There’s nothing quite like a fresh coat of paint to completely transform your interiors. Which is precisely why interior painting isn’t the kind of thing most homeowners go about lightly. Get it right and you’re in for long-term satisfaction and comfort. Get it wrong and…well, you’ll have to try again until you get it right! […]
Interior Painting Sprays: Better Than Rollers?
Here at Homm CPS, many of our customers – new and old – ask us the same question…what exactly is an interior paint sprayer? Or more importantly, are they worth bothering with? The short answer…well, there’s a bit of a giveaway in the name! As you’d quite rightly presume, an interior paint sprayer is a […]
Interior Design and Décor Resolutions for 2018
Another year, another long list of resolutions that are typically broken by January 18th. Let’s be honest – good intentions aren’t quite the same as actually following through with them! The thing is though, get it right with your resolutions this year and they can actually be pretty enjoyable to keep. Not all of them, […]
Chalkboard Paint: An Affordable Interior Transformation
Despite having been around for some time now, chalkboard paint is only just beginning to make its way into a relatively modest number of homes across the US. Which for the most part comes down to two things – availability and affordability. Once a relatively rare decorating supply that packed a heavy price, chalkboard paint […]
Six Solid Excuses to Have the Pros Paint Your Home’s Exterior
Just because you can do something doesn’t necessarily mean you should. The kind of important life lesson we all learn at an early age and can be applied to thousands of relatively obvious bad ideas. But in this instance, the idea we’re focusing on is that of exterior home painting. Technically speaking, the vast majority […]
Prioritizing Rooms When Painting Interiors
When the time comes to paint your home’s interior living spaces, you may find yourself with the same initial problem as everyone else. That being – where on earth do you begin? Of course, this tends to be particularly problematic if your home is on the large side and you have quite a number of […]
How to Clean a Textured Ceiling
It’s probably safe to say that cleaning the ceiling isn’t exactly an enjoyable job at the best of times. Getting it done successfully is difficult enough – getting it done without making one hell of a mess is something else entirely. But if you find yourself dealing with a textured ceiling, things have a tendency […]
Getting Creative with Kids’ Bedroom Walls
Out of all the rooms of the home, it tends to be kids’ bedrooms that get the most elaborate treatment. That is, at least when it comes to DIY paint jobs. Even in homes where the parents are somewhat modest when it comes to intricacies elsewhere, they’re never afraid to go nuts on kids’ wall. […]
Painters Tape: Use It Like the Pros
You’d be forgiven for thinking that if there was one painters’ supply with which it was impossible to go wrong, it would be painters tape. As in, the simple stuff you use to avoid getting paint in areas you’d rather keep clean and paint-free. Getting the job done properly at home means tooling up on […]
Paintbrush Care & Cleaning FAQ
Contrary to popular belief, most people don’t actually know the proper/professional way to clean paintbrushes. Which is why they (as in most people) have a tendency to throw all manner of weird and wonderful chemical concoctions at them and hope for the best. Unfortunately, not only does this kind of random approach generally lead to […]