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Torlando On Color

Oh come on. Ishtar…just go back and watch it. It’s pretty good.

Oh come on. Ishtar…just go back and watch it. It’s pretty good.

Jun 11

How to Use Delft, a Cool and Relaxing Blue, in Your Home

If you are looking for a blue paint color that is not too bright or too dark, you might want to consider Delft, a shade of cyan from Sherwin Williams. Delft is a cool and relaxing blue that has undertones of slate gray and green, adding a serene depth to any room. In this blog post, we will show you some examples of how to use Delft in your home, and give you some tips on how to coordinate it with other colors.

Jun 11
How to Use Delft, a Cool and Relaxing Blue, in Your Home

Create a Romantic Valentine’s Day Vibe with These Perfect Paint Colors!

Photo by Pin Adventure Map on Unsplash

Feb 1
Create a Romantic Valentine’s Day Vibe with These Perfect Paint Colors!

The Going Rate For Interior Painters: A Comprehensive Guide To Painting Contractors

You might be a DIY kind of person and love to paint your home on occasion. Maybe you even have friends who are handy and willing to help for free. Maybe you want to invest in painting your home, but don’t know how much it costs or where you can get the best deal.

Jan 14
The Going Rate For Interior Painters: A Comprehensive Guide To Painting Contractors

The Art of Color Matching: How to Find the Perfect Paint Hue for Your Home

Photo by Ashley West Edwards on Unsplash

Dec 28
The Art of Color Matching: How to Find the Perfect Paint Hue for Your Home

Creative And Last Minute Christmas Decorating Tips That You Can Do In Just 10 Minutes

Photo by Erwan Hesry on Unsplash

Dec 9
Creative And Last Minute Christmas Decorating Tips That You Can Do In Just 10 Minutes

Paint Color Spotlight — Ranch Cat Rescue

Ranch Cat Rescue, owned by Alison Zook — Painting by Craftsman Painter

Nov 14
Paint Color Spotlight — Ranch Cat Rescue

Self-awareness is an Illusion

It’s time we resign ourselves to the fact that we are all nearly complete in our total lack of self-awareness.

Sep 18

Torlando on Jadite 6459 — Sherwin-Williams

Jadite 6459 — Sherwin-Williams Duration

Jul 23
Torlando on Jadite 6459 — Sherwin-Williams

This is a true bummer.

This is a true bummer. It was also the primary reason I chose Medium as my article platform of choice. Dang. They have to bring it back or give us something new right?

Mar 30

The Currency Of A Good Idea

As you’re looking at my drawing above I want you to think about the theme song from Doogie Howser, just cause I think it has a good vibe, and you know, he was kind of the blog pioneer when you think about it.

Feb 25
The Currency Of A Good Idea

This is a really great write up my friend. I am really moved by the examples you brought in.

This is a really great write up my friend. I am really moved by the examples you brought in.

May 12

/being right vs. being clear_

Have you ever been in a conversation or a debate with someone and had the urge to say “Well, you just need to be right all the time!” Or maybe that’s been said to you? I’m going to posit that it isn’t that anyone needs to be right so much as they need to know they are being clear. That is they need to feel like they are being understood.

Oct 20
/being right vs. being clear_

/ikigai_

“Ikigai is a Japanese concept that means ‘a reason for being’. The word refers to having a direction or purpose in life, that which makes one’s life worthwhile, and towards which an individual takes spontaneous and willing actions giving them satisfaction and a sense of meaning to life.”

Sep 24
/ikigai_

/cultural diffusion_

In the 10th grade, our world history teacher, Mr. Kaempfer (who was recently made famous by playing a game of wiffle ball with fellow former student Jimmy Kimmel. What?!?🤩), put the same question on every single test we ever had and the answer was a definition we had memorized that we had to get right verbatim or we got it marked wrong. The question was, “What is cultural diffusion?” I’m not 100% sure I still have the right answer. It has been 20 years, but it went something like this: The spreading of cultural traits or characteristics from one group of people or civilization to another.

Sep 22
/cultural diffusion_