Well I just went through the fun and sometimes intimidating process of picking interior paint colors for my new home. I love color and I have been a graphic designer for years so I enjoying working with color.

When I started with the task of picking colors for my new house, I knew I wanted color. So first I started with a theme . I live in Southern California near the ocean and have chosen Beach-y - Tropical with a modern twist as my theme.

Second, I used things I collect for inspiration. I collect the vintage jadeite dishes that Martha Stewart has made so popular. So naturally when I discovered that Martha Stewart had a paint color called Jadeite I knew that would be one of my colors.

This tutorial explains how to paint brand new paintable vinyl exterior shutters and is not intended or recommended for the PVC type of exterior shutters or repainting old exterior shutters. You must have the paint grade shutters for this procedure to work correctly.

First you need to decide whether to spray or brush the paint on with a paint brush. It is recommended that you use a spray system to paint your exterior vinyl shutters, as the result will come out more consistent.

Well, the online world anyway.

So many people write to us and tell us how great they think our site is. I can’t help thinking that they must not see many good sites then, because there are SO MANY MORE great home remodeling and design websites out there, it’s amazing to think that we even rank among them.

10 Best Home Design Blogs

For the past while Home Rejuvenation has been asking people to vote on what they feel are the best design blogs out there, and the results came in today. Here’s what their email this morning said:

“Based on 4931 votes polled over the last month, the 10 most influential design bloggers are revealed! “

Read their post on the “10 MOST INFLUENTIAL DESIGN BLOGGERS“.

Our congratulations to all the winners!

Who I Nominated

We’ve been cooking up small kitchens photos.

We’ve been at it again. In order to bring you more free resources and design ideas, we’ve been hard at work collecting kitchen images of all kinds… modern, French, white, red, dark, country, funky and more. And since so many have asked for pictures of small kitchens, it was our first priority. From elaborate yet simple modern small kitchens, to as basic as it gets, we have small kitchen pictures for you to peruse to get those creative juices flowing and get some ideas for your small kitchen…. because whether it be an apartment, condominium or cabin kitchen, small kitchens need design love too!

Here’s just a sample for your small kitchen design pleasure….

That’s right! We’re giving you access to post on our blog!

We’re opening up the ideaBlog to the most creative, inspiring, idea generating remodeling gurus out there… YOU! We want The ideaBlog to be a place where you can share your tips, tricks, ideas, know-how and inspiration for remodeling your kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, garden, garage, or anything around the house. All you have to do is register for free, and start posting your pictures and ideas!

Hello world!

Welcome to our online home where we have opened our doors to provide a place to share our remodeling ideas with you, as well as a place to let you share your remodeling ideas with others.

You’ll also find idea inspiring posts from contestants in our “$5000 Remodel, Blog & WIN” contest, where these amazingly devoted individuals share their remodeling secrets, techniques, ideas and pitfalls. They will show you that people just like you can make your remodeling dreams come true!

Have you been inspired by something you’ve seen on our site? Do you have some great remodeling ideas that you’d like to share with the world? Register for our site, and start sharing your ideas with the world! We have a photo sharing gallery coming soon, too!