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How to Survive a Kitchen Remodel
This is part two in our new series about Barbara Gilbert's Dallas kitchen remodel. Read part one here. I'm toward the end of a big kitchen renovation in my DFW home and I've got a few tips for surviving the process emerging with a smile. This is a new home for my husband and me — we're empty nesters and purchased a zero-lot-line house with good bones last year. The specific design of the kitchen wasn't doing it for me, though. I saw room for improvement and started a kitchen remodel a few months ago. I had planned on completing it by June, but some life...
Color Crush: Bird of Prey
Every other week, I share a Color Crush color palette here on the Barbara Gilbert Interiors blog. It's so fun! This week, I've chosen a gorgeous hawk as a jumping off point. At first glance, this bird of prey seems to have only a few colors. But look closer and you'll see so many beautiful hues in her feathers and beak. This Color Crush color palette would create an earthy, serene feel in any room — I've found that the colors from nature often do just that. I think the taupe-gray shades would be great neutrals, paired with the blue and green. The purple...
Colors of the Year for 2018
"I never met a color I didn't like." — Dale Chihuly Every year, major paint companies tell us their predictions for upcoming color trends. These are about more than a favored hue; they tell us about big design trends and the country's "mood," if you will. These predictions start conversations about how we live with color, something I love to hear. For 2017, we had Poised Taupe, Violet Verbena, Greenery, and Byzantine Blue as some of the predicted colors of the year. Many of these had to do with a feel of coziness and nesting, and a connection to nature. This year, the colors...