Best Exterior Paint and Primer: Ultimate Guide | PaintPallete
My Neighbor Learned This the Hard Way. Last spring, my neighbor Dave decided to repaint his house. He skipped the primer because he figured the paint had primer built in. By August, he had peeling patches everywhere. By October, he was scraping and beginning anew. I felt bad for him. But honestly? I wasn’t surprised. […]
Light Green Paint: Best Shades, Ideas & Buying Guide
So You Want to Paint a Room Light Green Good call. Also brace yourself. Light green paint is sneakily tricky. I say that from experience. Two years ago I painted my bedroom “soft sage,” stood back, and watched it turn into something closer to hospital mint under my north-facing window. Lesson learned. The color on […]
Top 2026 Blue Paint Colors: The Only Shades You Need to Try
I will be honest with you. I have painted my living room four times in the last three years. Four. My partner has officially banned me from the paint aisle at our local hardware store. But here’s the thing: every single time, I gravitated toward blue. And apparently, I am not alone. The paint industry […]
Shades of White Paint: A Guide to Choosing the Perfect White Paint
The first room I ever painted white was a disaster. I picked a chip called Simply White because the name sounded friendly. It went on the wall and turned the whole room the color of a lemon that had been sitting in the fridge too long. My landlord noticed. My neighbor noticed. The guy delivering […]
Paint Colours for Outdoors: Best Exterior Paint Palette
I will be honest with you. I spent three weekends last summer staring at paint swatches taped to my garage wall. Three weekends. My neighbors probably thought I’d lost it. But here’s what I learned through that painful process: choosing paint colours for outdoors is not like picking a shade for your living room. You […]