• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised 50 Shades of Grey, Benjamin Moore gray, E.L. James, gray, Marsala, Paint Quality Institute, Pantone Color 2015, Sherwin-Williams gray

So if you read last month’s newsletter, you know that we were all about color with the announcement of the Pantone…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised Benjamin Moore, Bolero, Color of the Year, Coral Reef, Guilford Green, Leatrice Eiseman, Maple Leaf, Marsala, Pantone, Sherwin Williams

I remember those Sunday nights when we’d gather in front of the TV and watch Tinkerbell paint the sky above Sleeping…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised Bucks-Mont NARI, Jessica Clymer, National Association of the Remodeling Industry, Wounded Warrior

Thanks to a boatload of help, over 2 Saturdays in November the Community Service team of Bucks-Mont NARI (National Association of…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised ghost story, Halloween

It looked like a regular old house when we pulled into this New Jersey driveway in late spring for a wallpaper-removal…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised cut nails, drop finials, Shiplap

I dream about houses. Really. Ask Carla. Sometimes I wake up and am able to tell her the tiniest details of…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised Bucks-Mont NARI, Judge Isaac Garb, Mazaheri Realty

The first time I went to the house, in 1993, I nearly missed the driveway. But as I turned off of…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised camelback bridge, Delaware Canal, Friends of the Delaware Canal, Hazzard's Bridge, Odell Painting, towpath, Upper Black Eddy

My wife, Carla, and I love to walk on the Delaware Canal Towpath, especially near Upper Black Eddy, close to where…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised Bucks-Mont NARI, Eiseman Roofing, No Roof Left Behind, Odell Painting

You may not know this, but Odell Painting is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). And…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised Bon Jovi, Cher, Eric Clapton, Gwen Stefani, Hands All Over, Hell Freezes Over, John Mellencamp, Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Nevermind, Nirvana, Ozzy Osborne, Songs from the Big Chair, Sting, Tears for Fears, the Eagles

This wasn’t our first trip to the Bobbi Silver-Chris Stephens home in Carversville. Five years ago, we painted their exterior. Last…

• Written by Ken Odell
• Categorised bridesmaid dresses, Bucks County, Bucks County wallpaper removal, Odell Painting, wallpaper removal

Recently, my wife, Carla, and I attended a 25th-wedding-anniversary party. The still-happy couple had posted photos from their late-1988 wedding. As…