Where color accumulates
St. Petersburg Times - St. Petersburg,FL,USA By ELIZABETH BETTENDORF.
OLD SEMINOLE HEIGHTS - Who knew a person could paint a dining room screaming tangerine with orange accents? ...
Article about the home of Christoph Earnest, and his partner, Johnnie Hurst.
"That a mid-century pink bathroom actually looks good with tomato-red walls? That painting the family room eggplant works well in a quirky, offbeat palette."
"The rambling old house is perfect for a couple of collectors with a taste for everything from display-size gems and minerals, to artistic crosses, to antique pinball machine marbles, to funky frogs, to contemporary ceramics.
They display their treasures around the home, typically in groupings, though some, such as their collection of frogs, have grown and spilled into additional rooms.
Big glass jars contain their fortune-telling tokens, small gems and rocks, and miniature toys.
Outside, an assortment of orchids and other indigenous Florida plants, including walking iris, plumeria, hibiscus and bromeliads, grow amid garden ornaments reflecting their indoor collections."
Sounds like a home tour nominee to me.
Has anyone been to the paint store on Florida and Hanna next to the Quick Stop?
ReplyDeleteHaven't bought anything useful there other than an expensive throw away chip brush. They seemed kinda bothered by me even being there.
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The Pittsburg paint store? We've had good experiences there......
ReplyDeleteTanner on Armenia , South of Hillsborough, sells Benjamin Moore products. The folks there are really knowledgeable and we've had very good luck with Benjamin Moore paint.
I highly recommend Tanner Paints. The quality of their products is high and the are made specifically to deal with our climate. There is a guy there named Wayne who can match any color you take to him. Ask specifically for Wayne.
ReplyDeleteI love the new Porter Paint store across the street fom Home Depot on Florida. It is was put there to raise money for the Volunteers of America though the prices are the same as the other Porter stores. The manager, Cathy, is a doll. I bring her the expensive Ralph Lauren and Martha Stewart samples and she matches them perfectly every time. The quality of the paint is great too. Why not help a charity while painting your home! Nikki
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