Kathy Banak

November 25, 2011

Authentic Home and Kathy Banak Interior Design and Color Consultations

Color Consultations Seattle

For the color challenged, Authentic Home provides on-site color consultations.  After reviewing the home and desired styles, Kathy creates a custom Authentic Home COLOR Paint™ palette for your home’s interior or exterior.  The goal is to ensure that the paint colors are complementary for flow and visual appeal.

What you receive: Authentic Home and Kathy Banak Interior Design and Color Consultation Seattle

  • A detailed outline of each room’s color and finish for the walls, ceiling, door and trim.  For exterior color consultations a detailed outline of the color and finish is provided for the body, trim, door and any architectural elements that need to be painted.
  • 4″x6″ color cards of each new paint color
  • Free painter estimates — the Authentic Home team of painters are all licensed and bonded and have a vast expertise of painting with the Authentic Home COLOR Paints.
  • A 30-minute complementary interior consultation – while Kathy is reviewing the home, she will provide insight on interior design and home décor projects.

To learn more about Authentic Home and Kathy Banak’s interior design services and consultations visit our services page on our website.

Receive $100 off an Authentic Home Color Consultation or $100 credit off your initial Authentic Home Interior Design Invoice. Don’t delay! Contact Kathy today to schedule your appointment and receive this great savings! Offer expires November 30th, 2011.  Call 206.937.3070

August 25, 2011

Environmentally Friendly Paint, Eco-Friendly for a Greener Environment


Available now, when you are painting your home, is a fairly new product called environmentally friendly paint. It is a very exciting item because of all of its functions that the average person probably isn’t aware of. It is beneficial to the surrounding environment and people. For the city of Seattle, it even helps clean the surrounding air when used on exterior surfaces and siding. We live in an age of concern for nature and friendly goods that don’t promote any more pollution. This paint is becoming increasingly popular and maybe even a necessity.

Certain environmentally friendly paints actually absorb carbon dioxide from the air as they continue to harden. Some contain natural lime, which acts as a fire retardant. We’ve all heard of traditional house paints that are harmful and dangerous. VOCs (volatile organic compounds) are found in older paints and release toxins into its surroundings. These toxins are even harmful to plants so imagine how they affect humans or animals! Imagine how much cleaner the air in your home would smell and be by using these paints. In a nursery this would be a definite plus. Add the natural fire retardant properties and you have a perfect paint for baby the entire family.

Seattle and the Washington state area have always been on the forefront of environmentally conscious ideas. Having such a beautiful natural environment to live in creates the desire to preserve it. Everyone is benefited when surroundings are safe and healthy. The air we breathe in is a very important part of our health. SBS (sick building syndrome) can be directly caused by the vocs in some paint. Environmentally friendly paint still fights mold, mildew, and fungus, like older paints. Zinc oxide is one natural substance that is a fungicide in eco-friendly paint. The difference is the older paints contain toxic biocides that can continue to seep for five years after application.

It seems that it is increasingly apparent that we, as the earth’s citizens, have a responsibility. We are to be good stewards in all of our habitats. Becoming aware of and using environmentally friendly paint certainly seems like a step in the right direction for anyone. In Seattle, in our homes, businesses, and everywhere, it is an advantage to begin using these eco-friendly paints. The benefits are immediate now and our future generations will thank us!

Authentic Home exterior paint has a lifetime warranty and is a low VOC, very high premium paint formulated for the Great Northwest. You would be hard pressed to find a comparable paint at any price. This is a terrific way to protect your Authentic Home.  Browse our online store for paint color inspiration, palettes and to purchase 4 oz sample color cans, quarts and gallons.

You can now purchase Authentic Home COLOR Paint™ at Rodda Paint Stores, check out our current list of Rodda locations and other resellers for Authentic Home COLOR Paint™ in the Pacific Northwest.

July 27, 2011

Authentic Home Fabrics Now Available at Local Consignment Shop

Consignment shops are doing better then ever these days.  During the current economic climate, consignment, second hand shops and flea markets have had a great resurgence.  These shops and markets are really fun to peruse and you would be surprised at the great finds you can stumble upon. Recently, I was shopping in my neighborhood and came across a really great consignment shop that I thought might be a perfect outlet for Authentic Home decor fabrics.

Suite Arrangements and Authentic Home Fabrics are excited to be partnering to bring quality, beautiful and affordable decorator fabrics to local shoppers in the Seattle area. Stop in at the store and take a look at our selection.  I am also available for upholstering consultation through Suite Arrangements.

Here are some samples of our fabrics, click on the fabric swatch to shop our store and get some inspiration for putting together fabrics, paints and more.