One of the best examples of how two different colors affect the same exact space is perfectly captured by these photos of a hallway in a Victorian house in London. For me, it’s a study in color dynamics and the often overlooked issue of what happens on the floor and stairwell.

Not surprisingly, the house belongs [...]

Occasionally, I come across smart idea that so easy and inexpensive to do, it’s surprising not to see it all over.
That would be the illusion headboards English color guru, Joa Studholme, painted right on the walls in her London home using Farrow & Ball paint colors she develops. Joa created one in her master bedroom [...]

Beach house white. Cottage white. Stark white. Winter white. Snow, milk or chalk. No matter what the style of a room, or which words are used to evoke the almighty absence of color, white rooms are the greatest shape-shifters of all. Some call them stark. Others find them soft. True, they’re not for everyone and [...]

The electrician replaced 1940s wiring (the stuff sheathed with cotton) in my bathroom last week and marked the spot for a new wall sconce. That emboldened me to finally get serious about the wall color.
The new window has a mahogany-brown frame. It wasn’t a leap to consider going dark so I painted a swatch of [...]

A copper and reclaimed pine hood (Vent-a-Hood liner) sets the rustic tone for this cooking space, which opens into the family room and two adjacent pantry areas. An antique iron seal from a New York bridge handsomely decorates the tiled range guard (Frosted Soda 4” from Status Tiles), creating a focal point behind the [...]

Cherry has just enough color to warm up this elegant white kitchen, which was a DIY labor of love. Counters — stained, sanded and repeatedly oiled to give them a satiny sheen –- are set off by big English-style cherry knobs (from Lee Valley) stained and oiled to match. Those play off unfinished Crown Point [...]