When it comes to selling your home, first impressions matter. Your home’s entrance is the first thing potential buyers see, so it’s important to make sure it’s inviting and attractive. One way to do this is by choosing the right paint color for your front door. But what colors are most likely to increase your […]
Category: Painting Basics
Tips On How to Paint Your Home Before the Holidays
The holiday season is a time for family gatherings and festivities, and you want your home to look its best. One way to spruce up your home before the holidays is by giving it a fresh coat of paint. Painting your home can be a daunting task, but with some careful planning and preparation, you […]
Key Differences Between Residential and Commercial Painting
Painting is one of the most cost-effective ways to give a building a facelift, whether it’s a home or a commercial property. However, there are some significant differences between residential and commercial painting that must be taken into account when planning a painting project. In this blog post, we will explore the key differences between […]
How to Patch a Hole In the Wall (and Make It Invisible)
Set about an interior painting project and you are almost guaranteed to encounter imperfections along the way. In fact, it’s not until you begin examining your walls up close that you realize just how far from perfect some of them have become. Preparation holds the key to interior painting of a superior standard. If you […]
The 6 Best Paint Colors for Staging a Home
Presenting a home in a way that appeals to all potential buyers is tricky. If not, practically impossible. The issue lies in the fact that each and every individual visitor to a home for sale has entirely different expectations. Not to mention, very different tastes, preferences, and intentions for the property they may (or may […]
How To Get Spray Paint Off Your Skin
Spray paint is fantastic – one of the most versatile tools in the creative DIYers arsenal. It’s compatible with most materials, quick and easy to use, and capable of producing a truly immaculate finish. On the downside, using spray paint without getting it all over your skin is practically impossible. Don all the PPE in […]
How to Avoid and Fix Peeling Paint
Avoid peeling paint in the first place and you’ve no need to fix it. A fairly obvious statement, that faultless logic, nonetheless. Take that begins to peel can be the ultimate gut punch after completing an interior painting project. Be it a week, a month or a year down the line, the realization that the […]
6 Ways to Get Paint Out of Your Hair
If you’ve been keeping up with our blog, you’ll have seen our recent post on how to remove paint from skin. Today, we’re taking a look at an even more problematic issue that often accompanies DIY interior painting: When you accidentally get paint in your hair. Donning the right PPE and adopting a careful approach […]
Can I (and should I) Speed Up the Paint Drying Process in Winter?
Winter can be a surprisingly appropriate and efficient time of year to paint your interiors. For one thing, you’ll be spending much less time outdoors in the freezing cold weather, so you may as well make the best of the extra time you have. In addition, ambient humidity levels tend to be much lower in […]
Can I (and Should I) Paint While Pregnant?
Preparing for the arrival of a new baby can be exciting and daunting in new measures. But as all parents will know, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. One moment, you’re looking at what seems to be an extensive nine-month window to get your plans in place. The next, […]
