Latest Blog Posts for Hue; for the love of color

• Blog posts no more
  on Sep 14, 2015
  Dear readers,Due to my being hounded by image licensing companies for pictures I used back in 2008, demanding compensation in the $100's, I am pulling down all my old posts. The first time it happened, I thought it was random, a fluke. A picture from...
• Walk the walk, talk the talk- a fashion post
  on Jul 6, 2015
  Clients often comment on how colorfully I'm dressed when I show up for a consultation. I wasn't always so bold. When I started working as an architectural color consultant about ten years ago, I felt I should blend in, and not attract attention away...
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• Transforming a shed
  on Oct 8, 2014
  Even the most humble of backyard sheds can be elevated to "so cute!" status with a little color upgrade. An important point to note: your backyard structures (detached garage, shed, garden walls, etc) do -not- have to be the same color as the main ho...
• Updating that 90's dark cherry cabinet kitchen
  on Aug 10, 2014
  Cherry cabinets were very "in" in the 90's. Dark, sexy, classy; they had that Tuscan/ Italian thing going that everyone wanted. Often paired with said cabinets was a dark green granite or granite-like counter-top. Red and green- how could you go wron...
• Understated gets its day in the sun
  on Jul 30, 2014
  Last summer, I was contacted to help a young couple with a major exterior color renovation. This pair had recently purchased a lovely old 1920's house that had been languishing, empty for years. The whole place was getting gutted, and major repairs w...
• Show off your house and plants
  on Jun 17, 2014
  I am thinking all the time about blog posts I would like to write, but never seem to have the chance these days to get them typed up. I really wanted to share this quick, but dramatic one.My clients live in a lovely house perched high on a hill, look...
• Update that 90's bannister
  on Mar 27, 2014
  Plagued by the 90's era in your house? Sometimes, the culprit is something as small and overlooked as your stair bannister. By updating the orangy/yellow honey oak stain that epitomized the 90's look, you can give wood a fresh, updated feel. Those sm...
• Remember how far you've come with "before" shots
  on Feb 24, 2014
  Whenever I finish up a color consultation for a client who is making dramatic color changes to his or her house, I always try to snap some "before" shots in order to chronicle to progress. When I forget to take pictures, I kick myself for not taking...
• How to test paint colors
  on Aug 1, 2013
  In my job as an architectural color consultant, I help take the guesswork out of selecting colors for exteriors and interiors. We start by looking at inspiration images selected by the client.It could be images pinned on Pinterest.com or Houzz.com, s...

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