The Home Painting Blog for Denver
Where we delve into the best home painting techniques and design tips to keep your space fresh and homey!
Refinishing Your Staircase to Match Your Hardwood Floors
You may have learned that in Denver, Colorado, hardwood floor refinishers don’t refinish staircases! It’s true, they don’t. And most painters don’t refinish staircases (well, at least). The reason is complexity, experience, and, quite simply, there are easier things they could be doing; why get in that soup if you don’t have to? Staircases are […]
5 Reasons Why You Should Book A Color Consultation
When it comes to selecting colors for our home décor, we stick to what we see in social media or to colors we are hardwired to like. Color consultations keep in mind your tastes and trends to come up with what appeals to a larger audience. Here are 6 reason why you should book a […]
The Benefits of Hiring a Professional Contractor to Paint Your Foyer
Thinking of repainting your foyer but are unsure as to make it into a DIY project or hire a professional contractor? Although, painting the walls yourself and saving some bucks might seem tempting, painting is a challenge that requires a lot of skill, finesse and patience. There is a reason why the professionals are called […]
Most Popular Kitchen Wall Colors
Your dream kitchen can never truly be complete without a great wall color. You may have envisioned the layout of your kitchen space but ultimately it is the wall colors that will determine whether the outcome is grand and beautiful or plain sad and boring. If you have been unable to decide what color to […]
Top Reasons Why You Should Repaint Your House Exterior
Painting the exterior of your home may not seem like a fun way to spend a weekend, but there are a few very good reasons to repaint your exterior if it hasn’t been done in a while. Increase Market Value of Your Home The most effective investments are those in which the amount you invest […]
Top 5 Do’s and Don’ts for Cabinet Painting – a 20 year Compilation
Cabinet painting – without equal, this is the most challenging of all painting projects around the house, it’s a job worthy of respect and research, not to be undertaken lightly except in the case where scores of coats of paint have already been slathered across the doors and drawer fronts – and the good ship […]
How Often Should You Refinish Your Denver Deck?
I’m not going to say it depends, that’s punting. I’m going to say every 2 years – for horizontal surfaces anyway. Verticals can go longer, maybe 4-5 years if they’re not south facing, full exposure. What’s happening on the horizontals is UV damage, rain, snow, foot traffic from people, dogs, and miscellaneous abuse. Between all […]
Can Aluminum & Metal Window Frames Be Painted?
Why would you want to paint your aluminum window frames? And will they last? First, why? Two main reasons: ugly and expensive. Aged aluminum window frames are ugly, and new windows are really expensive. So, paint ‘em up! Here in sunny Denver, it doesn’t take long for aluminum window frames to oxidize, turn chalky and […]
Painting Exterior Brick in Denver
The Case for Painting Exterior Brick in Denver – Denver is a brick town, always has been. Our cup hath run over with clay, and the clay doth begot brick, and the brick begot hearth, and hearth begot home, etc. etc. And then it rained… Let’s be frank, there’s a lot of really ugly brick […]
Top 5 Questions your Painting Contract Should Answer
This is really pedestrian level material, but everyone’s a painter now so why not? Besides, I admire those who stand athwart the degradation of language; I gladly count myself among them. Especially when it comes to holding bandito painting contractors to account for the drubbing they’ve caused the reputation of my time-honored craft, not to […]
Why are Some Painting Bids Half the Cost of Others?
This question comes up all the time, the ensuing conversation has become second nature to me it happens so often. What’s the answer to that question? The answer is simple: price differences come from 2 sources: the company structure, and the quality assumed in the proposal. Since the quality assumed within the proposal is unknown […]
When is the Best Time to Pressure Wash?
The Top 10 Pressure Washing mistakes- Exterior Home Painting All paint manufacturers say about the same thing when it comes to surface prep, more or less – Clean, Dry, Dull. That means in addition to all your scraping, sanding and prepping and filling and caulking, you need to clean the surfaces, that’s usually pressure washing. […]