Residential Painting Rules You Should Never Break

If you decide to manage your own residential painting, either interior or exterior, you may be tempted to cut some corners so you can get the job done more quickly and more affordably. However, there are some painting rules you never want to break, if you want the paint to look its best and to last as long as possible. Note a few of those rules here, and consider hiring a pro if you realize this work is actually outside your area of expertise. [Read More]

How To Use Rag Rolling To Create A Ripple Effect Paint Finish

If you enjoy interior decorating and you fancy creating an unusual ripple-effect paint finish in one of your rooms, you might want to try rag rolling.  This effect can bring the impression of movement and vitality to a plain, rather boring room.  You could use the effect on an entire wall or just in a smaller, feature area.  Here's how to do it. What you'll need coloured emulsion paint gloss or quick-dry satin paint (for the background to your rag rolling paint effect) ragging chamois paint roller and tray gloves plain card (for practicing on) You can obtain everything that you need for this project from a good DIY store. [Read More]

3 Nifty Ploys To Make Your Baby Shop Pop With The Right Paint Colours

Running a baby shop successfully can be daunting with the explosion of online sellers threatening offline channels. You will need to do everything possible to combat this increased competition if you want new parents to flock to your store. The idea of physically touching products is still vital to some people, so your goal should be to enhance their experience by making your baby shop pop with the right paint colours. [Read More]

Three Services Commercial Painting Contractors Can Do for Your Business

When you think about the renovations and remodeling options for your business, you may go to the idea of general contractors or decorators. What you may not consider are commercial painting contractors. In fact, unless you are repainting the option of using this type of professional commercial contractor may not even come up. The truth is, this type of commercial contractor offers more than just standard painting. Here are three of the services they offer and how each may help your business remodeling. [Read More]