An inspired painting idea from Kriz is to make someone else’s trash her special cable spool bookcase that doubles as her coffee table. Some basic carpentry work, a few expert whacks of a hammer, and a piece of furniture is born. If you’re a new DIYer, start with small projects.…
Tinting paint is something best left to professional painters or Boysen Mix and Match Stations in home depots. But if you’re a DIYer who wants to experiment on how to mix your own paint color, watch this video about another painting idea. First, Kriz gave a short tutorial about the…
Let’s shift gears a bit and talk about something else aside from painting ideas for your walls or homes. The topic is a lifestyle trend called cohousing or co-living, which is on the rise. Read on and find out why. Cohousing is a way of living where people with shared…
When renovating or remodeling a home, floors tend to be on the bottom part of the priority list. Considering the amount of work and logistics needed even before the actual project, most people just let their floors be. Still, once in a while you need to give it a makeover…
Ceilings are probably the last thing on your mind when renovating. You might have even overlooked this part of your house unless the staining and bulging have started to show. Here are tips on how you can have a superb painting job on your ceiling. Your ceilings deserve just as…
Watch our bubbly Boysen girl Kriz pep up the house number at the entrance of her pad with this fresh painting idea. Painting Idea for Your House Number House numbers are important, unless you don’t want to be found, you’re hiding from someone, or you want to confuse the delivery…
Editor’s Note: At Boysen, we like to write about trends that can inspire you to get more excited about your own kitchen makeoever, and not only about painting ideas for your kitchen or for anywhere else in your home interiors and exteriors. John Linden, an interior designer based in Los…
How do you increase your home’s value through painting? Avoid Bright Colors Stick to Green Yellow is a No-go Pick Proper Combinations Neutral Colors Work Dark Doors Sell Buying and owning a home is a long-term investment, and you would want to maintain and improve your home, and help increase…
Meet our Boysen girl Krafty Kriz! For her first DIY video tutorial on a wall paint design idea, Kriz will show us how to make a faux brick wall. Kriz is a bubbly millennial who can show us that DIY can be fun. Do you want to have that terra…
After the 60-30-10 rule, what’s this 80-20 rule in interior design all about? Whereas the 60-30-10 rule is helpful for how you can combine colors in a space or for the wall paint design, the 80-20 rule is about how to combine architectural styles. You’d think there are enough rules…
Are you planning on painting your front doors and gates? How about refurbishing old wooden furniture, or repainting kitchen shelves and cabinets? Boysen Quick Drying Enamel is your go-to paint for beautifying and protecting your wood or metal surfaces. Boysen Quick Drying Enamel is an alkyd type paint that is…
Some days you just want to spruce up an old gate or metal cabinet, other days you really have to. Either you fall out of love with the color or the surface is, you know, already rusty and stained. On this post, Boysen experts give you a rundown on what…
To those of us who are creative or feeling creative and have the audacity to do our own home renovations, this is for us. Of course, we are not under any illusion that we could become architects or interior designers, those who studied their craft for years, just because we…
Is there a need to repair your home after a storm? Is the paint on your outside walls fading or chalking? Or do you want to change the look of your home exteriors? If you have these questions in your mind, then you’ve found the right article. Boysen experts are here…
In our last post, we highlighted the ability of Boysen Xyladecor to bring out the natural beauty of wood. We received an enormous amount of inquiries when we posted the said article. One question was about the difference between Boysen Xyladecor and Boysen Oil Wood Stain, a similar product. For…
Thinking of bedroom paint ideas can be very confusing. You can take various inspirations from all sorts of places but if you don’t have a sense of the basics, things can get tricky. Artists, designers, filmmakers, and photographers still utilize basic color theory as a basis for creating wonderful, unique,…
Each architectural style is distinguishable from another due to multiple factors, with one key characteristic being its color palette. In order to perfectly emulate your desired architectural style, you will need to have the appropriate house paint ideas. If your dream house is going to be made with a specific…
Designing an ideal and perfect home can be a huge undertaking. There is an overwhelming amount of design choices, combinations, and house color ideas to choose from. Planning the right design can take weeks or months to prepare, which is why making sure that you have the ideal set of…
One of the best things about home design is how much you are spoiled for choice when you are doing home makeovers. With so many design styles, materials, colors, and ideas to choose from, you will have an abundance of inspiration which you can dream about and discover until you…