2012 PPG Color Trend: Quiet Tech
Posted on 2012-01-24 08:28:29
The final 2012/2013 Color Trend from PPG Pittsburgh Paints is Quiet Tech.  This color pallet is simplistic and chic yet bold and comfortable. Quiet Tech : It describes a Design movement that foregoes of conspicuous display of status for understated chic, it marries beauty [read more]

2012 Color Trend: Deco Candy
Posted on 2012-01-19 12:00:35
The third Color Trend from PPG Pittsburgh Paints 2012/2013 is Deco Candy.  This bright and colorful color pallet  may be an acquired taste for some, but there is no doubt that is very enjoyable to look at.  Deco Candy PPG: Vibrant colors and fun design are making of y [read more]

2012/2013 Color Trend ~ Beauty Queen
Posted on 2012-01-13 10:40:30
The second of four Color Trends from PPG Pittsburgh Paints is called Beauty Queen  and there is no doubt how this color pallete got its name.  This feminine color scheme is sure to catch your attention, its deep purples, soft pinks, and cosmetic blues lure you in and captures y [read more]

2012 Color Trends are NOW HERE
Posted on 2012-01-12 11:27:08
Simple and Local One of my favorite topics to blog about every year is undoubtedly PPG Pittsburgh Paints newest color trends of the year.  And this year I am very excited to do a series of blog posts in which we feature each of the four color trends from PPG! The first color t [read more]

Christmas Decorating Tips
Posted on 2011-11-29 15:20:04
Autumn is over, and the turkey has been stuffed, our stomachs have been crammed with delicious food, and the shopping malls have been packed tight as drowsy shoppers battled it out for the best bargains in the burgh, and now we have reached that time of the year to show off our h [read more]

A Custom Designed Garden for your Custom Built Home
Posted on 2011-09-12 14:57:09
A lot of deliberation goes into your custom luxury home. Location, design, color, and layout: you want everything to be perfect. You watch as the foundation is built, the walls go up, and the little details come together to make a mass of wood, metal, and concrete your home. You [read more]

Creating an Outdoor Living Space
Posted on 2011-07-12 10:00:33
After the long and brutal winter that we faced this year, it is certain that most of us will be spending as much time outside as possible.  Basking in the sun, reading a good book, or drinking the morning coffee on the deck is normally how we use our outdoor living space, but th [read more]

Pittsburgh Paint’s Color Trend – New Bohemia
Posted on 2011-06-15 10:32:46
PPG Pittsburgh Paints Color Trend ~ New Bohemia ~ is a whimsical sense of design, and a rebirth of craft. New Bohemia is a pastoral trend that blends bucolic elements with second-hand objects for an authentic look that updates the vintage aesthetic for a contemporary age. The [read more]

Pittsburgh Paint's Color Trend - UPCYCLE
Posted on 2011-05-31 13:57:51
PPG Pittsburgh Paints 2011 Color Trend ~ UPCYCLE~ is more than just a swatch of colors that complement each other.  Upscale is about living simply… It offers an honest yet elegant way of life. It is a philosophy steeped in the human desire for clarity, function and craf [read more]

Heartland Homes on HGTV
Posted on 2011-05-25 13:28:27
 If you follow Heartland Homes on Twitter and Facebook, then you might know that I had the pleasure of meeting with a couple of producers from HGTV!  I had to censor myself a little bit because we had not discussed the confidentiality of the show prior to the meeting, but now I [read more]