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Color is life

Choosing the colors for your space is so important because color can alter your emotions and your well being. Colors that harmonize and compliment each other bring peace and a sense of joy. Colors that fight can bring depression, anger and sadness. Colors can alter ones mood. A definition of color: the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way the object reflects or emits light. "the lights flickered and changed color In other words color is created by how much light is absorbed or reflected. When choosing your color, decide how much light you wish to have in your space. Does the space have lots of natural light, is it a kitchen

wood never dies

Okay this sounds weird. But as I refinish wood and decorate it with a new finish I feel the wood, and I imagine what the life of the wood has been like. What kind of tree did it come from? Was this the first purpose for the wood or was it something else prior. I sometimes paint wood to look like it has been outside and repainted many times. It is a finish that many people here in the southwest enjoy. There are many techniques that create this type of finish. But the most important thing to bring is an open mind. There is no such thing as a mistake with this finish. Because everything can be altered which can enhance the final product. I use block aging which is using two small blocks