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...
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...
Environmentally Friendly House Paint
Have you have ever felt as if you were going to collapse while you were busy painting your home? It's a horrible feeling and one that you won't be keen to repeat. If you haven't had this experience it's...
How to Paint over Wallpaper
It doesn't matter what type of paint job you are going to tackle, preparation is the most important part. So here's the bad news. Whether you want to know how to paint a newly plastered wall, a wall that...
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...
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What is a Smart Floor – Durability and Toughness
A smart floor is made of components engineered to withstand the stress and strain of everyday living. Extra durability and toughness is manufactured into the component parts, including an anti abrasive protective overlay. This overlay is made of millions of non toxic aluminum particles designed to resist scuffs, scratches,...
Should You Select Hardwood Flooring in the Kitchen?
Without a doubt, the kitchen is the center of most homes, drawing all who enter the home into it for a visit. The family will spend a great deal of time in the kitchen, not only for meals and meal preparation but also as the place to relax and...
Installing a Hardwood Floor
Engineered floors are the fastest growing segment of the flooring market, and for good reason. They are more stable, they are engineered to fit, snap or lock together, and in most cases, they are pre-finished. So when you’re installation is done, you’re finished! No sanding, staining, and finishing –...
