If 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, 2018Most professional paint jobs will have at least a little bit of leftover paint. When there's leftover paint at the end of one of our projects, we typically label the cans and leave them with the homeowner.
October 22, 2018Are you thinking of repainting your master bedroom suite? Given that you spend roughly 1/3 of your day in your bedroom, carefully selecting those paint colors is a good idea.
October 4, 2018Last week, we blogged about the effects of color in part one of our "Let's Talk Color" series. Today, we present part two: questions to discuss during a paint color consultation.
September 7, 2018Did you know that colors can affect mood or behavior? As Northern Virginia painting contractors, we've learned a lot about color over the years, and we're always happy to offer tips on wall colors as we're doing in today's blog post.
August 31, 2018How do you distinguish one painting contractor from another? There are several ways you can do it, but one reliable measure is to gauge the quality of their tools and equipment.
August 7, 2018Most painting contractors offer a one year warranty - or at most, two years. Our warranty, however, sets us apart from others across Northern Virginia.
July 10, 2018CHEAPER ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER Cheaper isn't always better when it comes to hiring a paint contractor. Yes, you might save money up front, but there's an excellent chance that it will cost you more in the long run.
May 4, 2018To buy or not to buy! Sometimes clients ask their painting contractor if they should purchase the paint before the start of their project or if they should rely on us to buy it.
March 13, 2018School is in session several times a year for us. It’s not all work! To be the best painting contractors we can be for our clients, company founder and president Mike Katounas regularly participates in continuing education, training, and conferences.
March 7, 201802-26-18 Understanding VOCs and Paint Odor You may, at times, be curious about why paints smell the way they do.
February 26, 2018A fairly common question a client will ask is: “What’s included in a paint job?” It’s a great question.
February 9, 2018If your honey-do list includes painting, hand it over to us! We have the perfect solution. Our Painter for the Day will take care of your one-day painting needs.
January 15, 2018If purple popsicles were your favorites as a kid, you could feel vindicated at last. Purple, along with other deep colors, has been selected by the influential color institute Pantone as its annual Color of the Year.
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