Color is the foundation of great design. It can settle a building into its landscape. It can make an unattractive structural detail just disappear and it can change the mood in a room, instantly. Host Amy Krane, Architectural Color Consultant at Amy Krane Color is an award winning paint color specialist. In each episode she'll introduce you to masters of color whose varied experiences in their fields will help unravel the mystery of choosing color for built environments. In Episodes 1 -20 Ar ...
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Talking Shop with Eve Ashcraft
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Think about the skills needed to create a paint color which matches a cat's fur coat. Now think about those needed to transform the look of a big city transit hub. That describes the color chops of Architectural Color Consultant, Eve Ashcraft. She came to NYC after attending RISD and with her unique color skills became the creator of Martha Stewart…
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Andrea Magno at Benjamin Moore
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What do Barbra Streisand, The LA Dodgers and Larry David have in common with one of America's most revered companies? Did you guess? They were all born in Brooklyn! In 1883 The Moore Brothers released their first coatings product and the paint world hasn't been the same since. Benjamin Moore's products and colors are perceived as the pinnacle of go…
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Uncommon Kitchens with Sophie Donelson
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While this episode began as an interview based on a book about kitchens, it became something much more - A treatise about how we live in our homes, how to make a kitchen your own in ways which acknowledge who you are, how you live and what you love. Sophie Donelson is a former Editor-in- Chief of House Beautiful Magazine. She is a design journalist…
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Think about jazz, communism, Dracula and wallpaper. Any commonalities? Tune into this episode to hear how they all converge. My guest is Stefan Ormenisan, the founder and creative director of one of the most unique lifestyle brands, Mind the Gap. Conceived in Transylvania and sold all over the world, MTG offers wallpapers and textile patterns spun …
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Ever walk into an art museum and find yourself just as mesmerized and transported by the color of the exhibition walls as you were by the art? Well, that wouldn't have been the ultimate goal of the exhibit designers but it does speak to the power of wall paint color, even in a museum setting. My guest in this episode is Kathleen Morris, the Directo…
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The Hidden Dimensions of Color
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Think there's nothing more to a color than whether it's blue, red or green? If so, hold onto your hat. On this, the first episode of our new interview based format, Architectural Color Consultant Amy Krane introduces our listeners to trained Color Consultant and Interior Designer, Ellen Divers, who has spent the better part of the last decade study…
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Choosing Color for Commercial Interiors: Retail, Office and Health Care
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There are so many functional and aesthetic factors to consider when designing color for non-residential interiors. Your color choices must support a range of branding, comfort, productivity, and /or way finding goals, to name a few. Tens, hundreds or thousands of people may be users of this space and the color decision makers can be a plurality of …
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Is the modern farmhouse style exterior a trend or is it more entrenched in our collective mind as the epitome of what "home" is now? What are the architectural elements that define the modern farmhouse? Why did it come about and can we use those elements on other exterior house styles? We discuss this and more. The modern farmhouse. Are you yay or …
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Join Amy Woolf & Amy Krane ( and our dogs) begin an engaging conversation which will span multiple episodes about bringing color into your decor. We never stray too far from wall color which rears its head in almost every facet of the conversation. Should your wall and decor color tie into the architectural style of your home? Should you repeat an …
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Sometimes neglected, your basement might get the least love in your house but it doesn't have to be that way. Paint color is the final touch but before that we need to think about the fundamentals when designing this room. What are you going to be doing down there? What's your floor and lighting all about? Are you thinking about finally finishing y…
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Putting a paint color on your walls is deeply satisfying but if you want to kick it up another notch (or 10) add pattern to color and you've got the recipe for extraordinary walls. In this episode the Amys talk all things wallpaper. Where can you put it? How do you use it? What patterns are hot right now? Who is selling unique and stunning prints? …
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Exterior Color for Multi-Family Dwellings
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Specifying exterior color for multi- family dwellings is a wholly different animal than for single family homes. The ownership, the goals, the sheer size of the complexes offer a completely different set of challenges. When done right the outcome can be stunning, increasing property values and the joy of home ownership. Proper color application for…
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Honor the Architecture: More Exterior Color
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In this episode we return to the important subject of exterior house color but examine it on a more granular level with an eye towards the different architectural styles prevalent in the United States. How was the earliest house paint created and how did that influence the types of colors available to use? What types of color palettes were the norm…
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2023 Paint Colors of the Year
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Every year around this time, the major paint brands launch their Color of the Year. It's a marketing event that's awaited by many, and ignored by others. The two Amys discuss the newest COTY's. How relevant are these? What do choices like these mean? And do we even like them? We let you in on how we've used colors like these in the past and how you…
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So you have a space that has little or no natural light. What to do? Complain to all that will listen, ignore the situation, paint it white? No, no, NO! That's the MOST common mistake. Tune in to hear how to handle a dark room so that it does not end up a room ignored or reviled.Amy Krane & Amy Woolf által
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Choosing paint color for a child's bedroom, be it a toddler or a teenager, poses a somewhat different set of considerations than for adults. Should they be involved in this choice or not and what if they are? Certainly most kids gravitate towards different kinds of colors than many adults do. Tune in to find out how to tackle paint color for kid's …
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Oh, hi! We were just catching some shut eye. Ok, no we weren't, but in this episode we’re discussing appropriate colors to paint a bedroom for adults. What's the goal? For all the activities we conduct in a bedroom the number one is to foster sleep so functional color is paramount. We all know how grumpy we can get without t…
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On Being a Color Consultant
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In this episode Amy and Amy explore how each landed in the world of color. Coming from another profession then having an "aha" moment directed each of them towards Architectural Color Consulting. This happened at different times in their lives but was a second career for both. Coincidentally, each studied Economics and Business in college but also …
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Rent or Sell your House with Paint Color
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Who you are choosing paint colors for should play an important role in what you pick. If you're planning to sell your home or rent it out for short term rentals your goal is to appeal to others. What's the secret to making it work? Tune in to hear color experts Amy Woolf and Amy Krane let loose their tried and true tips for choosing paint colors to…
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Interior Color - The Big Picture
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Tackling paint colors for a whole house at once might seem intimidating. There are so many things to consider and a lot of false information out there. Where and how to start is the big question. This episode is your primer, Color 101 : how to choose a color palette for your whole interior. We walk you through what not to do, what to consider and h…
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The New Neutrals....or Not!
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"Neutral" is probably the most bandied about color description there is. So often we hear about this year's "new neutral". Is that all marketing blather or can there be a "new" neutral? Is the definition locked with those hues already established? Join Amy Woolf and Amy Krane debate what a neutral color is, how they should function and the best way…
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You've finally settled on the paint colors for your walls. What a relief! Think you're done? No! What about the trim? So many people end up with white trim almost as a default- they just don't even think about the options. But it's not your only choice, by far. There are so many ways to handle the color for your millwork. Tune in to hear paint colo…
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Office Colors that Work
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Whether you're working from home and want to update a home office, having zoom meetings in some corner of a room or are in charge of choosing the decor for a shared office in a building, knowing how colors affect our ability to focus and create is paramount when picking colors for a work space. Learn what colors are known to increase concentration …
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Choosing Kitchen Colors
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A kitchen renovation is a major endeavor and an expensive proposition so you want to get the kitchen color right the first time around. Open kitchens especially make choosing colors tricky. There are many finish decisions to be made: cabinets, countertops, backsplash, appliances, walls....The list goes on. Let Architectural Color Consultants Amy Kr…
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Selecting Exterior Paint Colors
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Painting your home's exterior is a very large financial investment. It needs to last at least a decade so you really want to love your exterior paint color choices. Learn how to select exterior paint colors: what to consider, what looks best and what's trending now with Architectural Color Consultants Amy Krane and Amy Woolf, friends and colleagues…
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Of all the possible paint colors, choosing white paint confounds the most people. There are hundreds of whites to choose from and finding the right white paint is a mystery to many. Learn: how to see what's different in each white, how to decide what works for your interior or exterior, which white paint colors we like best and how to avoid common …
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