Hiring someone to perform work in (or on) your home is somewhat of an act of faith, especially if it's the first time you work with them.
February 15, 2019
Hiring someone to perform work in (or on) your home is somewhat of an act of faith, especially if it's the first time you work with them.
February 15, 2019Last month, we painted a newly constructed home for Mary and Joe, a couple returning from Germany. After a walk-through assessment and chat with them, we sent our estimate and were looking forward to working with them. New construction painting is a clean slate for both homeowners and painters.
January 24, 2019It's that time of year when we talk about color trends for the upcoming year.
January 15, 2019Participating in the annual Paint It Forward charitable project is something we look forward to every year.
January 4, 2019As 2018 draws to a close, it's a good time to assess what projects you might want or need to line up for 2019.
December 31, 2018As Northern Virginia painting contractors, we enjoy profiling projects on our blog because it offers a "before and after" glimpse of other homes we've worked on. If you regularly follow our blog, you'll note that the houses are diverse in size and style and projects are different in scope.
December 21, 2018Here's a typical scenario: A client decides it's time to touch up their walls due to wear and tear.
December 5, 2018We saw a lot of rain this fall even if the worst of the 2018 hurricanes spared us in Northern Virginia.
November 27, 2018What's the main reason you might not be happy with a professional paint job?
November 19, 2018If you have a blank wall, paint, and some design ingenuity along with lots of patience, creative skills, and some tools, what can you create? The answer is a spectacular wall effect of painted wall stripes. Rather than installing wallpaper, which can be an expensive undertaking, you can often obtain the same result with paint. Here's a high-level look at what it takes to create painted wall stripes in your home. DIY or professional: So, how great of a painter are you?
November 6, 2018If you have beautiful trim work you want to show off in your home, don't feel that you have to paint the walls a bold color to show off the trim.
October 30, 2018Most professional paint jobs will have at least a little bit of leftover paint.
October 22, 2018There's an awful lot of brick in Northern Virginia - both inside and outside the many colonials dotting our landscape.
October 12, 2018Are you thinking of repainting your master bedroom suite?
October 4, 2018It isn't often that the "before" pictures of a project are almost as beautiful as the "after" ones.
September 26, 2018When you’re about to start a painting project, it’s important to plan out your steps before you start putting paint on the walls.
September 21, 2018Last week, we blogged about the effects of color in part one of our "Let's Talk Color" series.
September 7, 2018Would it surprise you that a typical job for us often involves more than just painting a wall?
August 23, 2018Summer is here, and the Northern Virginia sun is at its full-on brightest.
August 16, 2018How do you distinguish one painting contractor from another?
August 7, 2018It's not often that we get to do a project with a personal connection to one of our employees.
July 19, 2018Most painting contractors offer a one year warranty - or at most, two years.
July 10, 2018Where there is wood, warmth, oxygen, and moisture, there is the possibility for wood rot.
June 25, 2018Below is Part Two of last week's blog post: "Important questions clients ask us - and our answers to them".
June 15, 2018As professional painters, we always encourage clients to ask questions throughout their project.
June 8, 2018
