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Recognizing Yourself at Home, in a quandary/dearth of colors | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, in a quandary/dearth of colors. Blog April 9, 2015. Back at it, with a softer approach, less critical, more color. Maybe. Maybe not. Gray carpets, Off-white tiles, black furnishings, and big windows looking out on massive expanses of tarmac! More gray, or perhaps you’d call cement more of a taupe. Whatever. There is almost nothing appealing about sitting in an airport, especially the nameless one (in the South) where I currently sit, waiting for the next jet. Frankly, the on...
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Recognizing yourself at Home, in a Mess | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing yourself at Home, in a Mess. Blog May 23, 2015. Sometimes the most important thing I do for a client is to keep their eyes on the prize. The process of destroying and re-building someone’s home during an interior renovation can be traumatic, rendering life and everything in your home dirty, disorganized, and emotionally and physically upset. Occasionally, there are surprises from contractors. Upcharges appear that were never discussed or disclosed. Subcontractor bills surprise us....The light...
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Insider Information and the Secret Codes – Paint and Color
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Artist and color consultant Barbara Mayfield on making one's world sing with color. Notes from My Studio. Insider Information and the Secret Codes. March 1, 2016. March 1, 2016. My domain. Needs a plant. Many of you already have tremendous Paint Store Savvy. You know your way around the color names and the codes and the different palettes of colors. This post is for those of you who are in the process of ratcheting up your Savviness Factor. I have one client who chose all his interior shades based on the...
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, Facing Reality | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, Facing Reality. Blog July 2, 2015. Dreams are amazing. They pull us toward a new reality. Having a vision for your life and your space is a wonderful thing. The ability to see yourself in the future, in a home of your own, with new furnishings and a view, with a spare bedroom for guests, with the perfect kitchen for cooking a meal for yourself or a party of 30, is truly magical, right? I digress. Back to reality. When a potential client appears and starts envisioning a new s...
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One gallon? 2 Gallons? How do I figure this out? – Paint and Color
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Artist and color consultant Barbara Mayfield on making one's world sing with color. Notes from My Studio. How do I figure this out? March 4, 2016. A quick note to give you the link to the HOW MUCH PAINT Calculator. I know you are getting ready to paint a wall or two or 17, and you need to figure out how much paint you need. Fill in the blanks and the answer appears. Send me an email with paint/color questions you may have. Will do my best to answer them. Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window).
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The Red Holidays of Early Spring – Paint and Color
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Artist and color consultant Barbara Mayfield on making one's world sing with color. Notes from My Studio. The Red Holidays of Early Spring. February 10, 2016. Love, romance, red roses. You know the drill. Lupercalia. SO much history. The Chinese New Year. 2016 is the year of the Red Fire Monkey. For which the key words are Powerful, Exuberant, Karmic Yang. I looked it up. 8220;It is just about time to….commence another epoch.”. Eric with Million Dollar Red. Milano red is my fave for today. Danielle Farer...
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Saltillo tile in Pennsylvania – a saga – Paint and Color
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Artist and color consultant Barbara Mayfield on making one's world sing with color. Notes from My Studio. Saltillo tile in Pennsylvania – a saga. April 18, 2016. December 8, 2016. Saltillo tile floor. What to do on the walls? Almost anything…check out the color in author Sandra Cisneros’ house in San Antonio,Texas. I lived in New Mexico for 20 years and came to love the bright colors of the southwest. (Wish I’d been the colorist on this place! Saltillo tile would be perfect in my kitchen. Most of L’s hou...
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Exterior Paint Colors for a Big Stone House – Paint and Color
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Artist and color consultant Barbara Mayfield on making one's world sing with color. Notes from My Studio. Exterior Paint Colors for a Big Stone House. June 2, 2016. June 3, 2016. FRESH NEW PAINT. Four colors that are right for the stone. A paint contractor called me the other day to help on a big exterior project he was working on. His clients R and M had presented him with their large, dignified stone house that had not been painted in many years. We took a walk around the house and chatted about the fe...
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Painting your house before winter? Inspiration from Italy. – Paint and Color
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Artist and color consultant Barbara Mayfield on making one's world sing with color. Notes from My Studio. Painting your house before winter? August 15, 2016. August 15, 2016. Many of you are getting ready to do the great Paint-the-Exterior-of -the-House-Before-Winter thing, aren’t you? And maybe you are tempted to repaint in the same colors that are already on there. But, hey……. I’m pretty sure I read that in a credible magazine not too long ago. Let in some new colors before winter arrives. Onward we go,.
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The Orange and Black Time of Year – Paint and Color
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Artist and color consultant Barbara Mayfield on making one's world sing with color. Notes from My Studio. The Orange and Black Time of Year. October 25, 2016. October 25, 2016. 8220;Carrot Sticks” in the Living Room. Here we are with a big witchy holiday upon us. And I love big witchy holidays. On all the big celebratory holidays, I ask the store staff to chime in because I do not need to hoard all the fun. Store manager Dennis, who thinks this is silly and no one needs guidance when it comes to oran...