paint: The painter hijacked my color scheme!
- 08/28/08 11:29 AM
I recently had the rather unpleasant experience of coming back to a home I was staging to find that the painter my client had decided to go with (a friend of his- he thought my painters were too expensive) had disregarded my color instructions and talked my client into using different colors! This property was light staging only and a lot of redesign. My client really didn't want spend any money, so I'm frankly proud of him for doing any staging at all. First, there was the dark wicker sofa I wanted painted to a light soft green that matched the artwork … (12 comments)
paint: What's in your "Update Arsenal?"
- 08/27/08 11:37 AM
Recently, Tori Lynn Ross posted a blog titled, "Grout Recolorant To The Rescue!" and it got me thinking about some of the things I have done to update. Get rid of dated wallpaper, of course:
Before After
and paint over dark, dated wood with something light and neutral:
I loved Tori Lynn's grout recolorant tip, and all of the wonderful tricks we have up our sleeves (and packed in the car) to freshen, lighten, and update our clients' homes. So what about … (6 comments)
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I recently had the rather unpleasant experience of coming back to a home I was staging to find that the painter my client had decided to go with (a friend of his- he thought my painters were too expensive) had disregarded my color instructions and talked my client into using different colors! This property was light staging only and a lot of redesign. My client really didn't want spend any money, so I'm frankly proud of him for doing any staging at all. First, there was the dark wicker sofa I wanted painted to a light soft green that matched the artwork … (12 comments)
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