A few years ago I noticed a trend in the shelter magazines and the design blogs I was reading. Golds, beiges and tans were being replaced with whites, shades of grey, soft blues and greens. Around the same time we started to see a huge surge in requests for painted kitchen and bathroom cabinetry. When we painted our own kitchen cabinets, we chose a soft glazed grey. I get a couple of requests a … [Read more...] about Have you considered Grey Kitchen Cabinets?
Year End Projects Recap
This has been the biggest and best year in the history of Bella Tucker Decorative Finishes and we want to say THANK YOU. We've got to give credit to our wonderful clients, loyal friends and SOCIAL MEDIA. Hundreds of you have shared our blog posts and photos and a couple of our projects have even gone viral AND one was featured in a national magazine. Social media is a crazy cool and wonderful … [Read more...] about Year End Projects Recap
9 Reasons to go to the IDAL Convention
Brooks and I returned yesterday from 5 days at the International Decorative Artisans League's (IDAL) annual convention. We had such a fabulous time seeing old friends, making new friends, and learning new painting techniques and tips that we think every decorative artist should make this a "must attend" event. Here are my Top 9 Reasons to go the IDAL Convention. 1. It's an inexpensive way to … [Read more...] about 9 Reasons to go to the IDAL Convention
Bella Tucker project Featured in Romantic Country
We have exciting news! Our work is featured in the Winter edition of Romantic Country. They are showcasing our Painted Floors with Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. This was a fun project where we painted the concrete subfloor in our basement bedroom using Royal Design Studio's Skylar's Lace stencil and Annie Sloan Chalk Paint. This project generated a ton of shares and features across the web. Big thanks … [Read more...] about Bella Tucker project Featured in Romantic Country
6 Nashville Home Design Bloggers to Watch and Follow
My name is Dana and I am addicted to home design blogs. It started innocently enough about 5 years ago while reading the complete blog archives of some of the BIG blogs like Design Sponge and Apartment Therapy. Later, I moved on to blogs with more personal insight like, Cote de Texas, Miss Mustard Seed, and Southern Hospitality. These days, I am finding some uber talented kindred spirits right … [Read more...] about 6 Nashville Home Design Bloggers to Watch and Follow
How to make your Kitchen look like a Million Bucks with a Limited Budget
If I have a super power it is definitely "creating a luxury look on a budget." I am that annoying person that loves to tell you how LITTLE money I spent on each item/project,/room makeover that EVER happens at our house. I am more than happy to share my budget saving tips with our clients and blog readers. I have saved many a client hundreds/ or thousands of dollars on their kitchen remodels. Here … [Read more...] about How to make your Kitchen look like a Million Bucks with a Limited Budget
How to add Style and Character to your New Construction Home
We are very blessed to work with several custom builders in the Nashville area. I always get a kick out of walking through the house during the construction phase with the builders, homeowners and designers because I have absolutely NO VISION at this stage. They point to various open spaces of unframed walls and talk about fireplaces, moldings, doors, breakfast nooks, powder baths, etc.. and I … [Read more...] about How to add Style and Character to your New Construction Home
From Bunk Beds to the Beach- a Bedroom Makeover
My friends on Facebook think I am a slave driver. I post a ton of pictures of projects we are working on around the house on Facebook and Instagram. I would like to use this public forum to proclaim the following: "Brooks Tucker is a willing participant in all of the makeover mayhem and often the instigator". He walks through our house daily saying, "We need a new so and so. We need to get rid of … [Read more...] about From Bunk Beds to the Beach- a Bedroom Makeover
