Show Your Colors

My friends at Glidden have come up with an interactive widget called "Show Your Colors" that allows readers to click through and see inspiring before and after renovations and room redo's.  The fun part is that the rooms are all uploaded by users (ie. real people).  We all love to see real homes do we not?




Feel free to visit "Show Your Colors" to upload your own before and after projects.  I know you want to ;).

Speaking of before and after projects, I recently finished one of my own.  I was curious to try Glidden paint out for myself and thought this would be the perfect time.  You may remember a post in the distant past regarding backpacks and organization for my boys.  The room also needed to be painted and I really wanted to paint the ceiling a color. 

Here is the space now.  I used Glidden white satin on the walls and Glidden Icy Teal semi-gloss on the ceiling.  Icy Teal is my new favorite color, by the way.  Overall I was pleased with the quality of Glidden paints and am glad that I gave them a try.  Tomorrow I will be posting more pictures and sources from this project.

My Image Inspiration

My Image Inspiration is an innovative tool that allows you to upload an image ie. fabric, a painting or photograph, furniture, tile, etc. and find the colors that best work with your image.

Here are some examples of different size selections...

larger selection

smaller selection

I was curious to see how this works so I used a fabric swatch from a client living room project that I am currently working on.

Once the color choices were generated, I chose Dolphin Grey. 

From there, it gave me palettes to chose from.  Easy!

Now it is your turn to try it.

I have been sponsored by Glidden brand paint to write this post, but the thoughts and opinions are my own.

The Color Quiz

Let's face it - deciding on the right wall color can often be a daunting task.  Ideally, it should be one of the last things you choose when planning a room.

House Beautiful

When it comes to choosing a wall color, my favorite place to start is with a rug, a piece fabric, or artwork.  Then I choose the color based on what works with the item/s.  This approach almost never fails.



Lucky for us, there is a quiz that can make the task of choosing colors easier.  I am excited to introduce to you to My Colortopia.  My Colortopia is an great online resource for anyone seeking advice, guidance, or inspiration for their home decor related questions.

Want to know more about your color personality?  Start by taking this quiz.

I took it and here are the results.  Pretty accurate if you ask me.

Now it is your turn to take the quiz - it only takes a minute.  Let me know what you think.


I have been sponsored by Glidden brand paint to write this post, but the thoughts and opinions are my own.

A Barn Light Electric Giveaway

My friends at Barn Light Electric asked that I help spread the word about their new B.L.O.G. Barn Light's Online Giveaway.  Have you heard of Barn Light Electric before?  If not you are in for a treat.  Just take a look...

 The Old Dixie

I love these gooseneck lights.  If this was mine, I would hang it in the upstairs bathroom.

Barn Light Saddlebread

I can just picture this over an old farm table.

Ivanhoe Dino

And how fun would it be to use one of these enameled pendants where you need a pop of color?  Lots more colors to choose from too.

Central Park Swing Arm Sconce

These brass swing arm lamps are perfect!

Barn Light is hosting an amazing giveaway.

The prizes include:

1st place - one $1000 grand prize gift certificate and the second place prize is one $500 gift certificate.  That should help finish up a project or two.

Here’s how you can enter giveaway:

1.      Look around Barn Light Electric and pick lights you’d love to own.

2.      Feature your lighting picks on your personal blog, and link to the lights if you can!

3.      Copy/Paste these rules at the bottom of your blog article.

4.      Once your personal article is up, you must email your blog link to: contest@barnlightelectric.com to be qualified to win. The contest ends October 12^th, 2011.

5.      Don’t have a blog? Find out how you can enter by visiting their website.