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  1. Snowed In? Sounds Like the Perfect Time to Repaint Your Walls When people talk about “painting season,” they usually mean spring or summer, you know, the time of year when you open every window, blast your favorite playlist and pretend you’re in a home reno montage. But we’re here to spill a little secret: winter might actually be the best time to paint. Yep, we said it. Cozy season is painting season, and once you hear us out, you might find yourself reaching for a roller instead of a mug of hot cocoa. You’re Home More, So Make It Cute When the tem...
  2. How a Tudor Dream Home Was Transformed with Moody Color and Timeless Design Home is more than just a place; it's a reflection of who you are and what you love. For home design enthusiast Ashley Whatley, it was a Tudor-style house that captured her heart, and after a year and a half-long renovation journey, the space is now everything she dreamed of. The home, built in the 1980s, was purchased in March 2023, with plans to complete a 3–4-month renovation. Unfortunately, the process was delayed by a year and a half, due to an unfortunate experience with an unlicen...
  3. Add Cozy Sophistication to Your Home with these Trending Brown Paint Colors From interiors to fashion, it’s a fact: Brown is one of THE hottest colors right now. It seems like you can’t open Instagram without seeing spaces enveloped in the shade, whether in deep chocolate or light beige. So, it’s no surprise that our brown paint colors have seen a huge spike in popularity recently. If you’re interested in the data, here’s what that looks like: Sales of brown paint overall have increased by 452%, while standouts include our rich and dark Coffee Date, which grew by 11...
  4. How a Fresh Paint Color Made This Green Bedroom Design Shine If you’re looking for a fresh start, consider a bedroom makeover. As designer Orlando Soria will tell you, all it takes is a fresh coat of paint to set the stage for positive change. In his 1929 Los Angeles Spanish bungalow, where he rents and lives with his pup Saturday, Orlando revamped his green bedroom design in the name of a clean slate. “The past few years have been a challenge for me and I’m determined to make this year better. I wanted a lighter, brighter color to reflect that chang...
  5. From Bland to Blissful: This Blue Bedroom Now Sparks Joy Creating a space that sparks joy doesn’t happen overnight and wedding photographer Jennifer Hardin’s blue bedroom is proof. After moving into her late-1800s, New Jersey-based Victorian home with husband Ryan and dog Lily, Jennifer realized the importance of prioritizing makeovers in the rooms that they, personally, spent the most time in — even if it did take eight months to complete. “I initially started thinking we should tackle the downstairs first! The spaces that guests would see, the ar...
  6. Step Inside a 1990s Country Home Transformed with Modern Style and Fresh White Paint When it comes to buying a home, sometimes it’s the land, not the house, that steals your heart. That was exactly the case for photographer Brooke Pavel, who fell in love with a stunning 30-acre property set against breathtaking country views. The home itself, however, needed some updates. Originally built in the 1990s, it featured an abundance of honey oak woodwork—something the family was ready to modernize while keeping functionality and budget in mind. “The best thing about our home is...
  7. Worth It! This Timeless Kitchen Makeover Took 4 Years of DIYs If you’re looking for a kitchen makeover straight out of a Nancy Meyers movie, you’ve come to the right place. After four years and plenty of DIY projects, interior designer Orlando Soria recently completed the renovation of his 1992 Fish Camp, California home, affectionately known as the Londo Lodge. Located two miles away from Yosemite National Park, Orlando bought it in 2020 and spends half of his time there, so the kitchen had to be a warm, inviting room he’d want to cook in while still p...
  8. The Power of Paint in Transforming Laminate Furniture It’s almost magical how a fresh coat of paint can give an old piece of furniture new life, completely transforming the aesthetic in a room as a whole. Repainting furniture that has seen better days is also a great way to practice sustainability as you focus on repurposing what you already have in your possession. Wedding photographer Jennifer Hardin demonstrated exactly that when she revamped the office in her Victorian-style, Central New Jersey home while using “Wing It” — a barely-there, el...
  9. Small Room, Big Personality: A Bold and Bright White Bathroom Transformation When Jennifer Harden and her husband, Ryan, moved into their Victorian home in Central New Jersey in early 2022, they were captivated by its charm and history. While the house brimmed with character, one space stood out as lacking in both functionality and aesthetic appeal: the lone full bathroom. Determined to transform the dark, bland space into a light-filled retreat, Jennifer embarked on a renovation journey that would balance Victorian charm with bold and unique personal touches. A New ...
  10. The Perfect Blue for a Nostalgic Vintage Bedroom When interior designer and vintage rug connoisseur Gretchen Rose moved into her charming 1980s two-story brick home, she quickly realized her bedroom needed a makeover. With a growing family of four (plus two fur babies), her Louisville bedroom no longer reflected her personality. The transformation wasn’t about rushing to perfection, but about creating a space that truly felt right. This led to a vintage-inspired makeover that turned her bedroom into an antique retreat, infused with a blue b...
  11. Have a Nook or Small-Space Laundry Room? These Ideas Will Help You Make the Most of It No matter how big or how small the home, there are always nooks, crannies, and smaller-than-ideal rooms that pose unique challenges. Perhaps it’s an unexplainable alcove in the bedroom, a bathroom layout that doesn’t make much sense, or a storage space that just doesn’t seem to store enough. We’ve all been there. Even interior designer and Clare Collective ambassador Hema Persad has had to troubleshoot tough-to-design spots and spaces. Take her sister’s hallway and her own laundry room, for e...
  12. Inside a Warm, Cozy Living Room and its Colorful Dining Room Counterpart Plenty of people prefer the ease and brightness of a crisp white room, and for good reason. It’s an easy pick-me-up for a dated, run-down vibe, the perfect backdrop for showcasing an art collection and easy on the eyes. On the other hand, a bold pop of color on the walls immediately turns a simple room into a statement. Plus it’s the quickest (and most affordable!) way to change the entire mood of a space. So why choose one over the other? This cozy living room and dining room duo by interior...
  13. Modern Home Design Ideas Give this Classic Brooklyn Brownstone a Fresh New Look There comes a point during the home-buying process where you need to start believing in kismet. It was this twist of fate that led Anna Greenberg, an iconic yoga and meditation instructor for Peloton, to cross paths with Clare Collective ambassadors and renovation pros The Brownstone Boys. As it turns out, Barry Bordelon, one half of the duo, was the selling agent on a brownstone she was interested in that had been converted into a multi-unit space in Brooklyn. “Anna was familiar with our wor...
  14. From Outdated to Awe-Inspiring: Inside a Modern Living Room with a Classic Spin When it comes to design, some things are best left in the past. At least, that was the case with stylist and Clare Collective ambassador Ashley Whiteside’s latest project: a renovation in Oklahoma City on a family home that’s been virtually untouched since it was built in the 90s. While it had excellent bones—and especially beautiful millwork—the home had a lot of details that made it feel dated, like pickled glazing and lots of dark wood. Together with her longtime clients, it was time to br...
  15. Love a Boldly Beautiful Look? Then You’ll Love this Cool Bedroom Design Because it’s the place where we’re meant to wind down, bedrooms don’t always enjoy the same level of experimentation that other rooms in the home do. Most of us are more likely to lean into neutrals—especially when it comes to the walls—but in this lush and cool bedroom design, interior designer and Clare Collective ambassador Hema Persad makes the case for going bold. Below, her best advice for color-drenching a bedroom and making this statement look work in any space. Before After Create ...
  16. Planning a Project? Look to These 5 Trending Paint Colors for 2024 Picking a paint color is a big decision. After all, paint can lighten and brighten, add contrast, complement your palette, or even infuse depth and moodiness, so how do you go about choosing the right one? Well, we’ve crunched the numbers, including last year’s customer-favorites, and we can’t wait to share the best paint colors for 2024.While whites, blues, and greens have been popular in our round-ups over the years (and continue to be beloved hues), it’s time to take a deeper dive into our...