Coordinating Brick House, Siding, and Roof Colors

This brick house is spectacular. The grout color was used as a siding color and it coordinates beautifully. Even the roof is tied in although black would have worked just as well. Contrast that with the example below. Well… I’ve certainly seen more attractive combinations than the pink brick with lemon yellow siding. Yikes.

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Chocolate Brown Nursery

Just yesterday I received a comment (see nonib17 under Chocolate Brown Wall Color) suggesting chocolate brown for a nursery wall color. What a great idea (for which I can take NO credit)!
Before you say “brown??” for a baby’s room, consider the qualities of the color. Brown is a very soothing color, obviously something you’re looking [...]

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Adding Unexpected Color to Your Home

Next time you feel inspired to add color to your home, consider painting the stair risers on your front staircase. Usually they are painted white, a nice contrast against the wooden stair treads, but how practical is that. It doesn’t take long before the riser is all scuffed up with black shoe marks going up [...]

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Spring Decorating: Whatever You Like

 
 Those of us in the decorating business are already studying the spring color schemes and it seems that almost anything goes. We’ve got Barbara Barry’s new soft green and beige palette, a very subtle sophisticated combination similar to the ice blue/chocolate combination we’ve enjoyed over the past few years.
Then there’s Pottery Barn’s red walls with white [...]

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