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Many Sudburians remember the era when wallpaper reigned supreme. Anything that stayed still long enough got wallpapered. Every room in the house, all four walls plastered with everything from big prints to small prints, velvet to burlap, moiré to foil. And to add insult to injury, the next generation of homeowners had to take it all off!
Gone are the days of relegating gray to the bottom drawer of drab colours, taken out only for fairy tale orphanages and dungeons needing extra layers of blah. Today’s savvy at-home designer knows there is an array of options covering the bases of every imaginable gray colour scheme, and it would seem they all can be found in the Benjamin Moore colour gallery.
If you’re experiencing poor spray patterns and can’t figure out where the problem is, one often overlooked cause of the problem might be pressure loss through the hose. There are many factors, which contribute to this loss. Here are some of those key factors: and the correct method for checking pressure loss between your Graco Airless Sprayer and spray gun.
You creativity and personal style should be sources of inspiration when considering design ideas to transform the look of your home or office. There is, however, no harm to be done in doing a little research to see what others are doing.
Throughout my week I help countless customers select paint colours for their Kitchens and Bathrooms. In many of these cases, we are trying to work with fixtures in undesirable and dated colours. I don’t need to tell you how difficult it can be to modernize a kitchen when working with a harvest gold or moss green countertop! For many of these clients, the high cost of beautiful granite or stone simply isn’t in the budget, or they need a quick fix for resale. For these clients, I suggest exploring one of the many countertop refinishing systems available on the market.
You’ve likely seen the home improvement shows where people instinctively know the best home makeover styles, the right colour scheme for their colour wheel, and yes, the true feng for their shui. Maybe you’ve even found yourself yelling at the tv, Brilliant Blue?? Those samples are all JUST the colour BLUE.” Maybe, in the world of interior design, you feel like a single drop of paint in a very large bucket.
An artist at heart, Alicia has always found ways to express her creativity, including cooking and interior design. “With design, I’m able to enjoy the product of my vision for more than 20 minutes,” she laughs. After buying, renovating and redesigning a home with her partner several years ago, Alicia became an expert on creating a big impact on a small budget and giving smaller spaces greater efficiency and appeal. Today, this well-rounded decorator excels at taking bits and pieces of inspiration from a variety of styles and harmonizing them to make “a space look like it’s been places.”
One of our favourite past times! Taking pictures of the paint after the colourant has been dispensed into the can.
