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Warm Red Colour Recommendation for Painting a Focal Wall?

Dilemma: We would like to paint our living room red and cream: the main fireplace wall a nice warm red and the rest a nice cream colour. We are struggling

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Neutral Wall Paint Color Ideas for a New House?

Dilemma: I am buying a house and the seller is paying for the new paint and flooring (to be done before we move in). I plan to install hardwood floors,

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Need a Recommendation for My Kitchen Paint Colors

Dilemma: I'm looking to cover the walls of my kitchen - preferably with a green paint color. However, I am open to other color ideas. My kitchen cabinets

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Need Accent Colors for Painting the Outside of Our Beach House!

Dilemma: We want to paint the peaks of the house and the beauty bands (the wooden boards that go around the entire home). All the railing is white, so

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Problem Matching Paint Color to Accent Wall

Dilemma: I have decided to paint one accent wall in my living room a separate color (green) than I would like the rest. I am trying to figure out now

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What's the Right Paint Color for This Living Room?

Dilemma: We have a corner fireplace that we painted a dark plum color, so that you can't see the soot that accumulates on the chimney when we use it. We

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Beachy Bathroom Painting Ideas and Bathroom Color Schemes

Beachy bathroom painting ideas, shore-inspired bathroom paint colors and tips for turning your bathroom color scheme into a "day at the beach"!

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Painting a Bathroom: Choosing Bathroom Paint Colors

Painting a bathroom soon but haven't picked your bathroom wall colors yet? Here's how to choose bathroom paint colors you will love...

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Painting Woodwork; How to Paint Woodwork and Trim

Painting woodwork can be a messy home improvement project for a newbie. Here are some helpful tips for painting interior trim...

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Kitchen Color Schemes: Choosing the Best Kitchen Colors

Successful kitchen color schemes are created by properly selecting countertop, cabinet, flooring and wall finish colors..

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Kitchen Decorating: Paint and Color Ideas for Walls and Cabinets

Kitchen decorating paint ideas and painting techniques. Learn how to pull together and enhance your kitchen design colors.

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Timeless Kitchen Design Colors and Kitchen Color Schemes

Timeless kitchen design colors are easy to live with and they never go out of style. So what kitchen wall colors are timeless?

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Kitchen Paint Color Ideas: Finding Colors to Paint a Kitchen

Creative kitchen paint color ideas can come from home decorating magazines, home improvement paint stores and even your own kitchen!

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Contemporary Kitchen Paint Ideas: Modern Kitchen Color Schemes

These kitchen paint ideas are not for the faint of heart, but if you like bold kitchen wall colors, you are in for a treat...

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Kitchen Painting Ideas and Kitchen Design Colors by Style

Kitchen painting ideas by decorating styles: see traditional, country, contemporary, modern, asian kitchen wall color ideas...

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Paint Colors for Kitchen Walls; Unusual Kitchen Color Ideas

Unusual paint colors for kitchen walls and unique kitchen painting ideas. You've never considered these kitchen wall colors....

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Most Popular Kitchen Colors, Best Kitchen Colors (for Painting)

Most popular kitchen colors and best kitchen color ideas for painting the walls: green, red, yellow, orange, brown, beige...

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Submit an Article to HousePaintingTutorials.com

Submit an article about house painting, home improvement, interior design/decorating, faux finishing, home staging, feng shui... and get FREE publicity!

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Interior Paint Colors: Guide to Choosing Wall Paint Colors

Interior paint colors: complete guide to choosing perfect interior wall colors every time.

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Choose a Paint Color: Old-Fashioned Painting and Decorating Advice

Choose a paint color the old-fashioned way and create room color schemes with your whole family in mind.

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Pick Paint Colors With This Test: Get Wall Colors You'll Love

Pick paint colors and determine your home color scheme preferences with the help of this simple test.

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Finding Colors to Paint a Room - Choosing Room Colors

Choosing colors to paint a room doesn't have to be stressful. Choose paint colors and create beautiful interior paint color combinations.

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How To Choose Paint Colors Like a Pro Using a Paint Color Wheel

Learn how to choose paint colors: photos and instructions for picking the best paint colors and creating beautiful interior color schemes.

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Choosing Paint Colors: Before Picking Paint Colors For Your Home

Choosing paint colors: before you start choosing interior paint colors, consider the 3 things that can influence your color selection choices.

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Choosing Wall Colors: Designer Tips for Choosing Paint Colors

Choosing wall colors: decorator's advice for selecting paint colors based on your home size.

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Choose Interior Paint Colors for your Taste; Choosing Paint Colors

Choose interior paint colors that suit your taste: get wall color ideas and inspiration for house painting.

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Color for House Painting, Color in the Home - How to Make it Work

Color for house painting: are you a copycat when it comes to choosing wall paint colors?

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Choosing a Paint Color for Empty Rooms; Picking Colors from Scratch

Choosing a paint color: illustrated instructions for choosing the right paint color for your interior home painting project.

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How to Choose Paint Color for Trim; Choosing a Paint Color for Wood

How to choose paint color for the woodwork in your home - doors, windows and trim.

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Choose Paint Colors for Trim; Selecting Paint Colors for Woodwork

Choose paint colors for trim, doors and windows; interior paint color tips and ideas.

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Choosing the Right Paint Color for Woodwork; Picking Trim Colors

Choosing the right paint color for woodwork: how to choose paint colors for trim, doors and windows.

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Ceiling Colors, Tips and Tricks for Choosing Ceiling Paint Color

Picking ceiling colors: tips for selecting paint colors for ceilings...

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Selecting Paint Colors for Open Floor Concept Homes and Areas

Selecting paint colors: learn how to choose paint colors for open floor concepts. Photo examples of creating interior color schemes for open areas.

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Interior House Painting Colors, Harmonious Interior Color Schemes

Interior house painting colors: learn how to harmonize and choose interior paint colors – see photos and instructions.

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Choosing Interior Paint Colors: Best Colors to Paint a Room

Choosing interior paint colors: a tutorial for choosing the best paint colors. Our photo examples make picking paint colors easy and fun!

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Room Paint Colors for Dark Spaces; Tips for Interior Paint Colors

Room paint colors: do you make this mistake when choosing paint colors for dark rooms? Read on to find out...

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Choosing Paint Color: It's Like Planning an Outfit

Choosing paint color is like choosing an outfit. Here's a fun and easy approach to picking and coordinating paint colors.

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Wall Paint Colors Done Right: How Decorators Choose Wall Colors

Wall paint colors: follow in the footsteps of decorators to learn how to choose paint colors.

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Picking Paint Colors Room by Room; Choosing Paint Color Right

Picking paint colors involves some planning. Find out the right order of selecting paint colors for your home.

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Home Painting Colors Like on HGTV: Wall Painting Colors How-To

House painting colors: learn how to choose wall paint colors like an HGTV color expert...

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Choosing Paint Colours: the Process for Selecting Paint Colors

Choosing paint colours is not exact science, but this process will help you find paint color you will love.

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Indoor Paint Colors: Questionnaire for Interior Painting Colors

Indoor paint colors: questions to ask yourself when selecting interior house paint colors...

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Home Color Design; How to Plan Home Color Scheme: the Right Order

Home color design: do you know the right order of choosing colors for painting and decorating?

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Choose Paint Color the Right Way; Tips for Choosing Wall Colors

Choose paint color the right way: 2 common mistakes people make when selecting paint colors for their homes.

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House Paint Colors Tips and Tricks; Paint Colors for House Painting

House paint colors: tips, tricks and tutorials for matching and coordinating paint colors.

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Painting And Decorating; Resources for Decorating With Paint

Painting and decorating as a self-discovery tool. When decorating with paint, you get to learn so much about yourself!

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Home Decorating Paint Colors: Good Taste, Style, Fads and Trends

Interior decorating, paint colors selection and similar creative activities reveal your taste or lack thereof...

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Color Terms and Definitions; Color Terminology and Vocabulary

This glossary of color terms will make understanding of color and its language so much easier for you!

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Color Terminology Explained: Complete Color Vocabulary

Color terminology will help you better understand the language of color and how to apply color theory when decorating with paint.

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