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Exterior Paint Vs Property Values – What’s the Story?

Property values have been hovering around all-time highs across much of the country for some time.  The events of the past two years have seen more people spending more time at home than ever before, forcing millions to rethink their priorities. Demand for spacious homes …

How to Make Your Next Pro Paint Job Cheaper

Contrary to popular belief, hiring the pros to paint your home’s exterior could actually save you money. When you think about the tools, equipment, safety gear, paint and other consumables you’ll need to tackle the job yourself, you’re probably looking at a fairly extensive outlay. …

How To Pick The Best Trim Paint Color

There’s nothing quite like a fresh coat of paint to completely transformed the look and feel of any interior space.  Transformative to say the least, repainting a room an entirely different color calls for careful forethought. If you’ve ever undertaken a bold interior makeover project …

What’s the Best Color for a Home Gym?

Throughout the pandemic, people found themselves spending more time at home than ever before. Heading out to the gym simply wasn’t an option for some time, prompting many to take matters into their own hands. Today, things have largely returned to normal, and most people …

How to Paint Your Interior Light Fixtures

Why replace when you can repaint? That’s pretty much our motto when it comes to all types of interior painting, which can breathe life into furniture and fixtures that appear past their prime. Light fixtures are no different, which can often be treated to a …

Paint or Stain – Which Is Better for Your Kitchen Cabinets?

There’s no better way of transforming the look and feel of a kitchen as a whole than by updating its cabinets. Swapping the matter entirely for new cabinets is an option, but can nonetheless attach a hefty price. A cost-effective alternative is to stick with …

How to Paint Over Dark Colors the Right Way

If you’ve ever made the mistake of rushing this kind of paint job, you’ll know how quickly things can go wrong. Darker colors have the potential to look fantastic, when used strategically in almost any interior space. From blues to greens to greys to purples, …

How to Store Paint for Future Use

Buying exactly the right amount of paint you need for any home improvement project is practically impossible. It’s also inadvisable, given the inevitability of subsequent dings and chips. Whether painting your home’s interior or exterior, it’s always wise to keep a little surplus paint to …

Spraying vs. Brushing: Which is Better?

Over the years, the painting profession has been transformed by all manner of weird and wonderful innovations. One of the most wonderful of all being the paint sprayer, which has since been adopted by the vast majority of professional contractors. Rudimentary in its initial form, …

How to Remove Lead Paint Safely

A brief disclaimer to begin with – we generally recommend against the DIY approach to removing lead paint. This applies to interior and exterior painted surfaces alike, due to the risks associated with lead inhalation. Unless you are 100% confident in your capabilities to get …