PaintCare and Metro Paint Recycling
Ever wonder what to do with that left-over paint sitting around your garage? If you’re creative with some extra time on your hands, you could re-use it for any number of DIY projects. Or you could...
View ArticlePaint for the People and the Planet
This Earth Day, we are partnering with CITYarts, a nonprofit public arts organization, to make the world more colorful and less volatile! $1 from every gallon of Colorhouse paint sold between April...
View ArticleThe Colorspot: a Dispensary of Color Advice and Eco-Friendly Paint
We are excited to announce the opening of The Colorspot, our mini brick and mortar retail store and haven for color inspiration! Located in the front of our building at 519 NE Hancock Street, The...
View ArticleFLOR
When we created our new Colorhouse showroom – The Colorspot – one of the many decisions to make along the way was choosing the flooring. It had to be beautiful, durable, and of course, environmentally...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Sprinkle Wall
It’s strawberry season in Oregon! Inspired by the sweetness of strawberry ice cream, this Sprinkle Wall DIY project is so yummy you will want to eat it. Read on as our Color Nerds take you through a...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Halfway Hue Wall
Love bright and bold hues, but worried that putting a vibrant color across all four walls, from floor to ceiling might be too much? Try taking the intense shade just halfway up the wall! Pair it with...
View ArticleColorspot: PETAL .04
Vicki Simon, of Vicki Simon Interior Design, is collaborating with us on our Colorspot series featuring current color trends. This month’s Colorspot is PETAL .04. Read on to see how Vicki uses this...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Counting Sheep Border
Inspired by sweet dreams and long naps, this simple DIY chalkboard border can be done in an afternoon. Grab your paint brush, some painter’s tape, and a quart of Colorhouse WOOL .05 Chalkboard paint...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Watercolor Wall
See through the summer heat to the water. Layers of transparent blues create a cool and refreshing interior in this MAKE THIS: Watercolor Wall. Combine different shades of blue in the same space for a...
View ArticleSummer Color Trends: Watercolor Palette
Move through the summer heat to the water. Layers of transparent blues create a cool and refreshing interior. Combine different shades of blue in the same space for a monochromatic look that mimics...
View ArticleDJ, Jameson, and Ford
Happy Dad’s Day! At Colorhouse, we get to work with one of our fave dads – DJ Widmer, featured here with his cutey kids, Jameson and Ford, in front of a wall brushed with Colorhouse DREAM .06. Jameson...
View ArticleColorspot: WATER .04
Vicki Simon, of Vicki Simon Interior Design, is collaborating with us on our Colorspot series featuring current color trends. This month’s Colorspot is WATER .04. Read on to see how Vicki uses this...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Rough Edge Wall
Get ready for the simplest DIY project EVER! Our Rough Edge wall technique can add an artistic flair to your space…with very little effort. For both of the projects highlighted here, we put down a...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Anchor Wall
Create a cool nautical theme in any room in your house with Colorhouse Chalkboard paint. WOOL .06 is the star of the show in this MAKE THIS super simple DIY project. Grab your sandals and sunscreen,...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Honeycomb Wall
Inspired by the mighty honeybee, this Honeycomb Wall drips with warm, golden honey-inspired hues from our BEESWAX family, part of our Handcrafter Color Collection. You will need: 1 gallon of BEESWAX...
View ArticleBee Local: Honey Hues
We’re Bee-lievers in local honey. When designing our Handcrafter Color Collection, we drew inspiration from tradesmen/women and their craft. From woodworkers, glass blowers, welders, potters and...
View ArticleSummer Color!
Get Inspired by the bright and bold hues of summer! Bring this colorful season inside with Colorhouse low odor, zero VOC paint. With hues designed to be backdrops for living, put together a harmonious...
View ArticlePro Painting Tip: Sealing the Edge
Anytime you need perfect lines for your paint project, this tip is a MUST! When using painter’s tape to create lines, you run the risk of the paint bleeding under the tape and making your line less...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Shy Chevron
Warm days and abundant gardens make for perfect picnics. THRIVE .01, from our Color of Hope Collection, is a fresh and happy hue that feels like summer year round. MAKE THIS: Shy Chevron using THRIVE...
View ArticleMAKE THIS: Ombre Nursery
Bring a soft sweetness into your little one’s nursery with this pink ombre wall. This technique is simpler than you might think- a few quarts of paint, a couple brushes, and quick hand is all you...
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