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Making an Entrance: Home Updates to Tackle This Weekend

Making an Entrance: Home Updates to Tackle This Weekend

March 26, 2021 2 min read

Weekends are a treasured time to spend catching up on chores or relaxing with friends and family, but they’re also the perfect time to tackle some of those small projects that will make your space more functional and inviting. Updating your front door with paint and hardware is a simple and impactful project that can be completed over a long weekend.
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Put Your Color to the Test: Our Tips for Choosing and Testing Paint Samples

Put Your Color to the Test: Our Tips for Choosing and Testing Paint Samples

February 27, 2021 3 min read

You fell in love with a paint chip. Hey, it happens. But as enamored as you may be with that particular shade of awesome, how appealing will that color be when it’s painted on a wall. 
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TEAL ESTATE: MEET THE COLOR OF THE YEAR 2021

TEAL ESTATE: MEET THE COLOR OF THE YEAR 2021

October 14, 2020 1 min read

Blending the soothing properties of blue, the renewal qualities of green, and the organic sensibility of grey, Aegean Teal 2136-40 invites us to reflect and reset from all we’ve been through this past year. 
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Benjamin Moore's 2021 Color of the Year, Aegean Teal, in a kitchen.

The 2021 Color of the Year will Teal the Spotlight

October 14, 2020 2 min read

As inviting and as soothing as Greece’s bluish-green sea, Aegean Teal 2136-40 is an exceptional balance of blue, green and grey. This intriguing midtone creates natural harmony and a sense of calm, inviting an opportunity to reflect and reset amidst softened, casual elegance.
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HERE'S HOW YOU CAN SHOP FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME cincinnati color

HERE'S HOW YOU CAN SHOP FROM THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME

April 08, 2020 2 min read

While our stores are open, it’s not only possible but easy to shop for paint from the comfort of your home and without setting foot in our store. Here is a step by step how to shop from the comfort of your own home!
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Finishing Powder: Go Bold in Your Home’s Smallest Room

January 15, 2020 2 min read

As it turns out, the powder room was where one went to refresh their powdered wig and nose or to make a quick retreat from boorish conversation (yawn!). Typically, the powder room was a water closet near the formal entertaining room, making it convenient for guests needing a moment to themselves.

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Namaste in Bed: Soothing Shades for Your Sanctuary

Namaste in Bed: Soothing Shades for Your Sanctuary

January 02, 2020 2 min read

When it comes to serenity in your sleeping quarters, we’ll lay it down: the bedroom is meant to be a dreamy oasis; a calming and comfortable retreat; a relaxation station designed especially for you to unplug and power down. 

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A macbook, iMac and iPad all showing screenshots of the Cincinnati Color Company website.

Welcome to our New Online Paint Store

December 24, 2019 2 min read

Cincinnati Color has always been a paint and coatings company that is “in business for your business.” Having just celebrated our 90th year, our family-owned business continues to put the needs of busy customers first by launching an online store that allows contractors, company owners and homeowners to buy paint whenever and wherever they need it.

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90 Years of Serving the Cincinnati Area (from Lead Cincinnati)

November 26, 2019 3 min read

A third-generation business, Cincinnati Color Company turns 90 this year. Currently, Greg Deifel and his brother, Doug, run the business, which has two locations – Oakley Paint and Glass, 3142 Madison Road and Cincinnati Color, 1027 Dalton Avenue.

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Benjamin Moore Color Trends 2020; First Light 2102-70

Find yourself feeling “meh” about the 2020 Color of the Year? This is For You!

October 18, 2019 2 min read

Let’s address the pink elephant in the room: Color of the Year, First Light 2102-70 is, well, pink. Understandably, the choice is not sitting comfortably with everyone, but that does not mean the 2020 Color Trends isn't right for you!
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Love At First Light, 2020 Color Of The Year

Love At First Light, 2020 Color Of The Year

October 18, 2019 2 min read

Everyone, and we mean everyone, looks next-level happy and healthy with a rosy glow. Slowly sip on that fact as we bask in Benjamin Moore’s choice for Color of the Year 2020: First Light – a fresh and luminous blush-pink stunner that is both flirty and flattering. 
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Swipe Right on a Painting Contractor That’s Your Perfect Match

Swipe Right on a Painting Contractor That’s Your Perfect Match

October 27, 2018 3 min read

Finding a contractor to call your own isn’t always easy. You may be tempted to slip your digits to any eligible painting company.  We suggest following these tips for getting better acquainted before you’re ready to be exclusive.
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