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Planning on Painting Brickwork? Read This First…

Exterior painting should never be approached without due care and attention. Nor should the complexities of quality exterior painting be underestimated. Guaranteed to have a marked impact on the visual appeal and even the monetary value of your home, exterior painting is something you need …

Painting a Concrete Block Wall

One of the best things about exterior concrete block walls is their extraordinary long-term durability. A decent concrete block wall effectively protect the home for decades on end. The only downside being that concrete block walls also have a habit of looking bedraggled and uninspiring …

How to Refinish a Wooden Picnic Table

Dusting off the old wooden picnic table in anticipation of the summer months ahead really is one of the joys of the season. Garden furniture in general being a real harbinger of summer, sparking dreams of lazy afternoons and evenings enjoying the outdoors while you …

Current Design Trends for an Exquisite Home Exterior

During 2016, 56,000 Houzz & Home users in the USA spent an average of $60,400 on home renovations, marginally up from the average spend of $59,800 the previous year. It is becoming increasingly apparent that homeowners are appreciating the importance of a beautiful house exterior, especially since …

Which Interior Colors Successfully Sell Homes?

If you’ve been keeping up with our blog…which of course you should have been…you’ll know that we recently published a post discussing home staging tips and advice. The basic premise being that if you’re planning to sell your home at some point in the near …

Top Tips for Preparing your Home for Sale

A recent CNN report states that “The lack of available homes has driven up prices, leading to bidding wars and homes selling for well above asking prices”. Needless to say, it’s an exciting time for sellers. However, before putting your home on sale, there are numerous things …

How to Paint Your Kitchen Like a Pro

The average family kitchen is subject to more use and abuse than just about any other living space imaginable. Extreme temperatures, humidity, spills, splashes and the daily attacks of hungry kids (and adults!) can really take a toll. Which is precisely why even the most …

10 Tips for Safer Interior Painting

Yes, we know – health and safety is just about the most boring subject imaginable for the average American. Being told what we should and shouldn’t be doing on a daily basis by the powers that be is far from inspiring. Here at Homm CPS, …

Removing Pen from Painted Walls Like A Pro

If you’ve got kids, you’ve dealt with this problem. If not, it’s hard to imagine just how hair-tearing the frustration can be. You turn your back for literally 5 seconds and your darling children produce the most extraordinary works of art on your walls. Having …

Paint Over Wallpaper? Science Says No!

The hotly debated subject of painting over wallpaper (or not, as the case may be) is one we’ve touched upon on numerous occasions. Nevertheless, it still represents one of the most commonly asked questions among customers we encounter on a daily basis. It’s no secret …