One of my favorite things to design is a child’s bedroom. Its a magical place, safe haven and a place for older kid’s to show expression. As the popularity of certain design companies such as Pottery Barn Kids and The Company Kids continue to emerge and set trends, my exposure to people wanting similar feels [...]

As a myperfectcolor.com designer, I encounter various repeat questions regarding paint. One of the more common is “What are good colors for my living room, dining room and kitchen…”. Obviously, if i were there physically or had fabric or material samples, I could do a perfect custom color combination dependant on the light and hues [...]

I love yellow colors. They are so bright and warm and inviting. But choosing the right yellow is really difficult. The colors always come out brighter than you expect.
We found and used a color for our Kitchen and Great Room that we really love:

Benjamin Moore 299 Firefly
We’ve found this color to be very warm and [...]

We get this question all the time. And unfortunately there is not much a paint store can do when a color is too dark or too deep. Here’s why:
Once colorants are added to a paint base, they cannot be removed. The colorants are quite strong and most colors don’t require more than a few ounces. [...]

Benjamin Moore paint offers about 3,500 colors. All of these colors are created from formulas which are combinations of paint bases and colorants.
Each paint type and finish (e.g. Interior Acrylic Eggshell, or Exterior Acrylic Trim) comes in four bases: Pastel Base (1B), Medium Base (2B), Deep Base (3B) and Ultra-Base (4B). Each base successively has [...]

Paint Finishes:
Benjamin moore paint quality and finish types. Selecting a paint finish can truly determine the quality “look” of a paint job. Let me tell you what I know about finishes…
1) Flat/Matte paints
They tend to offer ideal, non-reflective surface quality. these hard to clean surfaces are better suited for lower-use areas in the home or [...]

You are about to start a new project and you need to pick paint colors. This blog will give you some ideas for how to find colors you will love.
Selecting the right paint color can be difficult and frustrating. Paint colors look different under different lighting conditions and in different design environments. And the selection [...]

Yellows are probably the most difficult paint colors to get right. This is because they become much more intense on the wall than they appear on the little 1-inch square paint chip. So if you are trying to select the right yellow for a room in your home, you are basically shooting at a moving [...]

If you are like me, you spend as little time painting as possible. Over the years we’ve learned many painting tricks, and this extremely simple trick is one of my favorites.
Don’t wash any of your tools between coats of paint.
Simply seal your paint brush, paint roller and roller tray in a plastic bag and put [...]

Touching up paint is something we all need to do from time to time. You may have moved a picture frame, some furniture or your three-year old drove his tractor into the wall. Regardless of the cause, you likely want to spackle any holes or dents, and then repaint the section. This post gives some [...]