Get a Jump Start on the Season – Popular Paint Trends for 2017 and Beyond
If you are looking for a small change that will make a big difference, just pick up your paintbrush. Putting on a fresh coat of paint is one of the surest, and least expensive, ways to give your tired old rooms new life. Whether you plan to paint a single room or the whole house, you need to know the latest trends in painting. Paint may seem like a timeless home improvement, but as of 2017, it is clear that there are some emerging trends.

Residential House Painting Is Always Best Left to a Professional
If you're a homeowner, it's good to know what jobs around the house are best left to a professional versus trying to tackle them on your own; calling a pro when needed can ensure your home is always in good repair and looks its best. Residential house painting is one such job that you shouldn't try to manage yourself; this type of painting is often more detailed and complicated than you may realize, and it's easy to wind up with splotchy paint that doesn't look even or true to its colour.

Tips For Prepping a Door Before Painting
If you are looking to improve your kerb appeal, painting your front entry door is a great place to start. However, there are a few prep steps you need to take before you paint it; otherwise, the finished job won't look how you envisioned it, and it can actually take away from the kerb appeal. Here are some prep steps to do before you paint the door. Get the Door Clean

3 Tips For Repairing Cracks Before Painting
If you are planning on painting the walls in your home, you first need to inspect them and check for holes or cracks. These tips will help you repair the cracks so that you have a smooth paint job by the time you're done. Clean and Prepare the Surface First Before you start filling cracks or holes in the wall prior to painting, you need to prepare the surface. Begin by making sure the area inside and around the cracks is completely clean.

Planning to Paint Your House? Here's a Full List of What to Consider
Whether completing your new home, making repairs, or renovating, even an exercise as simple as painting should never be taken lightly. Paintwork plays a huge role in accentuating the right colour themes across your home, waterproofing walls and increasing the value of your home. Before you get your home painted, you should evaluate several important factors first: What necessitated the re-paint in the first place? First, you should always take notes on why you've had to repaint your house in the first place.

Why It Pays to Hire a Professional Painter for Any Job Around Your Home
Painting an interior room or the exterior of your home may seem like a simple job; you only need to clean the surface and then apply a new coat of paint, right? In truth, painting any surface of a home is typically much more complicated than most homeowners realize, and trying to tackle this job on your own can leave you with a poor finish and can even compromise your safety.

Beyond Painter's Tape: Essential Products You Need For A Professional-Looking Paint Job
When doing trim work, most people use painter's tape to separate the areas to be painted from the areas that don't need to be painted. However, for a perfectly professional looking job, you may want to grab a few additional supplies. Here are the items you should consider integrating into your painting project: 1. Putty knife You can use a putty knife to smooth your painter's tape down. The closer you get your tape to the wall, the less likely paint is to drip behind it and get into unwanted areas.

In the Mood for Colour: How Particular Coats of Paint Can Create a Happy Home
No doubt you will have been sat in a room somewhere at some point in your life, and felt a strong wave of emotion overcome you for no apparent reason. It may have been giddiness, it may have been irritability, or it may have even been a sense of restlessness. What you might not know is that there was probably a reason for these supposedly random bursts of emotion. Psychologists have proven that the colours of the walls of a room have the ability to alter people's moods and feelings, with particularl shades inciting particular effects.

Painting - Easy Surface Preparation Tips
Adequate surface preparation is essential when painting. It determines the resulting quality of work after completing the painting job. You have probably seen a fresh coat of paint develop bubbles or start flaking immediately after drying and all this is due to poor surface preparation. If you want a nice, smooth, professional finish, you should consider the following: Check the current condition of the wall In order for a fresh coat of wet paint to adhere properly to the surface, the surface must be clean.

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Painting And Wallpapering: Tips And Techniques

Hello. I am an accidental renovator. Initially, I inherited a rundown worker’s cottage and undertook the task of preparing it for sale myself. After some trial and error, I managed to make it look presentable and was impressed by the sale price. I caught the bug and have since bought and renovated a number of properties. The main way to give a property a facelift is to use the right paint or wallpaper. With ideal colours, textures and contrasts, a room or building can be completely transformed. Using proper techniques and durable products are also important to maintain the value of a property. I see many poorly executed paint and wallpaper jobs when visiting open houses to glean ideas, so I started this blog. Hopefully, you’ll gain tips about painting and wallpapering and pitfalls you should avoid. I hope you find it useful and that your property shines!

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