In Praise of Boldly Painted Window Trim
I am such a sucker for the painted window frame. It’s a design strategy that feels perfect for those of us who admire bold interiors but are too timid, too risk-averse to swathe an entire room in color. Recently, I started pinning inspired examples of painted woodwork around windows, images that mad
Seeing in Technicolor: 10 Color-Stained Kitchens That Swap Paint for Pigment
Noticed recently, with increasing frequency: kitchens where color-stained wood does more with less. Tinted linseed oils and pigment-rich Polyx-oils offer a tactile alternative to lacquered gloss or flat paint—allowing tone, grain, and texture to coexist. It’s a resourceful move: cost-conscious, low-
10 Easy Pieces: Architects’ Barely-There Color Paint Picks
There’s a time for bold color and a time for stark white. Then there are the in-between paint colors—those subtle shades closer to white, yet reminiscent of washed-out watercolor. Barely-there hues can have a real impact—interiors that impart a gentle warmth, a soporific grey, or healthy pinkish glo
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