New Fall Paint Colors

This week is the official end of summer. It seems only yesterday I was writing about the wonderful shades of color for the spring and color. We are now taking a new look at the color palette inside our homes and what new ideas we can implement in make a change in our homes for the coming fall and winter months. Painting a room our two in our homes can make a significant change and not cost a lot of money. I think of warmer shades of crimson mixed with wonderful shades of neutrals. Today’s neutrals are grounded in the environment, with hues inspired by wood and natural fibers. The wood tones of today have a new yellow influence. We still use metallic browns.

The grey tones are of a warmer influence. The greens also have a yellow influence. Yellow is very popular in fashion. In the home fashion influence we go from a bright yellow to a beautiful warmer brown toned yellow. In my own home I still love the green neutral tones and I can put almost any color accent colors and change it at whim. Sherman Williams has brought back some of their old favorite colors and put them into a new paint guide. The old colors are still great and I use them frequently.

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Arlene Ladegaard IIDA

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Certified Interior Designer

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Updating existing cabinetry

It’s hard to believe that we are in the last days of summer. I have been invited into 2 homes in the last few weeks to deal with the pickled cabinets of the 1980’s. I have successfully stripped cabinets and faux painted them to a dark wood stain. The clients selected new tile, granite countertops, added new trim mould at the top of the cabinets and saved about $15,000 dollars or more. My clients still had use of their kitchens while the process was going on. We can also add new appliances and fill in the spaces with additional wood fillers if the sizes are different. Many of my clients are not wanting to do the whole deal, but want a new look without the big mess and money outlay. I am an experienced, certified interior designer in the state of Kansas and am able to help my clients through this process.

Above you will see a before and to the right is an after of one of our client’s kitchens.

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