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Spring is a season of new life, new blooms, and a renewed fresh outlook on the future. It’s also the perfect season to give your favorite rooms a design refresh and add in some timely pops of color! Floral patterns represent one of the most classic motifs in art, inspiring…

With sunny days upon us and the chilly winter months behind us, many homeowners are taking a moment to spring clean and get the home in order. If you’ve been eying a design refresh or room remodel, now may also be the perfect season to complete your project since it’s…

When it comes to selecting attractive area rugs that will provide a pop of visual interest and color, eye-catching patterns are a perfect place to begin your search! Chevron designs, a timeless V-shaped mark that stretches across the rug’s length, represent a timeless pattern that can fit multiple design schemes.…

Our favorite gorgeous hardwood floors are classic, durable, and offer stunning natural beauty. When you use a chic patterned layout for the actual planks, you’ve got the recipe for a floor that will create an unforgettable room with high visual interest. So which layout patterns are on-trend right now, and…

At Johnston Paint & Decorating, we believe you should be able to love every inch of your home, from the interior design to the exterior paint. In many homes, the garage is an important room – one that gets used nearly every day, not only for parking but for storage, organization, work and more. When…

While repainting a room can be a budget-friendly way to transform a home, paint is still an investment. You don’t want to end up buying more than you need, and one of the most typical questions we hear at Johnston Paint & Decorating is “How much paint do I need?” We recommend that you adhere…

After many years of wear, you may realize that your home needs a new coat of paint either on the interior or exterior. Painting a home is no small undertaking, however. It takes times, patience & skill, and a lot of times it’s a home improvement project best left to the professionals. If you’re repainting…

There’s almost nothing better than a freshly painted room. However, the smell of fresh paint in a room almost always leaves something to be desired. Even the best paints can come with an odor that smells strongly of chemicals and lingers for a lengthy period of time after the job is complete. Not only is…

If you are one of the many fans of ‘farmhouse chic’ or ‘rustic vogue’ design principles, then you have probably come across the eye-catching whitewashed look on Pinterest, interior design blogs, or home trend magazines. Mixing white paint and water, a thinner, semi-transparent paint is created and used on wood,…

It’s no secret that we highly recommend the use of chic area rugs throughout the home, both as stylish, decorative pieces and as valuable protectors of your floors underneath. No matter what motivates you to start shopping for a rug, colors and design patterns are surely important parts of your…