Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes
Cabinet Painting Professionals, Nashville TN
In the early 2000’s glazing and distressing kitchen cabinetry was all the rage. So much so that many homeowners and daring DIYers tried their hand at glazing their own cabinetry. Some with mixed results. Such was the case with one of our recent kitchen projects. Heavily glazed and distressed cabinetBefore- Heavily Glazed and DistressedThe glaze on these cabinets was making the… Read More
What kind of new hardware should you install in your updated kitchen? There are so many choices out there it can be overwhelming. Knobs or Pulls? Nickel or Brass? Will you be able to see the holes from the old hardware? Because I am being asked these questions on a daily basis I’ve put together a general guide to updating… Read More
Most of the clients we work with are trying to bring their late 1990’s- early 200o’s Tuscan kitchen into the white/gray/cream updated kitchen of the moment. Many of them are also looking to update their backsplash, but keep the granite. One of my favorite color experts, Maria Kilim has coined the phrase, “Bossy Granite” and rightly so. She says there… Read More
Growing up in Louisville, KY, THE DERBY was a city-wide holiday. Schools were closed on the Friday before Derby- “Oaks Day”, and on Derby day you either went to the Derby, went to a Derby party, or threw a Derby party. The annual gathering events for our extended family looked like this :ChristmasThanksgiving DerbyBrooks and Dana TuckerWhen we moved to Franklin,… Read More
Before Autism- Brooks and I were the newly married couple who would go to a restaurant and ask the waiter to move us to a new table if the family next to us had noisy kids. We expected a quiet romantic dinner when we went out on a date. We didn’t understand why parents would bring loud and crying kids… Read More
If you are considering painting your kitchen cabinets you have probably spent some time on Pinterest and/or Houzz looking for kitchens similar to yours to get ideas on what color to paint your kitchen cabinets. After many years and 100’s of kitchen cabinet projects under our belt we have several GO-TO paint colors that work in the following scenarios. THE TUSCAN… Read More