Articles by Jennifer Ott Design

Color management company Pantone Color Institute announced its pick for Color of the Year for 2019, and it’s an eye-popping orange-pink hybrid called Living Coral. My initial reaction to Living Coral was that I prefer this color in the natural world a…

I have over 10 years 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 to do — …

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 with freshness…

We recently discussed how to inject on-trend blue colors into the kitchen. For people who love greens, let’s move on to ideas for working the color into your kitchen. Green is a natural…

We recently discussed how to inject on-trend blue colors into the kitchen. For people who love greens, let’s move on to ideas for working the color into your kitchen. Green is a natural…

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…

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…

One of my closest friends recently asked for help picking an exterior color scheme for her cottage in San Francisco. What her 650-square-foot house lacks in size it more than makes up for in charm, and with a new exterior paint job overdue, she wanted…