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  1. 5 Easy Outdoor Paint Projects You Can Tackle in a Weekend Sometimes, it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. If your home exterior needs a facelift—but you don’t want to commit to painting the whole house—then these exterior paint ideas are for you! All of them can be pulled off in a weekend—or less—and are guaranteed to up your home's curb appeal. Ready to get rolling? Paint your front door This is the easiest way to give your home a little lift, and it’s an ideal way to introduce some color to your exterior. Cheer up with...
  2. Need Ideas for Your Powder Room? This Makeover Has You Covered! Clare Collective ambassador and interior designer Hema Persad was at a bit of a loss with her powder room. “When we moved in just after the pandemic hit, it was a tiny white box with a white sink and white toilet,” she tells us. “I put up wall decals to give it some color, but they didn't last long and started peeling off. The whole thing was just sad.” Once the world started opening back up and guests were coming over more often, Hema decided “just sad” wouldn’t do. It was finally time ...
  3. 4 Modern Entryway Ideas to Create a Grand Entrance When Lauren Ashley’s clients—a young family in Texas—wanted to upgrade to a larger home, they didn’t have to look far to find the perfect property. As luck would have it, the client’s parents were hoping to downsize, so the young family packed their bags and moved into the childhood home. “It was like a house swap,” explains Lauren, who owns LA Weddings & Interiors. Lauren's clients wanted to give this family home a wow-factor from the moment you step inside, so they set out to renova...
  4. 2023 Horoscopes and Paint Colors for Every Zodiac Sign Ready to start the year off right? Ahead, expert astrologer Tamerri Ater (aka AstroFashionista) shares the guidance you need, straight from the stars. Hold onto your horses, 2023 is a year of big shifts with several planets changing signs, the moon’s north node moving into Aries, and the south node moving into Libra. Themes of self versus others will take center stage. Lucky planet Jupiter will travel through Aries for the first half of the year and then shift into Taurus, giving us a jolt t...
  5. 5 Ways to Maximize a Neutral Color Palette When Alex Nino first laid eyes on the three-bedroom Manhattan apartment she’d been tasked with designing, she knew the first order of business would be brightening up the space with a neutral color palette. “It was a large space for a New York apartment, however it felt quite dark because of the deep brown floors,” she says. To start, she painted both the living room and main bedroom in Classic, a crisp light shade of beige, to create a clean backdrop for the scheme “I love this color becau...
  6. How a Duo of Living Room Colors Made Sense of a Tricky Open-Concept Space When it came to choosing the perfect living room colors, artist, stylist and Clare Collective ambassador Ashley Whiteside had two goals in mind: optimizing natural light and creating cohesion in her open-concept downstairs space. Needless to say, the colors also had to align with her bright, personality-filled style—heavy on vintage and thrifted finds, bold artwork and an inventive mix of patterns and eras. Before “I couldn’t leave it boring, or ‘builder’ beige, or the yellow that every par...
  7. Cabin Decor Ideas From A Vermont Hideaway If you’re renovating a rustic home or just dreaming of bringing some cozy calm to your city apartment, look no further than blogger and mom Jess Ann Kirby’s Woodstock, Vermont retreat which is chock full of inviting cabin decor ideas. When Jess and her partner Craig bought the home, it was dated and painted in colors Jess describes as “dark or drab.” “We wanted our house to feel bright, warm, and inviting while also functional for a family with a toddler and pets,” she says. This meant findin...
  8. Get Inspired by This Relaxing Blue Bedroom Makeover When tasked with redesigning a bedroom for a busy Brooklyn couple, Alicia Hassen of Brooklinteriors had one theme in mind: relaxation. “Both have hectic work schedules; one is actually a doctor and worked through the COVID-19 pandemic,” Hassen told Clare. “I wanted to create a sanctuary for them and give them a place to relax.” For Hassen, that meant a blue bedroom featuring Nairobi Blue — a fresh, light blue paint color that evokes cloudless skies and crystal clear waters. BEFORE The intia...
  9. 5 DIY-Friendly Ideas for a Guest Bedroom That Don’t Skimp on Style When the pandemic hit, Ruthie Jackson decided it was finally time to revamp the dated guest room in her family’s 1935 colonial revival home. “It had been a very long time since that side of the house had been used,” she says. “I wanted to create a cozy retreat for guests.”Though her budget was tight, she employed a handful of affordable high-impact upgrades—such as reupholstering the bed and painting the walls in Views, a soothing shade of green-blue—to update the space without breaking the b...
  10. 7 Exterior Paint Prep and Planning Tips You Need to Follow As far as we’re concerned, good things come to those who plan. Need proof? Just think about painting your home’s exterior. While an eye-catching front door, a trim touch-up, and fresh coat of paint on your siding can give your home some serious curb appeal, the whole process can take weeks depending on your schedule. (Unfortunately, you can’t wake up one morning and decide to paint your home’s exterior.) Though it might be tempting to cut corners, not taking proper precautions might result in...
  11. This Warm and Cozy Bedroom is Giving Us Serious Fall Feels When Jess Oliver Baggett decided it was time to revamp the guest room in her family’s 1930’s home, she knew the first order of business would be brightening up the space with a fresh coat of paint. “The walls were scuffed up from artwork and I wanted a clean slate,” she says. “The goal was to create a calm and cozy bedroom to retreat to after a long day.” To start, she painted the walls in Like Buttah, a warm shade of buttery beige, for a neutral backdrop. “I tend to switch out decor and text...
  12. What Color to Paint Your Walls, According to Your Zodiac Sign Congratulations! You’re almost to the 2021 finish line and probably ready for a fresh new start. This has been a year of innovation and change with Uranus in Taurus squaring off with Jupiter and Saturn in Aquarius. In other words: out with the old and in with the new… paint color! It’s time for a home refresh. We look to the stars for everything from relationships to careers, so why not peep your 2021 horoscope for some design inspiration? For some much-needed insight, we tapped ...
  13. Move Over White, It’s All About the Colorful Kitchen Lauren Hom, of Hom Sweet Hom, never shies away from repurposing paint. In fact, in the face of a few spare gallons of leftover paint from a mural project, she decided to makeover her kitchen. A few months and several coats of our Golden Hour and OMGreen later, the result is a colorful kitchen that’s bursting with retro charm and a truly unique color palette. “My natural inclination is always color,” says Lauren. “And after seeing so many neutral kitchens become the norm, I wanted something th...
  14. An Unexpected Periwinkle Makes the Perfect Color for This Bathroom What does every color–curious homeowner want for Valentine’s Day? A bold color for the bathroom, of course—or at least that’s what happened when Clare Collective ambassadors Jordan Slocum and Barry Bordelon put the finishing touches on their Brooklyn-based brownstone. When the couple purchased their Bed–Stuy home in 2018—and launched their blog, Brownstone Boys, which has since turned into a full-time design and renovation business—they wanted to update their home without erasing the building...
  15. How to Paint the Exterior of a House: Clare’s Ultimate Guide We know a person should never judge a book by its cover, but let’s be honest: a fresh coat of paint can make a huge difference to your home’s exterior. At Clare, we firmly believe that your brightest, boldest self knows no bounds, so why not show off your style with a striking front door color, a fresh trim upgrade or a siding shade that'll make your house the star of the neighborhood? (Since your home’s exterior is the first thing guests will see, it deserves to stand out just as much as...
  16. How Much Does Professional Exterior House Painting Cost? ​​Never underestimate the power of a fresh coat of paint. Whether you want to wow with a fetching front door, polish up your trim, or breathe a new life into your siding, painting your exterior is a surefire way to boost your home’s curb appeal and value on the market. At Clare, we firmly believe you have everything it takes to conquer that DIY project on your to-do list; however, we know painting your entire home exterior is a huge undertaking. Sometimes, it might be best to (temporarily) ha...