT'S ALL ABOUT YOU AND COLOR

2007-09-07T23:44:00.000-07:00

I kind of was roped into this blogging sensation by my boss, who I might add is a fantastic writer, Mom, wife, marathoner, crafter, marketing guru, -- you know one of those "Does it all" kind of ladies! -- so, I figured, if she could write a few precious lines and not get heckled too bad - I too can scribble about something I simply love -- paint, paint projects, redoing rooms, adding color, flair and simple inspiration to anyone who just needs a jolt of advice!

I can pretty much sense someones personality by opening their front door - the feel of the room, colors, furniture pieces - artwork and the overall sensation of how these elements have been either carefully thought out and put together or simply thrown in a corner here or there. Your home inside and out represents a core of you, your life and your family. Adding a hint of this honeydew shade of yellow or warm muffin really does matter - color can brighten your life, your mood and give off incredible sensations -- so as I like to say, Express yourself with Color and Enjoy!