Painting

interior painting tips NY

5 Essential Interior House Painting Tips

Despite what home improvement shows and DIY tutorials may say, house painting (inside or out) is not an easy process. The transformations may be alluring, but for the work to be done well it’s essential to have the right tools, products, knowledge, and experience. The first time you try to paint a straight line along…

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interior painting touch-ups

Tips for Cleaning and Maintaining Your Interior Paint

After you’ve invested time and energy in transforming your interior paint, the next step is to protect and preserve those carefully-chosen colors. Life happens, bringing along scuffs, dings, and scratches as little mementos along the way. With the right preparation and proactive TLC, however, you can successfully keep your fresh paint looking fresh. Your Interior…

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choosing kitchen paint colors

Choosing a Paint Color for a Kitchen with Diverse Materials

Kitchens today are not only the hub of your home’s activity, but also your home’s style. Textures, patterns, and materials are available in unlimited supply, allowing you to piece together incredible, customized looks for this central space. Whether you love the cool, slick modern feel or eclectic country with reclaimed wood and a farmer’s sink,…

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exterior painting and maintenance in NY

Ever Considered a Painting Maintenance Program for Your Home?

If you follow our blogs, you know by now that we are major proponents of quality work, ongoing maintenance, and finding a trustworthy professional to meet your needs. Today, let’s focus on maintenance. Some homeowners feel that it’s best to wait until the very last possible moment to care for your home’s surfaces, interior or…

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Tips for Painting Your Walls with High-Gloss Products

As you may recall, we’ve talked before about the importance of choosing the best paint sheen for your interior painting project. Here’s a quick recap (or you can check out the full article here). Paint sheens progress from flat to high-gloss. Flat paint is dull and not very durable, but it does cover blemishes well…

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tips for finding a contractor

How Do You Find a Good Contractor? Look for These 6 Attributes

If you’re planning a home improvement project this spring, whether it’s a kitchen remodel, fresh exterior paint, or a gorgeous new deck, you likely are focusing on the finished product. That’s the fun part, right? Imagining what a new space or surface could be like after all is said and done. The first step, however,…

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