Articles by Jennifer Ott Design

Large Victorian-style homes shouldn’t have all the fun when it comes to exterior paint colors. In fact, a small and simple bungalow or cottage can provide the perfect canvas for more unusual colors. Because this style of home is not immense in size or…

Painting the exterior of your home can be a large and expensive undertaking. For this reason, you want to get the colors right the first time. Rather than defaulting to whites or off-whites out of fear of making a color mistake, take a look at more un…

Many ingredients go into designing the perfect kitchen. One that’s often overlooked or not considered early enough in the design process is color. It’s perfectly fine to prefer a neutral kitchen, of course, but many homeowners default to everything in…

Green is a natural choice for kitchens because so many of the foods we cook and eat are also green, and bring to mind words like fresh, rejuvenating and healthy. There are a multitude of green colors to choose from as well as a number of ways to use t…

We recently illustrated how a couple of minor adjustments can transform a kitchen. Now let’s see what happens when we give a small half bathroom a similar treatment. Using…

We recently illustrated how a couple of minor adjustments can transform a kitchen. Now let’s see what happens when we give a small half bathroom a similar treatment. Using…

I have more than 10 years of experience working with homeowners on their renovations, but I’ve also spent the past 20 years renovating my own properties. Having stood on both sides of this always-stressful process, I’ve learned quite a bit about what …

We recently profiled 8 kitchen islands that look beautiful in blue. Now let’s see what going green can mean. Green is a popular color for kitchens because we associate it…

If you’re lucky enough to have a kitchen island then you’re also lucky enough to have a great design opportunity. Adding an accent color to an island is a relatively easy way to add personality to your kitchen. In this first article in a series on kit…

If you’re lucky enough to have a kitchen island then you’re also lucky enough to have a great design opportunity. Adding an accent color to an island is a relatively easy way to add personality to your kitchen. In this first article in a series on kit…