Let's Talk (paint) Color

Amy Krane & Amy Woolf
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Color is the foundation of great interior design. It can settle a building into its landscape. It can make an unattractive structural detail just disappear and it can set or change the mood in a room, instantly.  Host Amy Krane, Architectural Color Consultant at Amy Krane Color, amykranecolor.com is an award winning paint color expert.  In each episode she'll introduce you to a master of color whose expertise in their respective field will inspire and enlighten you about the power of color for our built environment.   In Episodes 1 -20 Architectural Color Experts Amy Krane & Amy Woolf discuss how to choose color for your home or business, interior and exterior in a rousing conversation which spans all aspects of color in architectural design.

  1. FEB 3

    Shaker Colors

    In 1774 an illiterate, pious and fervent young woman from Manchester England, led a handful of followers to the New World to seek religious freedom and freedom from persecution. Her name was Ann Lee and she founded a new Protestant sect that later became known as The Shakers. In their day, there were thousands of Shakers and many communities throughout NY and New England. Now there are 3. That's 3 people not communities. They lived communally and prided themselves on their hard work and piousness. The Shakers became known for their magnificent design of objects: Shaker furniture, baskets and boxes are highly collectible.  Even today, Shaker is one of the most popular kitchen cabinet styles. Cindy Dickinson, Education Director  at Shaker Hancock Village in the Berkshires of MA, joins me for a conversation about the Shakers. We dive into the Shaker colors, how they were used and what makes them so arresting.

    50 min

  2. 10/19/2025

    Color for Production Housing

    Tobi Saunders, owner of 1837 Color & Design, is a trained Architect and Color Consultant. At her company she specifies exterior color and materials for production builders around the county. These builders create large developments of single family and sometimes multi-family residences throughout the US with the predominance of construction happening in the Southern states where population shifts continue to aggregate. Keeping regionality, budget and variety at the forefront of her mind, Tobi uses principles of color theory, wielding her colorful wand to improve the look and feel of new communities in the making.

    39 min

  3. 09/17/2025

    Dagny Thurmann-Moe & Maximalist Scandi Design. Looking back to go forward.

    When you think of Scandinavian design the look of a colorless winter day comes to mind - think pale grey, white and perhaps washed out blue.  But this is a modern-day invention. Dagny Thurmann-Moe, the founder of Koi Colour & Design Studio designs exteriors, interiors, products, and CMF strategies for brands seeking a stronger identity through color, materials, and finishes. Dagny is known for challenging the idea of “timeless” design — instead creating time-bound and aesthetically sustainable environments that reflect culture, history, and human needs. She is the fearless proponent of bringing color back into Norwegian interiors and exteriors and is leading the campaign to add pinks, terracottas, greens and yellows back onto the urban cityscape like it was 400 years ago.  Check out her TedX talk on the topic and tune in to hear a true polymath talk about using color.

    53 min

  4. 04/26/2025

    Maye Ruiz- The Mexican Queen of Color

    "Mexico is not beige!" is a defining quote from one of Mexico's hottest new designers. Maye Ruiz is an interior designer, creative director of Maye Estudio, and one of the designers selected for the AD100 México & Latin America list, which recognizes the most influential designers and architects in the region. Her work stands out for its bold exploration of color, materiality, and visual storytelling, creating spaces that blend tradition, modernity, and a unique chromatic palette. Maye has built a career spanning residential, commercial, and hospitality design, always embracing color as a powerful tool for spatial transformation. Her design process is deeply influenced by color psychology, craftsmanship, and cultural context, resulting in interiors that tell stories and evoke identity. Based in San Miguel de Allende, that colorful and unique city, Maye's home, a Unesco Historic site, is the perfect backdrop for the ground breaking work she is doing. Check out her work on https://www.letstalkpaintcolor.com

    58 min

  5. 02/27/2025

    The Colors of Olana

    If you've never walked into an interior which caused your jaw to drop then you haven't witnessed the overwhelming effect a built environment can have. There are few of these places extant and even fewer here in the United States. I'm lucky to live just a few miles from one - the hilltop home of the Hudson River School painter Frederic Church, Olana. Perched on a mountaintop overlooking the Hudson River, it's sited facing southwest to take in the views of the Catskill Mountains to the west and the winding path of the river down towards NYC. Olana is a sight to behold. Church was the most famous painter in America in the late 19th century. His massive paintings of the natural world wooed critics and the masses alike. Olana was his masterpiece. 250 acres of woodlands, lakes and carriage roads with a house unlike any built before. Its design was wrested from his imagination after trips to the Middle East. Exotic doesn't even begin to describe it. Its architecture and interior colors are unique. You've never seen a home as colorful as this. It shouldn't work, yet it does. Until you get the opportunity to visit Olana listen in. It's the next best thing.

    53 min

  6. 12/14/2024

    2025 Color & Design Trends

    We welcome back former co-host Amy Woolf to discuss the 2025 Colors of the Year and other design trends percolating right now. Which interior colors are the rage, what exterior paint colors are the most popular and what's new in furnishings and decor.

    1h 1m

  7. 11/05/2024

    Alkemis Paint

    Imagine the tagline for a new paint company "Paint your walls with rock instead of plastic." If that doesn't pique your interest I don't know what would. Meet Maya Crowne and Price Latimer, the entrepreneurs who conceived of a safe, plastic free interior house paint made from natural materials with minerals for pigmentation. It's a fascinating story about two women who never dreamed they would become paint manufacturers one day trying to change the way the world paints, one can at a time.

    36 min

  8. 08/07/2024

    Talking Shop with Eve Ashcraft

    Think about the skills needed to create a paint color which matches a cat's fur coat. Now think about those needed to  transform the look of a big city transit hub. That describes the color chops of Architectural Color Consultant, Eve Ashcraft. She came to NYC after attending RISD and with her unique color skills became the creator of Martha Stewart's original paint line as well as the color-guru of Moynihan Train Hall in NYC. Through the decades, her prowess in the field and her client base grew to include esteemed commercial clients and countless residential home owners. Meet Eve and hear about her journey through the world of color.

    53 min
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About

Color is the foundation of great interior design. It can settle a building into its landscape. It can make an unattractive structural detail just disappear and it can set or change the mood in a room, instantly.  Host Amy Krane, Architectural Color Consultant at Amy Krane Color, amykranecolor.com is an award winning paint color expert.  In each episode she'll introduce you to a master of color whose expertise in their respective field will inspire and enlighten you about the power of color for our built environment.   In Episodes 1 -20 Architectural Color Experts Amy Krane & Amy Woolf discuss how to choose color for your home or business, interior and exterior in a rousing conversation which spans all aspects of color in architectural design.

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  • Creator
    Amy Krane & Amy Woolf
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    33
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Let's Talk (paint) Color
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