The Top Light Depth, Warm Colors That Aren’t Cream! When choosing the best warm neutral paint color for your home, whether creamy white, beige, taupe, or greige, your choices are defined by their main undertone. One of these undertones that people LOVE to hate is yellow. When a warm color has too much yellow, it can be harder to coordinate with when choosing surfaces like countertops, tiles, and carpets. Yellow is also well known for overreacting in rooms with southern or western sunshine and low, warmer Kelvin bulbs. To counteract this,  while still offering ‘creamy,’ I wrote a blog post ..read more

THE CREAMY OFF-WHITE YOU’VE BEEN DREAMING OF… When it comes to creamy whites and off-whites, they all have a yellow undertone. However, this is the one undertone people want to avoid when looking for a creamy white – funny, eh? This is why it’s important to find a creamy neutral that NODS towards yellow without taking it on as a full-time job. This is also why we’re taking a darn close look at Benjamin Moore’s Dove Wing. To show you RELATEABLE & REAL homes, I ONLY use photos from my Online Color Consulting clients. Some Pinterest images have been over-edited or aren’t even the c ..read more

FIND YOUR DREAM SINK HERE… While traditional farmhouse design was all the rage in previous years, the embers have definitely cooled. As for MODERN farmhouse, it’s still kickin’ its cowgirl boots, although trends are modestly shifting (a whole different topic). But just because a trend shifts doesn’t mean all of its best features are lost – some are carried forward – especially as it relates to the farmhouse sink. These statement sinks are easily recognizable thanks to their exposed front (oh, how scandalous) and spacious basins, making them functional and pretty.  Farmhouse sinks are ofte ..read more

The Top 6 Warm Neutrals for Any Room Are you blah’ed out by beiges and not-so-nutty about neutrals? Well, don’t be! There are some fan-tan-stic tans out there that act not only as backdrops to your home’s features but also help neutralize or camouflage unwanted elements. But not all neutrals are created equal. These days, the top shades are in the off-white and light range, offering a fresher, warmer take on previous trends. However, not everyone loves these muted shades, craving a color with a bit more meat on its bones! First, let’s talk about the difference between beige and tan. I’ll start ..read more

Islands, Vanities, Lower Cabinets? These Colors Have Em’ Covered…Literally It’s hard to beat paint when it comes to affordable kitchen and bathroom updates. However, whether you have wood cabinets or ones that are already painted, whipping out the paintbrush can seem like a big job. This is why kitchen islands are so friggin’ awesome. On a large scale, they’re small potatoes compared to painting ALL the cabinets. However, they still add a HUGE bang for buck (as do bathroom vanities)! As for lower cabinets, some people are looking to mix it up with white upper cabinets and something a bit more ..read more

SHADES OF BLUE & GREEN (& TEAL) FOR ANY CABINET We all know that painting cabinets white is the most timeless and popular choice. But based on current trends, blue and green are making a run at the title – especially on kitchen islands and bathroom vanities. Why? It’s easier to commit to something a bit different and ‘out of the box’ on a smaller scale vs. a large-scale project like an ENTIRE KITCHEN, which can be costly to redo in five years if you’re tired of the color (or five months if you’re like me). Even then, I’ve had many Online Color Consulting clients ask for bold blues and ..read more

GORGEOUS GRAY, BLACK & GREIGE COLORS FOR ISLANDS I’ve talked a lot about oak cabinets, white cabinets, off-white cabinets, appliances, and wine—sometimes all in the same sentence. But this is my first blog post on the best paint colors for kitchen islands. And let me tell you, it’s a HUGE topic to cover. Not only do these colors cover kitchen islands (literally), but they can also be used for… your bathroom vanity the lower cabinets in your kitchen (most likely paired with white or off-white upper cabinets) a feature area of cabinets in your kitchen like a built-in hutch or desk built-ins ..read more

Modernize Your Outdated Golden Oak Home With COLOR! I’ve written a lot of blog posts on updating wood cabinets, covering a wide range of wood stains and grains. This one is all about YOU and your golden or honey oak cabinets, flooring, and trim. No maple, no cherry, and definitely no pine—it’s all oak, baby—solid wood and solid good. And while you can use these paint color ideas with new, modern oak finishes (they’re pretty hot right now), these tips are geared more towards those found in homes from the 80s, 90s, and earlier 2000s. Let’s check out a few defining features of oak from these deca ..read more

IDEAS TO MODERNIZE YOUR GLORIOUS GOLDEN OAK KITCHEN… Golden oak (also known as honey oak) is gorgeous. It’s warm, inviting, and flexible towards a TON of colors and finishes. So why do so many people have a hate-on for their oak cabinets (and floors and trim)? There are a few reasons… Traditional golden and honey oak kitchen cabinets have a bad rap of being the ‘wood choices of the 90s’, so they look dated by default. Golden oak cabinets are often partnered with cathedral-style cabinet doors. In a kitchen with golden or honey oak, there are usually other 90s finishes around them (especially c ..read more

AFFORDABLE UPDATE IDEAS FOR YOU & YOUR 90s LOO When it comes to home updates, kitchens and bathrooms eat money like it’s candy, or at least they can if you don’t have a lil Ginger in your back pocket. Not only do I pinch upon request, but I’m full of fun, DIY, budget-friendly ideas for your home! As mentioned in this other 90s-inspired bathroom blog post, my Instagram followers enjoyed the kitchen update blog posts and they WANT MORE! In particular, they want ideas to modernize their bathrooms without breaking open the kid’s piggy banks. By the way, for those of you from Instagram/Facebook ..read more