http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/house-painting-blog.html The House Painting Blog is a shortcut to our latest home painting articles, tips and ideas. Subscribe here. en-us house painting Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:18:17 GMT Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:18:17 GMT housepaintingtutorials.com http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/help-i-cant-choose-a-paint-color.html I want to paint 1 long wall spanning my entire living area. This includes the living room and dining area. It's an open floor plan. It also includes a Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:18:11 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/soft-blue-wall-paint-color-in-my-guest-room.html The blue wall paint color I chose for my guest bedroom was made by California Paints and it was called It's A Boy!. My inspiration for the wall color Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:23:59 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/brick-red-feature-wall-in-our-living-room.html My wife and I chose to paint the far wall of our living room a red brick color. We wanted to give the room a little more flair while keeping the other Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:32:34 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/my-faux-paint-sponging-bathroom-project.html After thumbing through a book on faux-finishing techniques, I decided to attempt the sponging technique in my hall bathroom. I chose this particular Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:29:50 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/my-den-painting-idea-what-do-you-think.html My Den and Kitchen are on the same floor and split between the door to enter my house. Both rooms are painted the same Golden/Yellow color. I want Tue, 31 Aug 2010 10:00:10 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/5-tips-for-diy-green-painting.html There are many ways to keep your DIY painting job green, or at least lessen its impact on the environment. 1. Plan for the right amount of paint. When Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:57:58 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/peach-wall-color-in-my-mothers-room.html My mother was recently living in a nursery home, but after a little incident, I decided I didn't want to rely on people who I knew nothing about to take Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:42:39 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/e-m-rogers-house-1907-exterior-painting-makeover.html The E. M. Roger's House is a 1907 Queen Anne Victorian home. My restoration and design team has nearly completed a $120,000 complete authentic restoration Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:04:36 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/interview-with-kelly-porter-fearless-home-colorist-and-designer.html Kelly Porter lives in a world of no wrong paint colors. She embraces even the boldest hues and the most unconventional color combinations. Being a woman Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:31:38 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/stylish-paint-color-ideas-for-our-brand-new-house.html Hi Everyone! My husband and I just bought our first home (brand new). So now we are trying to figure out what colors to paint the rooms, to match our Sat, 21 Aug 2010 22:07:38 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/midnight-blue-paint-color-idea.html I rebuilt and redesigned this home, and painted it with a water based paint, it was very good. It was about 5 years ago, but it's still good on sharpness Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:44:03 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/house-painting-tutorials-newsletter-sign-up.html House painting tutorials newsletter: features best painting ideas, color tips, DIY projects and more. Sign up here. Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:56:28 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/how-to-touch-up-paint.html Learn how to touch up paint: instructions for touching up paint on the walls and ceilings in your home. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:03:52 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/home-decorating-color-schemes.html Home decorating color schemes: learn how to find your own signature home painting and decorating style. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:14:01 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/a-shade-of-the-color-violet-on-my-bedroom-walls-light-lavender-paint.html My bedroom is painted a Lavender Lace color. I chose this paint color because it gave the room a serene feel. I also like it because it is very muted/subdued Thu, 29 Apr 2010 18:05:54 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/earthy-pink-paint-color-on-my-living-room-walls.html I chose this muted/earthy shade of pink paint color, because I was looking for something different and unusual. I didn't want my room to look like everybody Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:07:21 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/vertical-wall-stripes-in-a-period-bedroom-yellow-and-cream-paint-color-combination.html I live in a very old house built in 1723. When we moved in, this spare bedroom had two layers of OLD and UGLY wallpaper. Since the ceiling in this room Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:02:56 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/yellow-color-scheme-in-our-apartment.html I attend Utah State University in Logan, Utah and I recently rented a small house near campus with some friends. The landlord allowed us to paint and Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:46:02 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/light-lavender-paint-color-in-a-babys-nursery-room.html I am currently a mother of 2 boys, and expecting my first girl in June 2010. When my boys were born, beginning in 2003, my husband and I lived in apartments. Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:45:57 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/kitchen-painting-idea-cobalt-blue-color-on-the-walls.html This cobalt blue kitchen is in my brother's house. Because he wanted to build maple cabinets and use a light bleached finish, I felt that the color Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:03:04 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/burgundy-red-walls-in-our-living-room.html This was a fun and easy painting project. We chose a dark red paint color (wine red) for our living room. The color is a bit darker than it looks in the Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:20:26 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/unique-wall-painting-idea-multicolored-squares.html Here's our unique wall painting idea: a Squared feature wall, which can be seen as soon as you walk through our front door. Since it was a wall every Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:15:07 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/bright-blue-wall-paint-color-in-my-bathroom.html A few years ago I decided I was tired of my plain white bathroom. It was boring. My husband and I went to the local paint store and were trying to Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:52:02 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/beachy-exterior-paint-color-schemes-and-painting-ideas.html I am wanting to paint the building a new color. You can see the awning is a teal color. More green in it than blue and my bead sign has a pretty aqua Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:11:25 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/pale-green-paint-colors-are-perfect-for-bedroom-walls.html When it was time to paint my bedroom, I asked around for a good brand of paint. My friends recommended Berger paints, because this company has a big variety Tue, 13 Apr 2010 20:09:54 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/sponge-painting-finish-on-my-bathroom-walls.html When we first moved into our new house, I decided that I did not want a solid wall color in our bathroom, but my husband was adamantly against wallpaper. Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:15:05 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/bright-blue-wall-paint-in-my-bedroom.html I chose this bright blue wall paint colour for my bedroom for a couple of reasons. First, blue makes the room feel fresher and cooler. Second, it creates Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:02:23 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/natural-shade-of-green-paint-color-on-our-family-room-walls.html This is a picture of our family room. It originally had white painted walls and a bare beat up hardwood floor. We got a good deal on some navy blue Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:13:40 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/we-painted-our-basement-a-chartreuse-yellow-green-color.html We have recently finished the basement in our house, and paint color was an important final decision for this home improvement project. Depending on Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:54:10 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/the-color-turquoise-aqua-blue-walls-in-my-bathroom.html My bathroom walls used to have pink paint below the wood trim, and wallpaper above the trim that had a white background and small pink polka dots. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 15:28:06 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/sky-blue-paint-color-in-my-living-room.html I moved into this apartment last year after breaking up with my boyfriend of 7 years. I knew the landlords would allow me to paint the walls whatever Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:23:48 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/different-shades-of-orange-paint-colour-on-my-bedroom-walls.html When I started thinking about redecorating my bedroom, so many colours came to mind. I've always liked different shades of orange paint colour on the Tue, 06 Apr 2010 16:26:36 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/red-barn-paint-color-and-texture-on-my-living-room-walls.html When I purchased my first home, it was known to both my husband and I that it was going to be a very large project. The first thing that we decided Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:42:09 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/purple-paint.html Purple paint colors can be mysterious, energetic or irritating. Find the right shade of violet color for your home... Sat, 03 Apr 2010 16:25:16 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/turquoise-paint-color-on-my-home-office-walls.html I converted this eight by eight spare bedroom in my home to my office space for bill payments and other projects which I needed a calming space to work Sat, 03 Apr 2010 01:37:46 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/blue-walls.html Painting blue walls in your home? Explore different shades of blue color and see blue color palettes... Fri, 02 Apr 2010 18:35:05 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/candy-apple-red-color-paint-on-our-bathroom-walls.html Before we painted our bathroom this shade of red paint color, it was a very cold, boring, greyish purple. It was pretty boring and blank. We decided Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:48:26 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/accent-wall-painting-idea-geometrical-shapes-circles.html I live alone in my tiny apartment, and I've always liked bright colours - just to add that little excitement to my mundane life living alone! I choose Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:55:07 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/my-blue-accent-wall-painting-idea-for-a-bedroom.html I wanted to add a little bit of color to the otherwise beige bedroom I have. I felt that painting the whole room blue would be too overwhelming, so Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:34:14 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/sunny-yellow-painting-idea-green-and-yellow-walls.html This is a small space in my room which I created to relax a bit, play the guitar and read my books. I chose Glide Fresh Pineapple interior paint color Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:03:35 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/parchment-paint-faux-finish-on-my-bedroom-walls.html As a teenager I felt controlled by so many events and people of my life. I wanted to break away from the norm, and when I was allowed to paint my own Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:15:46 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/paint-sponging-finish-on-my-living-room-walls.html I decided to try paint sponging in my living room because I didnt want a solid color. I wanted to add a little texture and dimension to the room rather Sat, 27 Mar 2010 02:32:00 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/a-shade-of-yellow-tan-paint-on-our-living-room-walls.html Hi, well me and my wife recently moved into this house (can you tell by the mismatch furniture?), and we decided to paint our walls tan in the living Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:55:46 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/my-yellow-painting-idea-for-kitchen-walls-antique-gold.html Before I painted my kitchen it was a dull tan color. That color was a great neutral color, but rather boring. I wanted something more vibrant, but not Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:42:34 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/green-paint-colors-are-great-for-a-nursery.html Six weeks ago my husband and I were blessed with the news that we are expecting our first child. Being a self-motivated person that I am, I cant stand Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:59:34 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/we-painted-a-brown-statement-wall-in-our-living-room.html The is the accent wall that is in our living room of our house. We decided to go with an accent wall because we felt that it would be something different Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:28:49 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/blue-and-yellow-walls-in-my-victorian-house.html When I was updating my house from plain old white to something a little more lively, I decided to restore the room to a more Victorian look. Rather Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:23:55 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/bright-yellow-focal-wall-in-my-apartment.html For this project, I wanted a very bright and open room filled with rich sunny colors. The ceiling of the living room was very high, so I wanted a color Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:48:16 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/rich-violet-colour-feature-wall-in-my-bedroom.html We wanted to makeover the second bedroom of our house to make it smart for when we have guests to stay the night. We decided to use a feature wall design, Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:39:35 GMT http://www.housepaintingtutorials.com/painting-ideatwocolor-diagonal-statement-wall.html Heres a new slant on wall color for a room that could use a new personality. Pick your favorite two colors from some of your furniture, fabrics or Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:19:07 GMT