Ep. 179: Picking Paint Colors with Fran Keenan Part II

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Welcome back to Part 2 of “Picking Paint Colors” with interior designer Fran Keenan. If you missed Part 1, take a listen to episode 178. Today we talk all about exterior paint colors as well as a word we used a lot in Part 1—nuance! We also cover more of your FAQ’s all about paint including at what point in the design process to decide upon your paint color, how to make sure your bold wall doesn’t look cheap, and some expert tips in choosing specific paint brands and colors. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: Why picking an exterior paint color is a much bigger decision than interior Should you paint brick? How to choose front door colors Tips for choosing specific paint brands and colors What Fran loves about Farrow & Ball paints Fran breaks down her favorites within paint decks in several different brands Why paint should be the very last thing in your design What should trim color for white walls be? Can the front and back of interior doors be painted different colors? Should outlet covers be painted the same or different color? How to make sure a bold wall color doesn’t look cheap and/or depressing? What is Samplize? Paint ideas for coffered ceilings If you are doing DIY, should you use a roller, a brush or a spray? Mentioned in This Episode: Fran Keenan Design Fran Keenan on Instagram Ep 178 Part 1

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0:00.0	Welcome to How to Decorate from Ballard Designs, a podcast all about the trials and triumphs of decorating and redecorating your home.
0:07.7	Each week, they'll help you unleash your inner decorator.
0:10.6	I'm Caroline. I write the How to Decorate blog.
0:12.7	And I'm Taryn, and I'm a product designer.
0:14.6	And I'm Karen. I head up Ballard's branding team.
0:17.0	We're your host. Join the expert team at Ballard Designs for tips, tricks, and tales from
0:21.4	interior designers, stylists, and other talents in the design world. Plus, we'll answer a listener
0:26.4	question at the end of the show. So don't forget to send them to podcast at ballarddesigns.net.
0:30.9	Yes, we love answering them. And now on with the show. Okay, so episode two of picking your
0:37.2	paint color. And we're going to start
0:39.7	with exterior paint because that is kind of like a whole other animal. It seems, why does it
0:47.5	seem like such a much? Well, we have Fran here. Hi, Fran. Hi, Fran. Thank you. We have a professional.
0:54.9	Yes, yes.. Thank you. We have a professional. Yes.
0:57.3	So, yeah, why does that seem like such a much bigger commitment than an interior paint color?
1:02.5	I guess because it is.
1:04.0	I mean, it's not as easy to go out there and fix it if it's a problem.
1:08.5	That's all those things are true.
1:10.0	I would say it's what you pull up to
1:12.1	every day, multiple times a day. And so it's exterior paint color is, is a huge commitment
1:19.8	because of just the sheer fact it's what's on the shell. Right. What your neighbors have to complain about.
1:28.6	It's everything in terms of, yeah, it's, it is what, it's the title of your house in a lot of ways, you know.
1:38.0	Ooh.
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