NY Good Questions: Is The Red Too Much?
Dear AT, I painted my garage door this weekend, a bold Benjamin Moore Red. My neighbors are a bit scandalized. Is it too much? I am planning on painting the front door to match. Thanks! Djiara...
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NY Good Questions: How Do I Decorate This Narrow Bathroom?
Dear AT, We're moving next week into an apartment with one small problem: A very long, very narrow, tunnel-like bathroom. I have NO idea how to decorate it! It's painted a taupe-y brown right now,...
NY Good Questions: Short Term Solution to These Ugly Cupboards?
Dear AT, Our long term goal is to rip out this 21 year old kitchen & replace it with something pretty. However, we need a short term solution from these painful orangey-brown cupboards! Unfortuna...
Whitewashed Wood Floors
White-painted floors are just plain beautiful, but we just might prefer the slightly softened version: whitewashed floors......
NY Good Questions: Paint Color Suggestions?
Dear AT, I just purchased a one bedroom apartment in a townhouse on the UWS and the 8x15" bedroom came with this gorgeous hand-painted deep blue wallpaper, which I would like to keep. The large sou...
NY Good Questions: Paint Color Suggestions for My Home?
Dear AT, I just bought my first house and want to paint the place. It's a smaller space so the living room leads into the dining room which leads into the kitchen. I'm not a fan of the dark tri...
Deck Maintenance: Cleaning, Staining & Resealing
The New York Times 6.19.08
The New York Times covers the topic of deck maintenance in their new feature, The Fix. Very few deck-owners actually clean and re-seal their decks regularly. The article is a great starting point for ...
NY Good Questions: Sophisticated Decor Ideas?
Dear AT, I had never considered my Bouganvillea Pink Hallway 'Barbie Vomit Pink' until I read the term on this website. Now, struck with pregnancy nesting hormones and the stark revelation that my...
NY Good Questions: How Should I Finish Decorating This Room?
Dear AT, I have been blessed with having a large living room with tons and tons of windows. I am facing a dilemma with buying a coffee table and would greatly appreciate you advice. I currently h...
NY Good Questions: Ideas on Kitchen Cabinet Color?
Dear AT, We just bought an apartment and although we love it, I am not crazy about the wood for the floors and the kitchen cabinets. Changing the floors is not going to happen anytime soon, but I w...
NY Good Questions: Is This Fireplace Worth Saving?
Dear AT, I’ll be moving in September and will be doing a number of renovations to my new house in Brooklyn. The house currently has this fireplace, which I have been told is custom-made out of Ti...
NY Good Questions: How Should I Fix Up My Bathroom?
Dear AT, The small (5’ x 4’) bath in my prewar co-op has been the victim of several tragic renovations, resulting in the ugly tile, hideous clashing peach floor, crooked horrible water-wasting ...
NY Good Questions: Opinion On My Pink Wall?
Dear AT, I am nineteen and just painted my first real apartment in the College Park neighborhood of Orlando! Here is my problem: I adore my kitsch ridden sofa, but finding a color to make it pop in...
NY Good Questions: Can These 2 Color Schemes Coexist?
Dear AT, I'd really like to keep this futon and rug together in the same room, our TV/guest room. My question is this: can these two color schemes coexist, and if so, what wall color would work bes...
NY Good Questions: How Can I Brighten This Place Up?
Dear AT, Alright, so I just moved into my new studio, and am unsure what to do with the walls! The trim/woodwork is gray... is there anyway I can take advantage of all these gray+ color schemes (g...
NY Good Questions: How Should We Update Our Kitchen?
Dear AT, My family are about to move into a new home and we want to update it's kitchen without doing a major overhaul. We love a neutral palette of caramel, walnut, black and white. We'd like to...
NY Good Questions: Paint Color For My Cabinets?
Dear AT, I have a typical NYC apartment kitchen - a bit dingy (no natural light to speak of), a bit cramped, and with really ugly cabinets. I rent, and can't paint the walls, but I am allowed to c...
NY Good Questions: How Can I Spruce Up This Frame?
Dear AT, I bought this painting at an antique store in VT. It was inexpensive and I thought that it was interesting in a sort of “campy” way. However, I think the frame needs some help. The...
NY Good Questions: How Can Make These Pieces More My Style?
Dear AT, I was given three pieces of furniture, all very solid and functional, but they're not my style. Can you help me get some ideas for painting/ lacquering/ any other kind of face lift I can ...
NY Good Questions: Recommendations for a Charcoal Gray Paint?
Dear AT, I am looking for a dark charcoal gray/grey (I'll never figure that spelling out...) for my office! I'm going to do mostly white furniture to pop off of it (see pic), but I'm nervous to get ...
Green Paint
The New York Times 5.15.08
There has been a huge shift in the market for paint in recent years — as consumers demand more environmentally friendly paint, the paint companies are working hard to satisfy these concerns but st...
NY Good Questions: What Color is This Paint?
Dear AT, I fell in love with a photo you posted recently, the blue grey bedroom? My own bedroom is ripe for a paint job, and I just can't find a paint chip to match it, and it's driving me mad! S...
NY Good Questions: Paint Color Suggestions?
Dear AT, We need to paint our living room. The last renter had the entire room painted a complicated mix of faux marble finishes and the taupe is quite dark. Even though we have large bay windows...
NY Good Questions: Paint Color For Our Living Room?
Dear AT, I would love some advice. My husband and I are trying to decide on what color to paint our new living room. Our rug (attached below) from crate and barrel has various stripes of green/be...
From Ohdeedoh
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&bull The mini-me version of Philippe Starck's Louis Ghost Chair. More from Ohdeedoh this past week: paint for a gender-neutral nursery, a modern rocking chair and wrapping paper storage. ...
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