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Seven Things Not to Do When Painting Your Exteriors
You look outside, the sky is blue and the sun is finally shining. You look at your home’s exterior and suddenly realize the winter weather has taken one hell of a toll. The solution being a relatively simple one – it’s time to paint your …
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 …
Exteriors: The 12 Most Important Pro Painting Tips
As the weather outside continues to improve, millions of homeowners find themselves inspired to grab a brush and get busy with their exteriors. Something we wholeheartedly endorse and recommend here at Homm CPS! Along with refreshing the visual appeal of your exteriors, a new coat …
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 …
Epoxy for Interiors – Worth a Thought?
Most people don’t give their floors a second thought until they encounter problems with them. It could be that things are starting to look a little worn and tired, or perhaps heading into genuinely hazardous territory. When this happens, the most common response is to …
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, …