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Benjamin Moore Historical Colors Turn 50: Classic Picks for Charlotte Homes

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Most paint color news this month is about 2027 trends. We’ve covered a few, including Benjamin Moore Webster Green and Sherwin-Williams Plum Brown. Today we’re looking at the classics instead. The Benjamin Moore Historical Colors collection turns 50 this year. It came out in 1976 for the American Bicentennial and includes 191 shades, numbered HC-1 […]

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Interior Painting in Charlotte: Get Ready for the Holidays

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The holidays have a way of sneaking up on Charlotte homeowners. One week it’s Halloween, and the next you’re hosting family for Thanksgiving and looking at scuffed hallway walls, dingy trim and kitchen cabinets that have seen better days. If you want your home to feel fresh when guests walk in, now is a good

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Sherwin-Williams Plum Brown: A Cozy Fall Color for Charlotte Homes

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This week we’ve written about three 2027 Colors of the Year, starting with Sherwin-Williams Celery, then Benjamin Moore Webster Green and Valspar Cottage Door. Today’s pick fits the season better. Sherwin-Williams named Plum Brown SW 6272 as its October 2026 Color of the Month. It’s a deep, dusky shade somewhere between eggplant, burgundy and dark

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Fall Exterior Painting in Charlotte: Why Now Is the Time

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Charlotte’s fall weather is one of the best windows of the year for exterior painting. Days are cooler, humidity usually drops, and you still have enough warm afternoons for paint to cure before winter rain and freeze-thaw set in. If your siding, trim or porch looks tired after a long Carolina summer, October and early

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Valspar Cottage Door: 2027 Color of the Year for Charlotte Homes

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We’ve covered two greens this week, Sherwin-Williams Celery and Benjamin Moore Webster Green. Valspar, the paint brand sold at Lowe’s, went a different way. Back on August 5, 2026, it named Cottage Door 8004-38E its 2027 Color of the Year. It’s a muted, middle-of-the-road blue with a good dose of gray, and we think it’s

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Protecting Stucco, Siding and HardiePlank Through Winter (Plus Faded Vinyl)

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Part 4 of our Winter-Proof Your Home series. Your siding keeps winter rain out of your walls, but only if it’s intact and sealed. Charlotte’s cold, wet months and freeze-thaw nights find every crack in stucco, every open joint in fiber cement and every split cedar board. Here’s how to check each type of siding

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