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  • By Mike
    Painting an open plan with more than one color

    Open floor-plans, where living, dining, and kitchen areas are combined into one seamless space, are more popular than ever.

    October 30, 2019
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    4 Reasons to Paint your Cabinets – Instead of Replacing them

    If you think your kitchen needs a renovation to breathe some life into it, you might have another option.

    October 22, 2019
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    Leftover Paint?

    Your paint project is done, and you find yourself with leftover paint. What can you do with it? Let's start with the fact that paint contains hazardous elements that could potentially leak and cause harm.

    October 14, 2019
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    Ten Tips for your Fall Checklist

    As a Northern Virginia painter, our experience has taught us that fall is an excellent time for home improvement projects.

    October 4, 2019
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    Selecting Paint for your Bathroom

    Fall is an excellent time for home improvement projects! If you feel like you want to make some changes in your home, the bathroom is a great space to update with paint.

    September 27, 2019
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    Removing Wallpaper for a Beautiful Transformation!

    It's not often we have a 33-year old "before and after" in the making! That's how long Marie's wallpaper had been in place when she asked us to remove it in favor of paint.

    September 19, 2019
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    How to Color-Block Your Room

    We're all about the power of color to improve the look of a space! You don't have to renovate a room to transform it into something exciting, bold, and updated.

    September 5, 2019
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    Is gray still popular and is it the best neutral?

    After years of gray as a favorite paint color, you might be wondering if it's starting to go out of style or is it still worthy of being added to your home's color palette.

    August 29, 2019
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    Painters arrive tomorrow. How do we prepare?

    So, you've read our estimate, signed the contract, picked out your paint colors, and we're arriving tomorrow to begin the project.

    August 20, 2019
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    How long can we keep old paint?

    Sometimes friends or clients will ask how long they can keep old paint.  It’s a great question, as some communities have strict rules about disposing of household chemicals, including paint!  Most homeowners have cans of leftover paints lying around their garage or utility closets.

    August 13, 2019
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    Handy Tips for Selecting Paint Color

    Selecting a paint color can be challenging, but it doesn't have to be. If your one of our current clients, you're entitled to a one-hour, free consultation with our interior designer to help you select colors.

    August 5, 2019
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    Composite or Natural Wood for Your Deck?

    A common question homeowners have when they find it's time to replace or repair their wood decks is: "Do we use real wood or composite?" Great question, because there are differences!

    July 19, 2019
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    What type of washing do you need for your home?

    Did you know there's a difference in power and pressure washing? There's also soft washing as well if we want to include all kinds of exterior washes available.

    July 12, 2019
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    What causes nail pops?

    If you live in a new or newer home, you've likely seen a nail pop or two. So, what causes drywall nail-pops?  Several things cause them, but let's start by defining a nail pop.

    July 3, 2019
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    Reviving the charm of a Virginia cottage

    This charming house owned by the Palmers had a significant amount of wood rot, even though it was built in 2014.

    June 27, 2019
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    Brick House Painting

    Last month we profiled a beautiful brick home made even more spectacular when we painted the brick facade.

    June 20, 2019
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    Hiring an unlicensed or uninsured contractor puts you at risk!

    Before you hire a contractor for any job, large or small, you want to be sure that they are licensed and insured.

    June 10, 2019
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    Project Profile – Exterior

    Never underestimate the power of paint when it comes to a home's curb appeal. These before and after pictures of a Fairfax home pretty much speak for themselves: an ordinary red-brick is now an updated and beautiful, painted-brick home.

    May 30, 2019
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    About Our Pricing

    Sometimes someone asks about our pricing, perhaps wondering if they're too high. Since I don't mind addressing questions about our pricing structure, I thought it might be a good blog post.

    May 23, 2019
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    It’s Important to keep up with exterior painting of your home

    It's critical that Northern Virginia homeowners stay on top of the exterior painting of their homes. (Spring, summer, and fall are great times for exterior painting.)  We detail below several factors you should consider.

    May 15, 2019
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    Never Paint Over Wallpaper

    Have you been casting a critical eye toward your dining room's 1990s wallpaper?  (If you haven't been, maybe you should if it dates to the '90s.) You might be tempted to paint right over the wallpaper - or ask us to paint over it.

    May 7, 2019
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    Project Profile of the Month

    The project profiles we feature regularly on our blog are a good way to showcase both a client's home and our work.

    April 30, 2019
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    It’s Time to Schedule Your Exterior Paint Job!

    Whether you want to transform the look of your home by repainting it in a different color or you want to refresh the current color, the time to schedule repainting is now.

    April 24, 2019
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    Project Profile

    Sometimes a paint color, despite being beautiful, can date your home. The rich butter yellow in this foyer was elegant, but it also dated the house.

    April 12, 2019
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    What you should know about a pressure washer before using one…

    A pressure washer (also known as a power washer) is a commonly misunderstood tool that can be dangerous in the wrong hands.

    March 29, 2019
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    Painted Ceilings

    We don't get a lot of requests to paint ceilings with a color, but there's no reason why we shouldn't.

    March 22, 2019
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    9th Year in Best Pick Reports

    We try not to brag too much, but sometimes we can't help ourselves. This is one of those times. We can now boast that it's our 9th year listed on the Best Pick Reports as one of Northern Virginia’s top painters!

    March 15, 2019
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    March Project Profile

    Who doesn't love a before-and-after project? And it's even more interesting when it involves stripping floral wallpaper and applying a bold color in its place!

    March 6, 2019
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    How much does it cost to paint cabinets?

    What you need to know about the cost of cabinet painting To paint or not to paint cabinets is a somewhat common dilemma these days for homeowners considering their options.

    February 25, 2019
  • By Mike
    Why you should let us supply the paint.

    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
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