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Interior Color Trends for 2021

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While some might be thinking that we are jumping the gun a little, others feel the same way, 2020 can be over. There isn’t a guarantee that a new year means the place gets back to normal, however, there is hope. While many of us spent most of our time at home in 2020, we probably have noticed that our interiors are getting a little outdated. Perhaps you need to freshen up the paint a little. If we are going to be spending more time at home, then shouldn’t we be enjoying it? Let’s make the inside of your home beautiful. Warm calming pastels along with cheerful and bright colors. After all, we could all use a little cheer after this year!

2020 wasn’t all bad, well, it was mostly, but think about the hobbies that you picked back up. Or the extra time you got to spend with your family, the good times. Many of us got to get back to nature and enjoy the outdoors more, since, well, that was pretty much the only place we were allowed to go. During this time vacations were canceled and many of us started investing in the beauty of our own homes. We were busy creating beautiful art for the walls and designing that new garden.

As 2021 rolls in, many fashion designers are thinking that the colors for the year are going to be back to nature with a pop of bright. Let’s take a look at what we mean by that.

The colors of 2021
Brave Ground is a dulux color that some of the design experts have chosen as one of the more popular colors of 2021. This warm and earthy tone brings in nature to the interior. It provides a firm foundation for creativity and change. The color represents growth, stability, and potential. This color can be easily combined with other colors in all kinds of ways.

Forecast is another potentially popular color palette for 2021. This color palette offers a sense of comfort and familiarity. These color choices offer a reset, retreat, and nourish. While holding onto a sense of nostalgia, this color palette offers rejuvenating and aesthetic pleasing hues. As life in 2020 may seem a little slower, we like to think that these colors can be a way to bring in the cheer.

The rest palette is a palette that is a little more upbeat. This is sure to bring some cheer into your home. Why not brighten your tone and outlook with some of these bolder tones. While this palette is of brighter tones, it also has a sense of the 70s. This nostalgic look is something that seems to be getting more popular in recent years.

The palette Nourish demands attention and offers a send of unplugging and being in the present moment. This palette is said to offer some rejuvenation of your soul. While it does lean to the more nurturing side, the colors of this palette are warm earth tones such as browns, greens, and yellows. This is an excellent palette choice if you need a sense of warmth and acceptance. It offers a sense of softness that allows your furniture and home decor to meld. Admire your tranquil surroundings with the Nourish palette.

More 2021 Paint Color Choices.
The retreat palette is a mixture of security with a side of comfort. Your home is your central hub for just about anything these days. Many of us are finding that it is where we rest our heads but also where we eat, workout, and even work. We are spending more time in our homes than ever before, so it is important that we are comfortable. The retreat color palette is made to offer this level of comfort. The hues of this palette are very earth tones with browns, blues, and dark greens. While our lives start to be more around your home, you find yourself having to blur the lines of work, relaxation, and play. This is the color palette for you.

Jotun Lady
Jotun Lady is a paint company out of Norway. They have come up with a four color palette collection that is called Rediscover. Rediscover is about finding new ways to play with the different color options and combing in colors in ways you never thought possible.

Warm and rustic colors are what you’ll find in the first color palette. In this palette think about the Moroccan desert sand that is rich with golden pinks or the burnt oranges that we think of than we think of Mexico. This is to incorporate the love of culture from around the world. These are really rich and warm color tones. The pinks, orange, and tans are colors that are warm and inviting.

Soft and Neutral colors
The soft and neutral colors are gray, light tan, and light browns. This palette is timeless hues that go with all kinds of different pallets.

Dreamy Pastel Hues
This palette is meant to bring Scandinavian village into your home. This color palette is very warm and earthy. These are fun and light color options that can really brighten up your home and make it quite beautiful.

Airy Blue Tones
The airy blue tones make your home fun and airy. It is very peaceful and offers a great sense of peace. This color palette is a wonderful way to surround yourself with calm colors and enjoy the cozy environment. Making a cozy environment that allows you to recharge your batteries. These blue-grey hues are perfect for those places that you want rest and comfort in. Places such as the bedroom or living room. This brings in the quiet tranquility of these colors found in nature.

Urbane Bronze is Sherwin-Williams color of 2021
While we have some various color palettes mentioned. We wanted to also take a look at what Sherwin-Willams chose for their color choice of 2021. While we are all stuck inside, it is important to remember that you don’t have to look at drab walls. You can have fun with your interior, afterall, you are staring at it more than normal. This Urbane Bronze is a nice warm color that brings a bit of cheer into a drab world.

Behr Color Trends of 2021
Behr, another leader in interior paint also has their palette for 2021 that are divided in 6 color themes. Casual comfort is beautiful light colors and a calm zone are another color choice. These beautiful greens and blues are in the clam zone. Subtle Focus is another group of colors that Behr recommends that is very sophisticated. In the Quiet Haven collect they offer a peaceful oasis with deep hues. Optimistic view is a wonderful collection that is a pop of bright color.

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Press Release: Arana Craftsman Painters Featured In Oakland Magazine

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Oakland Magazine features Arana Craftsman Painters: the article opens with Shannon
Bloemker meeting with the company after being subcontracted a staining and painting service as
part of the latter’s “eco-conscious renovation project.”

Oakland, CA – Arana Craftsman Painters receive a notable mention in Oakland
Magazine. The article entitled “The Test Of Time: Taking A Look At A Leed Platinum Home, 10
Years Later.” The article talks about how Shannon and Rob, after purchasing a Mid-Century
Modern style home, decided it needed work. Fortunately, she had a great deal of construction
and property management experience. Armed with a Master’s degree in Sustainability at
Harvard, she brought a few players onboard, one of which was Arana Craftsman Painters.
Arana Craftsman Painters worked with Shannon, bringing her vision to life, one painting task at
a time. The techniques used, according to the company, had to be eco-friendly and it had to be
durable. However, it was no ordinary paint job since the house has a great deal of wood, namely
cedar, which turns grey and bleeds, appearing as black streaks on the surface. Some homeowners
decide against coating the cedar, but Arana recommended that the cedar receive a clear coat
stain, essentially UV proofing it. The result is the beautiful red, and golden color cedar looks
excellent.

It was up to Arana Craftsman Painters to stain every wood panel! A lot of the paneling was also
new, and every one of the panels had to be stained, and the colors had to match precisely.
Painting and staining jobs are painstakingly challenging and require a high skill level. Shannon
implied that a job like that wouldn’t have been as easy as it was without Arana’s expertise.

“Working with Shannon was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. She had so much knowledge and
experience that we were able to exchange a lot of information when working on her home. I still
remember how challenging staining those wood panels were, and at times, it seemed that the
work would never end; however, the time we spent working on making sure everything was
perfect certainly paid off.” Said a representative for Arana Craftsman Painters.

She added, “We are very proud of the work our team did.”

About Arana Craftsman Painters
The company is on a mission to serve homeowners in the Bay Area by preserving structures that
offer sustenance and warmth to families. Arana Craftsman Painters aims to provide the finest
work at a fair price. In addition, the company backs all work they do with a satisfaction
guarantee.

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Arana Craftsman Painters Welcomes Julie Feinstein Onboard As Business Development Manager

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Oakland, CA – Julie Feinstein brings with her years of experience as a journalist, writer, photographer and teacher. She is also a seasoned networker, which, along with her along list of skills and talents, are ideally suited to help the company and its mission. Arana Craftsman added that Feinstein, in addition to having the skill set needed to help the company achieve its goals, is also compatible with its culture and values, making her the perfect match.

Julie Feinstein has extensive experience in the home design and remodeling industry, to which she was exposed to after launching her highly successful marketing writing and consulting services in 2009. She was quoted as saying, “I found I had an affinity for working with architects, designers, builders and contractors.” In other words, people who combined their skillsets to create aesthetic spaces.

As business development manager at Arana Craftsman Painters, Feinstein has already started using her years of industry experience and affinity for working with these professionals to help steer the business. Julie Feinstein joins the company’s Ernesto and Catherine, in addition to other members of the growing Arana Craftsman family, to build relationships and find business opportunities as part of helping it meet its goals for 2023 and beyond.

“I’m proud to be part of the team. Everyone has been so welcoming, and it feels like I’ve entered a new home. However, I know we’ve got a lot of work to do, but I also believe that the team is ready to start working towards a common goal,” said, Julie Feinstein.

She added, “I think we can accomplish a lot with the right strategy, and that’s what we are working on right now. I think everyone will see lots of positive changes moving forward.”

About Arana Craftsman

Arana Craftsman is one of the most trusted and skilled painters in Oakland, California. The company is on a mission to help homeowners preserve their structures. The company offers a 5-year guarantee, warranty repairs, and annual check-ins. Arana Craftsman sees itself as a long-term partner that helps people keep their homes in excellent condition.

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Arana Craftsman Painters Clinches Next Door Faves Award for the Third Consecutive Year

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Oakland, CA — Arana Craftsman Painters, a leading name in the painting industry, proudly announces its triumphant win of the prestigious Next Door Faves award for the third consecutive year. This esteemed recognition solidifies Arana Craftsman Painters as the go-to choice for top-quality painting services in the Oakland area.

Next Door Faves, a widely respected local business award, celebrates excellence and community appreciation. Arana Craftsman Painters has consistently demonstrated its commitment to delivering exceptional craftsmanship, unparalleled customer service, and a dedication to enhancing the aesthetic appeal of homes and businesses in our community.

Arana Craftsman Painters has been a cornerstone of the Oakland community for more than 20 years, and this three-year winning streak underscores the company’s unwavering commitment to excellence. The Next Door Faves award is a testament to the trust and satisfaction of the local community, reflecting Arana Craftsman Painters’ continuous efforts to exceed customer expectations.

“We are thrilled and honored to receive the Next Door Faves award for the third year in a row. This achievement is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and talent of our team. We take great pride in being the preferred choice for painting services in the Oakland area, and we are grateful for the continued support of our community,” said a representative of Arana Craftsman Painters.

Arana Craftsman Painters is renowned for its meticulous attention to detail, use of high-quality materials, and commitment to customer satisfaction. Whether it’s interior or exterior painting, residential or commercial projects, Arana Craftsman Painters consistently delivers results that transform spaces and exceed client expectations.

As a three-time recipient of the Next Door Faves award, Arana Craftsman Painters looks forward to continuing its tradition of excellence in the years to come. The company remains dedicated to serving the Bay Area community with integrity, skill, and a passion for enhancing the beauty of every project undertaken.

For more information about Arana Craftsman Painters and its award-winning services, please visit https://www.craftsmanpainters.com or schedule a free consultation by calling 510-567-9559.

About Arana Craftsman Painters:
Arana Craftsman Painters is a Oakland painting company known for its commitment to quality craftsmanship, exceptional customer service, and community involvement. With a reputation built on trust and reliability, Arana Craftsman Painters has become a staple in the local painting industry, serving residential and commercial clients with unmatched dedication and skill.

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Leading Oakland Painters, Arana Craftsman Painters’ New Website Goes Live

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Oakland, California – Arana Craftsman Painters, one of Oakland’s leading painting services, had been talking about their new website design for months, hinting at a slicker, more easy-to-use, mobile-friendly design. The company’s spokesperson was quoted as saying that “…as leading Oakland painters, we need to make a great first impression, especially with people who have not used our service before, and the latest design, currently under development is geared to do just that.”

After months of development, the new website design goes live with a brand-new interface, making it significantly easier for home and business owners to request a quote and browse through the company’s portfolio. Unlike the previous design, the new iteration is now mobile-friendly, allowing prospects to contact the company for more information or request a quote via their mobile device quickly. The newly redesigned website also features the latest testimonials and photographs of the company’s latest work, allowing prospects to quickly browse through to find what they like.

Readers can experience the new design and request a quote from one of the leading Oakland painters by vising Arana Craftsman Painters’ official website https://www.craftsmanpainters.com.

When talking about the thought process behind the new design, the spokesperson for the company said that “We wanted to bring our website into the mobile-friendly age, so to speak. Our old website was admittedly slow and didn’t perform as it should have on all screen sizes. It didn’t scale well and, in our opinion, left an awful impression on people who weren’t aware of the quality service we offered.”

She added, “The new design incorporates everything we want. It visually communicates our service’s quality and makes it very easy for anyone to request a quote. It might have taken a while to get the design right, but now that it is, we think it’s going to help prospective clients a lot, especially when it comes to finding out more about our company.”

About Arana Craftsman Painters

The company has provided excellent quality work to home and business owners in Oakland for a very long time. The company has a reputation for unsurpassed quality backed by a 5-year warranty, annual customer check-ins, and warranty repairs (if needed). The company prides itself on providing excellent customer service from initial contact to requesting subsequent warranty repairs.

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Philanthropy Spotlight: Carolyn Rebuffel Flannery and Make It Home

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Faithful readers of our blog may recognize the name of interior designer Carolyn Rebuffel Flannery. We have loved working with Carolyn to help realize her beautiful, pattern-driven design projects and have featured her twice in previous articles, once for her inventive self-created textiles and again when we wanted our designer colleagues to weigh in on their favorite shades of white paint.

While many of us have pivoted in different ways in 2020, Carolyn took a big leap. Closing her design business for one year, Carolyn dedicated herself to launching and running a charitable nonprofit, Make It Home. Combining her longtime advocacy for foster children with her knowledge of and networks in the design community, Carolyn’s new non-profit places donated new and gently-used furniture and fixtures (a longtime waste issue in the design industry) in homes of newly-adopted foster children and of previously homeless adults transitioning out of crisis and into permanent residences.

Thus, Make It Home provides quality furniture, including beds, lamps, tables, and dining sets to vulnerable populations who might otherwise not have access to these things that create home. With COVID-19 causing the need for support to surge, Carolyn decided to have Make It Home be her main priority.

And now, what started out as a one-year sabbatical has turned into a full-time career change. Carolyn reports, “I am not going back to residential interior design—this endeavor is too much fun and has the potential to help so many people. So I am going to do it full-time for the foreseeable future.”

“I might take on a design project here or there,” she adds, “if it looks as fun as what I am doing now, but…”

Click here to read more about Make It Home, as covered in Business of Home.

At Arana Craftsman Painters we care deeply about supporting community. We wanted to spotlight Carolyn for her courageous leap into full-time philanthropic work and are honored to count her among our creative, change-making colleagues, clients, and friends.

Are you working to make a difference in the world? Would you like to have your work featured in our newsletter? Contact us!

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Shelter in Place with Accessory Dwelling Units

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Now that “Sheltering in Place” has become the “new normal,” many of us are looking to our homes to support us more than ever before. Maintenance projects that we might have been putting off are suddenly in our faces 24/7 and getting long-needed attention. And with this new and constant attention to home, we recognize that we need our spaces to be multi-functioning, as everything from work, to school, to socializing is now being done on video-chat.

While video in some ways feels more distanced than the in-person world of before, it is also more intimate. We are peering into each other’s homes through these tiny boxes on our screens!

Speaking of tiny… another concept that has become even more popular in recent years is the multi-purpose and modular-functioning tiny home — as well as the idea of creatively carving out space in your existing full-sized home, whether within the structure, going underneath, adding onto, or installing an entirely new structure; whether built from scratch or pre-fabricated and placed in your yard.

All of these can be classified as an ADU. ADU stands for “Accessory Dwelling Unit.” Sometimes quaintly or antiquated-ly referred to as the “in-Law” or even “Mother-In-Law” unit. In legal terms, an ADU is a space that has its own entrance, a bedroom, its own bathroom, storage of some kind, and a kitchen.

While ADUs might have once been the place that gave you breathing room from your Mother-In-Law when she came to stay for extended periods (not for us, we love our MILs!), today the ADU serves many functions, from an income-generator via Airbnb, to a home-office or home-schoolroom, to a way to re-welcome-home adult children who previously left the nest, or shelter other relatives long-term, creating an accommodating extended family compound in uncertain (and even in better!) times.

There are two categories and four typical formats of an ADUs: Detached — either Constructed or Pre-built; or Attached — usually a garage conversion or underground excavation.

A general ballpark-estimate for a 200-square-foot interior ADU is about $150,000 and a 650-square-foot backyard-detached cottage may run you as much as $350,000. Prices will vary depending on size, as well as any unforeseen construction issues that come up, plus how fancy you want to go with materials, appliances, decoration, furnishings, etc.

In the Bay Area, some see the rise in ADUs as a solution to rising new-housing needs. And legislation has followed suit in recent years. We’ve experienced a welcome decrease in the regulations that were previously deal-breakers, or at least headache-makers, including reducing or eliminating parking requirements, and shortening distance from curb measurements for permitting, as cities like Oakland and Berkeley are searching for lower-impact ways to create more housing.

In comparison with countries across the world, it seems that the United States has started to catch on to the benefits of multi-generational family housing, seeing ADUs as a pathway to keeping families together; although economic factors are also a noted influence and now, the pandemic.

Currently, California holds the #2 spot in the U.S. for the highest percentage of multi-generational family homes.

More and more in the Bay Area, we are seeing scenarios like this one: a large backyard cottage might house an adult child in their 20s with the parents living in the front house, and as this next generation marries and starts to have kids, the new growing family and aging parents swap places, with parents moving to the backyard abode and aging-in-place.

Of course, the key to having an ADU install be a positive experience is hiring an experienced and knowledgeable team. We have worked with HDR Remodeling and other general contractors and architects whom we refer to and are referred by who can steer you through the process with, hopefully, as little grief and as much information to reasonably calibrate expectations of cost and duration, as possible.