the FRANCIS FILES

Notes on New Regency style from the studio of Kevin Francis O'Gara

The Francis Files

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The Best Navy Blue Paint Colors (And How to Use Them) Guides · Paint The Best Navy Blue Paint Colors (And How to Use Them)Navy does not need more navy. It needs something to push against. The blues I specify and what to put beside them.The Best Blush Pink Paint Colors: Grown-Up, Not Girly Guides · Paint The Best Blush Pink Paint Colors: Grown-Up, Not GirlyThe word pink scares people into greige. The right blush is one of the most flattering colors you can put in a room.The Best Pale Blue Paint Colors: Calm, Not Cold Guides · Paint The Best Pale Blue Paint Colors: Calm, Not ColdPale blue lives or dies on its undertone. Eight I specify, and how to read each one before you buy a gallon.The Best Sage Green Paint Colors (Without the Minty Mistake) Guides · Paint The Best Sage Green Paint Colors (Without the Minty Mistake)The line between a dusty sage and a dentist-office mint is thinner than you think. Here is where it falls.The Best Charcoal Gray Paint Colors (and How to Live With One) Guides · Paint The Best Charcoal Gray Paint Colors (and How to Live With One)Dark walls make a small room feel bigger, not smaller. The charcoals I trust, and how to live with one.The Best White Paint Colors: 9 Designer-Approved Picks Guides · Paint The Best White Paint Colors: 9 Designer-Approved PicksJust white is never just white. Nine I have used in real rooms, and what each one does to the light.