paint colors

Bre Doucette finds farmhouse style interior design solutions outside the box for her home in Candia, New Hampshire.

Bre Doucette finds farmhouse style interior design solutions outside the box for her home in Candia, New Hampshire.

Expert home advice from Historic New England, the largest heritage organization in the country.

Whether your wallpaper is strippable, peel-able, or old-fashioned, our guide to how to remove wallpaper will have your walls free and clear in no time.

New Hampshire artist, painter and needle felter Lauren Decatur finds inspiration in the nature at her doorstep.

This 1640 house in Barnstable, Massachusetts, is so drenched in history that you may even hear echoes of the first Thanksgiving. 

Curious about historic paint colors? Learn more about period paint colors in New England, from Colonial paint colors to Victorian paint colors.

When we moved into our charming, century-old, Providence home, there were several changes that I wanted to make.  I made my list in order of urgency, and right after “change the awful paint colors,” came “get rid of the scary brown stair protectors.” When I pulled up the stair protectors, I found, to my horror, […]

What are some ways to make a new house look old? We asked everyone’s favorite old house expert, Bob Vila, for his tips and tricks.

A second home doesn’t have to drain your bank account. One intrepid New Englander reveals how she landed her perfect waterfront getaway for less than $200,000. Photo/Art by Lynn Karlin Some people like their vacation houses big—equipped with every convenience and luxury. But photographer Lynn Karlin has a different idea. At her tiny lakefront home […]

When we moved into our charming, century-old, Providence home, there were several changes that I wanted to make. I made my list in order of urgency, and right after “change the awful paint colors,” came “get rid of the scary brown stair protectors.” When I pulled up the stair protectors, I found, to my horror, […]

Click here to see the New England Shores colors from the 2008-09 color forecast. Some colors may no longer be available. Click here to read Yankee home editor Polly Bannister’s story on paint colors from New England.