Reasons to Hire a Professional House Painter
So you're planning to paint your house. The question is do you do it yourself, or do you hire a professional house painter to do the job for you?
Painting is essentially one of the easiest DIY jobs that you...
Interior Paint Color Combinations
Choosing the right interior paint color combination can be an agonizing decision. Not only is painting a room a time-consuming project, it's also expensive. A basic knowledge of the color wheel and color theory will help you to understand...
How to Paint an Exterior Door
Whether you have a new exterior door to paint or are going to repaint an existing door, the techniques are basically the same. Repainting an old door requires some additional steps such as removing hardware, sanding and priming. This...
How to Match Paint Colors
Matching paint colors that other people have chosen can be incredibly difficult and frustrating. In fact it can even be difficult to match your own paint colors if you haven't taken the time and trouble to keep careful notes...
Cleaning a Paint Brush – Tips and Tricks to Saving Your Brush
If you are going to be tackling any home improvement projects that involve painting, you’re going to have to know how to go about cleaning a paint brush. If you don’t do it properly, the paint will dry in...
Latex Paint – Trivia and Information
Latex paint is made from a water soluble base that is mixed with a polyvinyl material containing acrylic resin. The name latex is actually misleading because latex paint does not contain latex at all (it is therefore safe for...
How Colors Affect Your Mood – Gray-blues have a Zen-like Quality
Colors affect your mood in ways that you aren't aware of. Colors are used in public buildings, advertising and even in food in order to produce desired effects. The power of color to change our minds and bodies is...
Painting Over Dark Paint Colors
Paint is one of the easiest ways to change the look of your home. It is also one of the least expensive routes you can take to instantly improve its image and the way you feel at home. You...
Is More Expensive House Paint Worth The Money
Painting the inside of a house--or even just a room--is an ambitious, time consuming undertaking. House paint can seem like a ghastly cost when you're looking at prices between $30 and $50 per gallon. You may be asking yourself,...
What to Look for when Buying Paint Brushes
Whether you are painting the walls of your house, your window frames and doors or other woodwork, tackling decorative paint finishes, or painting a picture to hang on your wall, you need to know what to look for when...
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Buying New Furniture – Couches, Sofas and Chairs
Buying new furniture can be an exciting adventure, but it can also be quite costly at times. Most people who are looking to buy home furniture want to get the best quality for the best price possible. Furniture can certainly turn out to be a big investment, so it...
Decorating a Small Living Room
Successfully decorating small spaces can be a lot more difficult than decorating large areas and rooms. Decorating a small living room is no exception, especially if you are working on a tight budget or downscaling from a larger house.
Starting from scratch can be intimidating, but a modest, minimal look...
Renting versus Buying a House
Renting versus buying a house is the classic debate. It never goes out of fashion, and will always be the # 1 selling point of bankers, realtors, agents and anyone who thinks that home ownership is the be-all and end-all; that is, home ownership is THE North American dream....
