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A fresh coat of paint can go a long way in improving the interior of your home. Initially, choosing a paint color may not seem like a difficult decision, but you can easily feel overwhelmed once you stand face-to-face with the endless number of colors and finishes to choose from. Since each type of paint gloss has its own practical and decorative job, choosing the right one will require some thought. Luckily, we’ve created a handy guide to help you select the perfect one – just keep reading!

Perhaps at first glance choosing a paint color for your home’s exterior doesn’t seem like a big decision. However, when you stand in front of the wall of color swatches, you can easily be overwhelmed by the number of options available. One way to narrow down the choices is to know what designers and other homeowners are painting with. How can you know which colors are on trend?

You don’t have to watch endless renovation TV shows or buy tons of design magazines to get an idea of what’s on trend for exterior paint colors. This post compiles some of the most popular, yet enduring, colors that help your home stand out in the best possible way.

You’ve searched on Instagram for designs you like, but you want your home to reflect your unique style. Standing in front of the wall of color swatches at the paint store only makes the process feel more overwhelming. How will you choose the right interior paint color? Before you can answer that question, you need to ask yourself this one: what kind of mood do you want to have in the room? In this post, you’ll learn how colors may affect your mood and which colors you should consider picking for the walls.

It seems like you brought your baby home just yesterday. The time has flown by, and your child has outgrown a nursery, ready to have a big kid room. Unlike other areas of the house, which you’ve designed carefully following certain rules, this room is special in that the rules don’t apply! This space can truly be as unique as your child, but where do you start? How can you make sure the room turns out okay? Here are some tips to help!

Today, a small studio apartment can cost upwards of $1,000 a month depending on where you live. Many people aren’t able to afford a home much larger than this by themselves, which is why a popular trend is making these small areas feel larger and more comfortable to live in. Read on to learn about five affordable tips to open up your living area and make your small home work for you.

While working at home, you’ve had plenty of time to stare at the same bland walls. You want an exciting change, but you don’t want to break the bank. Then it hits you—you could paint! After watching several shows on the DIY Network, you feel pretty confident about taking on this project and are excited to see the results. But before you pick up a brush, there are tips for painting you should know from seasoned professionals. Read on to learn how the pros do it!

Painting the outside of your house can give it the fresh, modern facelift that it needs. However, you can’t just jump right in to the project. First, you have to prepare the surface of your home, or else you could end up with cracking, dripping, and a generally unpleasant-looking paint job. Read on to learn what you should do before putting a paintbrush to the exterior of your house to achieve the best-looking, longest-lasting results.

Even though you see the outside of your house every day when you park your car in the driveway after getting home from work, you may never question when the last time you painted your home was. Eventually, the exterior coat of paint will look run-down and grungy, but an even more worrisome concern is that it could put the outside of your home at-risk for issues like water damage. Read on to learn some of the signs it’s time to paint your house again and about what could happen if you don’t.

When people think of white paint, the first word that usually pops into their head is “boring.” Many people are surprised to know that there’s an estimated 500 different shades of white paint that you can choose from when you’re considering painting your home. They can contain gray, blue, and yellow undertones, or they can be bright and sterile or cream-colored. With so many different options at your fingertips, painting a room white just got a lot more complicated. Read on to learn about the different shades of white that exist and how you can choose the perfect one for your space.

Choosing paint for your home is a difficult task to take on, especially considering the thousands of different shades, colors, and multiple finishes that you’ll need to pick from. If you’ve finally managed to narrow down your choices and are ready for testing paint colors, you’ll need to know how to achieve the best results so you can be sure that you’re making the right decision. Read on for five tips for testing paint colors.