Help! Help Me Choose the Right White Paint

Cross your fingers guys, I think I might have found my dream apartment. After spending countless hours on craigslist, westsiderentals, and aimlessly driving around looking for For Rent signs, I stumbled upon a decently priced, spacious one bedroom. It's not in perfect condition, in fact, it needs to be re-painted and given a thorough cleaning, but it has everything I wanted--great/safe neighborhood, utilities are included, and the building is pet friendly. Bonus...there are exposed brick walls in the living and bedroom!

Now I know exposed brick walls have been a hot love/hate topic on AT, but I'm looking for some advice. Given the rustic nature of brick walls, I want to paint the rest of the apartment a crisp, bright white. I think the contrast of earthy red brick next to sharp white walls is really quite something. Plus, a worn-in brown leather chair looks amazing against a white wall, right?

So AT readers, what is your favorite white paint/paint brand? There just SO many choices and I'm feeling overwhelmed!

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image credit: Therese Sennerholt Design

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How To Make a Christmas Tree with Chalkboard Paint

This past week at the place where I do yoga each morning, this great big Christmas tree had sprung up on the wall. Painted quickly and neatly with taped off edges and black chalkboard paint, I love how vivid and charming it is. After this, the tree got filled in with chalk Christmas decorations for the holiday party that night. Click below for more pics and the Giant Chalkboard Menorah as well.

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Paint Color Inspiration from Design Seeds

Spring is here! Time for home renovation projects and incorporating color into the home. Even though I study design and find daily color inspirations, sometimes it can be a challenge to put together a cohesive color combination.

The other day I discovered Design Seeds, a website that pulls color combinations from a beautiful photograph of a single rose to a handful of gumdrops. I am speechless and I think you will agree that Jessica has a real eye for color. No more standing at the paint store comparing samples. Next time I am painting my space, I can refer to Design Seeds first for inspiration.

To see all of Jessica's color combination images, check out Design Seeds. Proceed with caution, her site is frequently updated and can quickly become an addiction.

Images: Design Seeds

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Gender Studies: "Gentle Fawn" Vital to Home Depot's Man Cave Paint Collection

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Thursday, January 27, 2011, by Sarah

As the year of the man cave rages around us, perhaps this is a apex: Home Depot has immortalized the room with a line of 10 new paint colors by Glidden. "Los Diez Colores Favoritos Para El Cuarto Del Hombre" "are sure to make your space rock." Sure—rock like a Gentle Fawn sipping a dainty demitasse full of Sweet Tea.

· All man caves coverage [Curbed National]
· Home Depot Makes the "Man Cave" Official [Feministing]
· "Mom Caves" Pinpointed as Decorating Trend [Curbed National]

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