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Upward and Onward: Embrace Serenity with Sherwin-Williams 2024 Color of the Year
July 3, 2024
Color
Keywords: Color of the Year, Upward, blissful blue, color, design A Hint of Silver Lining Introducing Upward, a breezy, blissful blue. The color found when we slow down, take a breath, and allow the mind to clear. Upward is like a breath of fresh air—a breezy, blissful blue that invites us to slow down, take …
Painting Tips
Keywords: Rainy days, humidity, sagging paint Several years ago, I bought a distressed home that had been foreclosed on. The house was a dark hole of despair. I remember that it was the first Saturday of February. I had invited family and friends to help me clear the house of the previous owner’s clutter, clean …
News
Keywords: cabinet painting, Get a factory-like finish with the professional-grade finish of Gallery Series™ Waterborne Topcoat. Designed specifically for professional spray application, it flows and levels to a smooth finish and can be sanded or recoated in as little as 45 minutes. This premium waterborne coating is ideal for use on kitchen cabinets, wood and …
Painting Tips
Keywords: old paint, paint disposal, paint recycling At the conclusion of almost every painting project there will be a can or cans of leftover paint. The homeowner will want to store that paint in a closet or garage in the event touch ups become necessary at some future date. Years go by. The cans of …
Color
Friends and neighbors routinely ask me if we have any leftover paint they can have. My answer is always a resounding, “Certainly!”. We have lots of leftover paint, but only if you are looking for whites, beiges, or grays. I would estimate that ninety-seven percent of everything we paint is whites, beiges, or grays. We …
Case Study
Facts and Features Lot: 84,875 square feet Year Built: 1998 House: 6,021 square feet Type: Single Family 4 bedroom, 5 bath Parking: Attached, 2 spaces Elevation: 1,900 feet Mummy Mountain Mountain-side Home is a 6,021 square foot home built on the side of Mummy Mountain in Paradise Valley, Arizona. The elevation of the house is …
Painting Tips
Bathrooms are small spaces that are updated easily with a new look. This small project can be done in a day and will not overwhelm your house or life. All good news. But what type of paint should you use in the bathroom? Historically, the best type of paint for bathrooms was a semi-gloss, or glossy …
Business
Keywords: budgeting, sequencing We just finished painting a large HOA condominium project with twenty-eight separate buildings. The association had prepared well enough. They had reserved sufficient funds to cover the painting proposal. But with a project that large, what always happens? The unexpected. I guess that’s why it became a saying, “Expect the unexpected”. Take …
Technical Bulletin
The problem with a woodpecker is it has a birdbrain. Woodpeckers can’t tell the difference between your house and a dead tree. It’s not uncommon for them to cause significant damage to siding, fascia boards, and especially those beautiful architectural elements created with Styrofoam. There are three reasons these birds peck on your walls: One, …
Design
Keywords: Front door, entryway, refurbish, restore, repaint, refinish Front door refurbishing is one of the simplest and most inexpensive ways that you can improve the curb appeal of your home. Furthermore, painting or refinishing your entryway shields the door from sun damage, protects from moisture intrusion, and extends its life. Perhaps it has been too …
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