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St. Louis Painting Tips & Articles

Welcome to the St. Louis Painting Contractor Blog provided by Kennedy Painting. Topics blogged about below include many painting tips and articles from our expert contractors, resources, specials, news and other updates from our team here at Kennedy Painting.


Full Deck & Lattice Refinishing In Webster Groves

Deck Refinishing Process This project was in Webster Groves, and we were asked to freshen and refinish the deck and other surfaces (including rails & spindles, stairs, skirt boards, posts, decking, both sides of lattice, privacy wall, and pergola). This deck cleaning and staining project took about 3 days total and cost around $2,300. Our […]

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Entryway & Cornice Painting In Central West End

Repair and Painting Overview  For this entry and cornice painting project in Central West End, we cleaned the rust on the double steel cornice, primed and painted. We also scraped the loose paint on front entry, spot-primed the raw wood, repaired the rotted areas on crown moulding and finished with a few coats of paint. To […]

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Aluminum Patio Furniture Refinishing In Brentwood

Patio Furniture Refinishing Project Overview One of our great customers in Brentwood had an aluminum patio set (2 chairs, 2 glass top tables & 1 ottoman) with failing coating. They asked us to refinish the patio furniture, so we inspected for rust and prepared with a scraper, wire brush and sandpaper before refinishing. The project […]

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Historic Exterior Painting In Webster

Historic Home Repainting in Webster Overview For this historic exterior painting project, we were asked to do a full wash and repaint of this 100+ year old home in Webster. The approximate cost for this project was $13,000. The project included: Full pressure washing and cleaning of the exterior Surface preparation Full prime with PPG […]

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Tudor House Painting In Sunset Hills

Tudor Trim Painting and Exterior Pressure Washing This customer in Sunset Hills wanted us to refresh their home by pressure-washing and by just repainting the tudor trim to help stay in their budget. The house painting project took a total of about 5 days and included: Pressure washing to clean all surfaces. Applying stain to […]

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Exterior Painting And Color Consulting In St. Charles

Gray House Painting Project Overview This project in St. Charles took a week in total and involved color consulting and painting the complete exterior: siding, doors, shutters and trim. The homeowners were looking for a richer color for their home and wanted to get away from basic beige. They decided on a bluish-gray and we painted […]

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Front Door Rejuvenating In Glendale

Door Refinishing Project Process This front door refinishing project was in Glendale and it took about two days from start to finish. The front doors were faded and damaged from the weather and had little to no maintenance for approximately 7 years. Our door rejuvenating process involved: Sanding down failing coatings Thoroughly cleaning the doors […]

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Custom Design & Basement Refinishing In Ladue

Ladue Project Overview For this project, we truly finished the basement by installing new carpet, putting new luxury vinyl in the exercise room and adding color to the walls. The homeowner wanted to dedicate the space to her teenage boys who love sports and entertaining friends. Custom Basement Design We also added texture not only […]

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Complete Exterior Painting In Webster Groves

Historic Home Repainting Overview At this home in Webster Groves, we refreshed the light blue exterior with a full repaint in a crisp cream color. We repainted all the siding and replaced all drip edges. These changes dramatically increased the overall elegance and cheeriness of the home.  Product Used We used Sherwin Williams Duration for […]

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Shadow Striping In Chesterfield

This shadow striping project in Chesterfield  took about a day and a half in total. Shadow Striping Process First we applied a base-coat of paint in the entire room, then we began to add stripes on top of the base-coat. The 2nd color of stripes should be about 50% lighter than the base-coat. We used […]

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