How to Fix Paint Drips on Carpet
Let's say, for the sake of argument, that Jeb doesn't use a drop cloth and I use two. Which one of us do you think added a drip pattern to the carpet while we were painting Phoebe's room recently? Yeah. [...]
Celebrity Sighting: Jeff Lewis at TreeHouse
As a big fan of Bravo's Flipping Out, I was interested to see Jeff Lewis' new paint line from Dunn-Edwards, available locally at eco-friendly home improvement mecca TreeHouse. Ironically, Jeff Lewis Color's 32 shades are more neutral than colorful, but [...]
Jeff Lewis Appearance at Treehouse
In addition to appearing at the Home & Garden Show this weekend, Jeff Lewis will do a meet and greet with fans at Treehouse from 5:30-7:30pm this Friday night. Seems like a setting better suited to the Bravo star, who [...]
Guest Room Giveaway: The Big Makeover Begins!
It's happening, folks! While I type, Tino Castro of Escobedo Painting is over at Guest Room Giveaway winner Neesha D.'s Central Austin home. Tino and his crew are getting our guest bedroom makeover started by painting the space. Wish we [...]
Guest Room Giveaway Sponsor: Escobedo Painting
Once upon a time, I set a client up with a paint contractor to get a bid on her interior painting. She ended up using another painter because she got a cheaper price from him, which made me dubious about [...]
Enter to Win Room Fu’s Guest Room Giveaway!
Oh. Em. Gee. Is this ever an exciting day in the neighborhood! Our Guest Room Giveaway officially started at 8 am! We've been dying to do a big giveaway for a while now and getting someone's guest bedroom ready in [...]
Fab Finds: Mockingbird Domestics
Pardon me while I take a moment to GUSH. I felt a lot of excited anticipation over the grand opening of Mockingbird Domestics here in Austin Saturday. The sneak peeks I'd seen of the merchandise on Facebook left me wanting [...]
2012 Austin Modern Home Tour
I almost didn't make it to yesterday's Modern Home Tour. With weather forecasts of rain and flooding, I imagined slippery floors (not an accident-prone person's best friend), hazardous driving conditions, and getting chilled to the bone. Fortunately, all of the [...]
Chicken or Egg: Which Comes First, Paint or Furniture?
Let's say you're buying a house and you have a closing date a few weeks away. You're going to buy new living room furniture, new bedding, and you'll need new flooring too. You should pick out paint colors ASAP so [...]
Chalkboard Paint in Custom Colors
Color me excited by info forwarded to me by Room Fu's new designer apprentice, Claire, regarding a how-to on how to make chalkboard paint in any color under the sun. I love this example of doing a calendar wall--supercool! Via [...]