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7 Tips for Using Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore on Exteriors
By: Tessa CooperIn terms of color, the word charcoal means a lot of things to different people. When some think of charcoal paint, they envision a dark gray that could almost pass for black paint. Others may think of a lighter version with cool undertones, while some imagine warm undertones. We love how Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin ...
15 of Our Favorite Home Makeovers for 2020
By: Cassie McDowell15 of Our Favorite Home Makeovers for 2020 Home makeovers, for us house junkies, are so exciting to see! We love every house we design; however, I’ve come up with 15 of my favorite home makeovers. Sometimes it’s paint and other times it’s a gable or added porch. Whatever the change, it’s always fun ...
Benjamin Moore White Dove Paint: Everything You Need to Know Before Buying
By: Tessa CooperThere’s such a thing as having too many options to choose from when it comes to selecting the right white paint for your home’s exterior. For this reason, we tend to recommend just a few options for this neutral, and Benjamin Moore White Dove paint certainly makes the list. So if looking at paint sample ...
2019 Home Exterior Color Palettes to Love
By: Cassie McDowellOur 2019 home exterior color palettes to love: 2019 has proved to be a year of exciting color palettes which focus on darker shades, blues, and varying whites. We’ve put together a few of our tried and true paint combinations to share with you. Stop searching through paint samples and picking up those annoying chips ...
Favorite Whites for Your Home’s Exterior
By: Cassie McDowellThere are a million white paints for your home’s exterior; however, not all will work on every home. Style, sunlight, direction of the house and other fixed elements play a crucial role in the way we see and interpret color. For max curb appeal, brick&batten has found some tried and true whites that we return ...
6 Farmhouse Paint Colors with a Modern Twist
By: Allison VaccaroFarmhouses come in all colors! We get asked all the time…”What color should I paint my modern farmhouse?” We are going to share with you some winners that are tried and tested when it comes to Modern Farmhouses. Now, each color brings something different to the table…some bring warmth, some bring drama, some are cool, ...
2019 Exterior Paint Favorites from the Benjamin Moore Palette
By: Allison VaccaroThe Benjamin Moore palette has proven to have some 2019 exterior paint favorites. More than any other forecast that comes out when it comes to color, brick&batten mainly relies on the manufacturers to predict what will be on trend in the coming months and years. They have the most knowledge when it comes to tools/information ...
Paint Like a Pro
By: Allison VaccaroColors have a public persona that we identify as the mass tone…and underneath the mass tone is the undertone. The gregarious, sometimes loud, sometimes soft, but always identifiable color is the mass tone. Furthermore, underneath that mass tone, is the sneaky undertone that is lurking in the background to make or break your color scheme. The ...
How to Win at Exterior Paint and Curb Appeal
By: Allison VaccaroDo you want to question everything you know about exterior paint? March on down to the local Lowes and start picking out samples of paint for your exterior. Better yet, grab an alternate color for the trim and door. To really spice things up… bring your spouse! Yeah! Do that! Just to really keep you guessing, make ...