Just Listed! 17518 W. 78th Drive #ArvadaCo

Welcome to this luxurious DR Horton Princeton with exquisite high end features, situated on 1/3 acre lot. Back to park w/ ponds & trees that allow for privacy as you entertain under the covered porch and serve off the built in grill. Lookout the windows you find stunning city views and feel “tucked in” among the foothills. The rich sprawling wood floors on the main level lead you from the entrance through the dining and into the large open family room that is shared with the enormous chef’s kitchen including dbl ovens, upgraded appliances, pot filler and beverage fridge. All upper rooms are large and inviting including the guest room with an en-suite bath. The spacious master with dual closets includes a luxurious bath. Perfectly maintained, upgraded and move in ready. Backyard play set is included.

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6 Sought After Paint Colors For #HomeStaging

When prepping your home for sale, one of the most important tasks is giving your walls a fresh coat of paint. Professional Home Stagers or Interior Designers provide a more stylish approach.Remember, the overall goal of home staging is to make each room feel fresh, inviting and neutral enough so that prospective buyers can imagine themselves living there. That doesn’t have to translate, however, to bland, boring and devoid of style. Sometimes white can work, but a greater concern is making sure the room doesn’t look too stark. These elegant, sought after neutral paint colors can help you stage your home to perfection.

Contemporary Living Room by FIG Interiors
As you consider these choices, keep in mind that to present your home in the right light, you’ll want to select a neutral paint color that coordinates with your furnishings and finishes. The following warm or dark neutrals can add style and while maintaining a mainstream look.
Gorgeous ‘Greige’Gray has been the new white for years now. But not all grays are created equal. “Greige,” a pale gray with a beige undertone, is one of the most versatile colors for staging. Essentially a pale taupe, greige is a cool, sophisticated hue that can elegantly complement and add depth to a mostly white room. It’s great in both large and smaller spaces.

Wall paint: Elephant’s Breath No. 229, Farrow & Ball

Traditional Living Room by Echelon Custom Homes
In this room, this go-to paint color for home stagers adds subtle contrast to the mostly white and beige palette. If the walls here were painted white, the space would have a starker look with less personality.Wall paint: Kestrel White SW-7516, Sherwin-Williams; also try Mega Greige, Sherwin-Williams

Transitional Living Room by Plum Interiors
Bird’s Egg BlueI always refer to this type of blue as a grown-up turquoise. A warm medium blue with sunny undertones, bird’s egg blue is an elegant choice for living rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms, particularly when the rest of the room is white, beige or gray.

Wall paint: Pale Powder, Farrow & Ball

Traditional Bedroom by Arch Studio, Inc.
A pale serene turquoise works well with both traditional and modern decor to create a soothing feeling in this room. This calm environment can have a positive emotional effect on potential buyers and allow them to appreciate the beauty of the space.In this large bedroom with textiles in shades of white, the pale turquoise creates a stylistic feature of the angled ceilings and beams while still giving the room a peaceful color palette.

Wall paint: Woodlawn Blue, HC-147, Benjamin Moore; also try Lulworth Blue No. 89, Farrow & Ball, or Gossamer Blue 2123-40, Benjamin Moore

Transitional Home Office Transitional Home Office
Dramatic CharcoalA darker color can also be a surprising neutral. Many people might be hesitant to use a dark paint color, thinking it will make the room look smaller or darker. A dark color can, however, add depth on an accent wall. In a dark room it can conceal any shadows and replace an overall dark feeling with a serene and stylish one.

Charcoal, a deep gray, is a perfect dark neutral that can raise the style factor in a room as well as add a refreshing cool tone that complements beige and orange wood hues. Adding subdued drama, it works well in light-filled rooms or on an accent wall, especially in smaller rooms or on walls where you want to feature an architectural element.

For a stylish contrast, coordinate charcoal walls with accessories and furniture in lighter colors, such as whites and pale beiges.

Wall paint: Kendall Charcoal HC-166, Benjamin Moore

Contemporary Living Room by Maneli Wilson Interiors
In this double-height living room, the cool character of the charcoal accent wall tones down the warm honey tones of the wood and brown sofa. It also gives the room a crisp modern feeling, coordinates with the clean, contemporary architectural lines and features the soaring ceiling, which is no doubt one of the selling points of this home.Accent wall paint: Stormy Sky 1616, Benjamin Moore; also try Peppercorn SW-7674, Sherwin-Williams

Traditional Kitchen by J.A.S. Design-Build
Golden YellowLet the sunshine in with a little golden yellow on your walls or fixed elements such as cabinets. This photo shows how a cheerful yellow can add warmth to a mostly white kitchen; it works well with white or stainless steel appliances.

Cabinet paint: Castilian Gold, Pratt & Lambert

Traditional Bedroom by Martha O'Hara Interiors
In other rooms, such as a cozy bedroom or living room, this color’s sunny disposition can add a layer of charm to an otherwise blah color palette. It’s especially helpful in rooms that have low light, no view, or architectural features that cast dark shadows. The golden hues help eliminate a darker feeling and can distract from a bleak view.Look for a yellow that has a slight wheat or creamy undertone and that isn’t overly bright or garish. A mellow yellow coordinates with most wood hues, earth tones, blues and pastel colors.

Wall paint: Traditional Yellow 170, Benjamin Moore; also try Ray of Light CSP-910 or Beacon Hill Damask HC-2, both Benjamin Moore

Transitional Living Room by Emily A. Clark
Classic NavyNavy blue is an excellent paint color to add sophistication, drama and a feeling of refined maturity to a room. Similar to charcoal gray, navy works well in a light-filled room or on a featured accent wall, particularly in smaller rooms or walls with architectural details like a fireplace.

Coordinate navy with contrasting pale hues like whites, silver or beiges.

Wall paint: Stunning 826, Benjamin Moore

Transitional Bedroom by Lisa Clark Design
As seen in this beautiful bedroom, a navy accent wall gives an ordinary room a more designed and notable look. The dark wall not only creates a dramatic backdrop to the simple wood bed and white accessories, it also adds visual depth to that part of the room. This is a clever design trick to help a room feel a bit larger or appropriately functional to a prospective buyer.Wall paint: Hale Navy HC-154, Benjamin Moore; also try Indigo Ink HDC-CL-26A, Behr, or Commodore 6524, Sherwin-Williams

Transitional Living Room by McKee & Company
Creamy WhitesIf your walls are already a shade of white and adding a new color isn’t in your comfort zone, look to neutral creamy whites to give the room a warm and refreshing look.

Creamy white has an undertone of pale beige or greige, without being too yellow. The added warmth can give a stark room a welcoming glow without adding color.

Wall paint: Elmira White HC-84, Benjamin Moore

Farmhouse Bathroom by Chandelier Development LLC
Pair your creamy white walls with a whiter color on the trim, ceiling and fixtures. The ivory-toned walls in this bathroom, for example, create a subtle contrast between the cooler white of the bathtub and surround. The effect in this rustic bathroom is a soft glow — something a paler or cooler white wouldn’t do.
Wall paint: Muskoka Trail 974, Benjamin Moore; also try Linen White 912 or Glacier White AC-40, both Benjamin Moore; ceiling paint: White Dove, Benjamin Moore

4 Envy-Inducing #LaundryRooms With Clever Storage

A lot goes on in laundry rooms. Folding, sorting, hanging, drying, not to mention other tasks like sewing and gift-wrapping. Some of us use these spaces as extra pantry storage, as mudrooms, as home offices, as locations for feeding pets. The list goes on and on. And a lot of what makes a pleasant experience in these spaces versus a negative one comes down to how storage and function are handled. The following laundry rooms have embraced smart solutions to both, with things like pullout drying racks and hampers, a workhorse island and dedicated pet-feeding stations.
Traditional Laundry Room by House of L Interior Design
1. Double the FunctionDesigner: Libby Palmieri of House of L
Location: Port Clinton, Ohio
Size: 154 square feet (14.3 square meters); 11 by 14½ feet (3.3 by 4.4 meters)

Homeowners’ request: A generous space with double washer and dryers in a summer home for a family of six.

Special features: Two washers and two dryers. Four custom drying rack drawers. Built-in valet rods. Open shelves with laundry baskets for sorting. Large broom closet. Counter for folding.

Why the design works: “Three walls in this laundry room allow for great work flow to happen,” designer Libby Palmieri says. “From sink to washer and dryer, to the countertop, folding and storage area, anyone in the space can easily pivot and effortlessly transition from one step to the next in the laundering process.”

Designer secret: “My favorite things to add are pullout hampers,” Palmieri says. “This way, if a load or two cannot be managed all at once, clothes can be put away until the next date with the washer and dryer. In this particular laundry room, there are three pullout hampers. I feel this helps keep a laundry room uncluttered and neat.”

“Uh-oh” moment: “Originally the room had the sink placed on the right wall as you came in, as opposed to under the window,” Palmieri says. “To me, if there is a window in a laundry room, the sink naturally wants to be under it. The architect had concerns that we would lose the corners, but I was able to implement Rev-A-Shelf’s blind corner pullouts, which made those areas good storage spots.”

Cabinet and trim paint: Glacier White, Benjamin Moore; wall paint: Dolphin Fin, Behr; countertops: Fairbourne, Cambria; floor tile: Bordeaux Gris limestone, Haussmann Natural Stone; hardware: square knob in polished nickel and classic bin pull in polished nickel, Cliffside; curtain fabric: Reiman Garden in Greystone, Robert Allen

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Contemporary Laundry Room by Grassroots Design
2. Small and SuperDesigner: Emma Doucet of Grassroots Design+Build
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Size: 168 square feet (15.6 square meters); 4 by 12 feet (1.2 by 3.6 meters)

Homeowners’ request: A quick, smart renovation to simplify life and turn a messy, deep hallway closet into a new laundry space near a new walk-in closet. That way someone “could go from closet to laundry in two steps,” designer Emma Doucet says.

Special features: Tile backsplash that looks like wallpaper. Pullout recycling-style bins for sorting whites, colors, linens and delicates. Counter for folding. Metal shelf that can also be used for hanging clothes to dry.

Designer secret: “Every bit of space in a small home can work to make your life easier,” Doucet says. “Turning a hallway into a laundry room made [the] house work better, and increased its value because the basement is more usable.”

“Uh-oh” moment: “We had measured the space upstairs and had told the client to order a regular-sized washer and dryer,” Doucet says. “We somehow, however, were off by 2 inches to get them up the stairs. After turning the delivery guys away, we had to redesign the space to fit European-size appliances. We were very lucky the client was good-natured about it. Goes to show that no matter how many times you do this, you always have to check measurements twice.”

Cabinets and metal shelf: Ikea; countertop: The Wood Source; tile: Euro Tile; wood shelf: custom, Chris Turcotte

Traditional Laundry Room by A. Perry Homes
3. Bright and OpenDesigners: Anthony Perry of A. Perry Homes (architect) and James Dolenc of jamesthomas Interiors (interior designer)
Location: Glenview, Illinois
Size: About 140 square feet (13 square meters); 10 by 14 feet (3 by 4.2 meters)

Homeowners’ request: A bright mudroom, family workshop and laundry space with room to store and clean kids’ sports gear and a place for the family dog to eat and drink.

Special features: Lots of storage. Pet-food storage and bowls. Chalkboard message center. Custom mahogany arch-top entry door with seeded glass. Terra-cotta French-country-style floor tile. Custom inset cabinetry with custom hardware. Oversized farm-style sink — “useful for cleaning, art projects, gardening and even those muddy pet feet,” architect Anthony Perry says.

Designer secret: “The primary factor behind the success of this room is the abundant natural light and the carefully controlled and directed views,” Perry says. “Such views were carefully considered both within the interior, from adjacent spaces, but also to the exterior.”

Lombardia 4 terra-cotta floor tile: Tabarka Studio; Shaws classic apron-front sink: Rohl; Artesso single-handle pull-down faucet: Brizo; entry door: Glenview Doors; countertop: Caesarstone in Pebble with honed finish

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Transitional Laundry Room by Looney Ricks Kiss
4. Multiuse Marvel
Designers: J. Carson Looney of Looney Ricks Kiss (architect) and Scarlett James of The Mix Interiors and Styling (furnishings); Pam Wilder (owner and interior designer)
Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Size: 187 square feet (17.3 square meters); 11 by 17 feet (3.3 by 5.1 meters)Homeowners’ request: A “do-all” room off the path between the garage and kitchen for an empty-nester couple who had recently downsized.

Special features: Multiuse island for folding and gift-wrapping, with drawers, shelves and open space for leg and knee space or a rolling laundry cart. Utility sink. Double window. Desk-height countertop for workspace. Mail slot storage. TV. Deep sewing counter (not shown). Connection to master suite. Pet-feeding station (not shown).

Island countertop: walnut; perimeter countertops: Sea Grass limestone; paint by Sherwin-Williams: Alabaster (walls) and Frosty White (cabinets)

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