Paint & Finishes

Three months ago, a homeowner phoned me in tears over her messy living room remodel. She paid five thousand dollars for beautiful white oak floors. Her freshly painted walls looked like cold cement. The icy gray tone drained all the warmth from her space. I walked in, taped a swatch of Sherwin Williams Agreeable Gray…

When I first moved into my Chicago condo a few years ago, I was faced with walls painted a horrible, sickly yellow. Eager for a fresh, clean slate, I rushed to the hardware store, bought five different gallons of white paint, and slapped huge squares directly onto my living room walls. The result was a…