If you want to use a blue paint color in your home but you don’t want it too dark or so light that it’s almost white, medium blues have you covered. Medium paint colors fall in the Light Reflectance Value (LRV) range of roughly 40–60, meaning that they reflect roughly half of the light that […]
Did you know that painting your porch ceiling a light blue deters wasps and birds from building nests? They confuse the ceiling for sky and build their nests elsewhere. The “haint” part of haint blue comes from the Gullah Geechee culture of the southeastern U.S., where the color was believed to ward off “haints” (aka […]
Medium greens don’t get enough praise. As a dark green lover myself, I rarely venture into the medium shades, but there are some good ones out there. And I may have a few bookmarked for a future project…! But first, what is a medium paint color? It’s a color with a Light Reflectance Value (LRV) […]
So how much does it really cost to build a wall of IKEA built-ins? And more importantly, is it worth it? I’ve broken down the process step by step for you, including individual costs and my thoughts on what I would and definitely would NOT do again. So without further ado… let’s get into it! […]
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