Early Winter Edition 2013
    
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 Really? Has Thanksgiving and the Holiday Season come and gone already? It seems that summer had just passed, and now it's January already? How time flies! 

As we spend more of our days inside, we start to notice what the interior of our house really looks like! Are you beginning to notice the wall scuffs, dings in the woodwork, or the pealing ceiling in the bathroom? There is no time better than now to get these projects done, and off your plate - Especially when you can Save 10%! Now, through the end of March. Listino Painting also provides these Services:

  •  Hardwood floor installation and refinishing
  • Custom Built-ins
  • Crown, chair rail, and Custom molding Installations. 
  • Wallpaper Removal and Installation
  • Plaster and drywall repair and installation 

 

 Why waste your time placing numberous phone calls to complete these projects? We will do it all for YOU. 

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Listino Painting Company
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ColorTrends 2013!

If you're into what's "in" when it comes to interior paint colors, just look outside in 2013. The greens and blues that characterize the world outdoors are the same hues that will be popular when beautifying our living spaces this year.

It's fitting that green is expected to be one of the top paint colors used to refresh and renew the interiors of homes and buildings. "Green has always been symbolic of new life. Only now, it will be giving new life to tired interiors.

That's not to say, however, that the "pure" green we see on the color wheel will be the people's (or designer's) choice. With the growing complexity and sophistication of the palette offered by most paint companies, "green" today refers to an extremely wide spectrum of hues.

 

To visualize the options, think of the many colors that appear in a garden or grove of trees: apple, asparagus, celery, fern, honeydew, lime, mint, olive, and willow may come to mind. Wherever you buy your paint, you'll likely find some tints and shades of green named after such familiar flora.

 

"Then there are the greens that gravitate toward blue, which just happens to be projected as the other popular paint color this year. Bluish-greens like teal, turquoise, aquamarine and cyan are expected to be hot designer choices. By selecting one of these hybrid colors, you can in a sense co-opt both of the trendy color choices. 

That's not to say we won't see a lot of true blues this year. We will. And many will be drawn right from mother nature: lighter tints such as sky blue and robin's egg to darker shades like slate, navy and midnight blue... and everything in between.

 

Because various greens and blues work so well together, virtually any combination from these extended color families can be used to create a visually pleasant interior.

 

Some of the ways to do that include using different blues or greens on the walls and trim, painting an accent wall in a slightly different color from the others, and even incorporating patterns into the paint color scheme used on the walls. Another idea: painting one or more items of furniture in a contrasting or complementary green or blue.

 

Just as they do in a garden or landscape with the sky up above, the various greens and blues will tend to harmonize into a cohesive picture that will be as serene and tranquil as the beautiful scenes we see outdoors

 Chef Listino's

Culinary Korner

Stews are a winter favorite! Here's one that is sure to warm your heart. Makes 4-6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/2 pound button mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups veal or beef stock, at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 pound small (golf ball size) new potatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup diced carrots
  • 1 cup frozen pearl onions, thawed
  • 1/2 cup frozen green peas, thawed
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Parsley leaves
  • 2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch pieces

    2 tablespoons olive oil

Set a 12-inch saute pan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the pan and season the beef with 1 teaspoon of the salt, 1 teaspoon Essence and 1/2 teaspoon of the black pepper. Sear the beef (in 2 batches) in the saute pan for about 2 or 3 minutes per side.

 

Add the butter, mushrooms, flour, veal stock, tomato paste, herbs, spices, and browned meat to a slow cooker. Cover the slow cooker and set the temperature to high. Cook for 1 hour. Add the potatoes and carrots and continue to cook the stew for another 7 hours. During the last hour of cooking, add the pearl onions and replace the lid. Once the stew is cooked, stir in the peas and parsley and serve immediately.

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Reinvent a Room by Painting the Ceiling With Color

 Reinvent a Room by Painting the Ceiling With Color

 

The Color Above

dining room with white walls and rich purple painted ceiling

 White and off-white have been the default choices for ceilings for so long that most homeowners never give them a second thought. That's starting to change. To paraphrase a number of color experts, when you view a ceiling as a permanently blank canvas, you overlook an opportunity. Whether potent or subtle, a dose of color can alter the geometry of a room, changing the feeling of the space as it tricks the eye. 

Colorful ceilings aren't new, points out Nan Kornfeld, an architectural color specialist in San Francisco. "In Victorian homes, ceilings often varied from room to room," she says. Back then, colorful ceilings played off the saturated patterns on oriental carpets and ornate wood furniture. Today, they work equally well in everything from traditional interiors to airy, clean-lined spaces. Read on for six ways to let color on top bring out the best in any room. 

Create an Accent Wall 

 If the ceiling is the fifth wall, why not allow it to serve as the room's most dramatic accent? Deep shades like Behr's Delicious Berry, shown here, add warmth and drama-and, as Behr color director Erika Woelfel notes, "a splash of color can make small rooms seem larger." 

Make a Room More Polished 

 bedroom with yellow walls and ceiling

 One of the fastest, easiest ways to give a space a sophisticated look is to unite the ceiling and walls with a single color set off by crisp white trim. "If the color on the wall seems too saturated, then look at it on the paint strip and go up one or two colors to find a lighter one for the ceiling," says Dee Schlotter, a color expert at PPG Pittsburgh Paints. "It will still provide a more finished look than the usual flat white."

 Lower The Ceiling  

 neutral living room with painted ceiling 

Color can keep a high-ceilinged room from feeling unmoored.Barbara Richardson, a color expert who works with Glidden, favors shades that create an enveloping feel. Here, Glidden's Golden Bronze is balanced by pale neutrals and ample light. Dark accents pull the room together and also help keep it grounded. 

 Highlight a Special Ceiling

white room with exposed beam ceiling painted blue

 

 

 Coffering, beadboard, planks, and exposed beams naturally call attention to the ceiling, so why not reinforce the effect with a dose of color? Paint just the flat or recessed areas to create contrast that showcases the trim treatment. Or cover the whole ceiling in a uniform shade lively enough to command your attention, such as Olympic's Salem Blue, shown here. Clean white walls and punches of complementary orange add to the room's dynamic feel. 

Tip: Fanciful pendants in a related shade further help to draw the eye upward.  

 

 Make a Space More Intimate   

 dining room with red ceiling and walls 

  When the ceiling and walls are painted one color, with no contrasting molding, the result is soft and seamless. Architectural color experts recommend trying out a warm shade, like the one shown here-Sherwin-Williams's Rave Red-in a dining room, where the ceiling naturally feels high because everyone is seated around the table. "We're seeing more people continuing color up the walls and onto the ceiling," says Jackie Jordan, a color expert at Sherwin-Williams. "It doesn't make the room seem small, only cozier." 

 

 Enliven Bland Neutrals   

white kitchen with lime green ceiling 

 

  A plain white room becomes something else again when capped by a zesty, unexpected shade. In this small kitchen, Valspar's vivid Sassy Green offsets the boxy effect while injecting a needed dose of energy. The result is an atmosphere that is friendlier and more welcoming. 


Tip: To soften the sharp edges of a soffit, paint it the same color as the ceiling.

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