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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.


Window Restoration In St. Louis

by Jeremy Adams, Project Leader Do have one of these old window returns that you just can’t tolerate looking at, but don’t know what to do with it. Patching and painting it doesn’t seem like the solution, but no other solution comes to mind either. Check out this option that’s very simple, but gets that […]

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Wood End Table Repainting With Chevron Pattern

Accent Painting Have you ever walked into someone’s house and they had a great accent wall with a lot of detail and think, “that had to take forever!” You might have the perfect place in your home you would love to add a little extra pop, but don’t have the patience or time to try […]

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My First Painter For A Day Experience

A Walk Down Memory Lane By Jeremy Adams I thought it was best this week to share about my first experience when we began a new service several years ago called a, “Painter For a Day.” Basically it was a way for new customers to sample our services for a small daily rate and for […]

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Kitchen Cabinet Updating & Carpentry In West County Mo

Cabinet Refinishing For this project in West County, we cleaned, sanded, primed, and painted the plain oak cabinets. Carpentry & Molding Installation We enhanced and updated the plain cabinets with crown molding at the top of the upper cabinets, a technique not many people know is an option. Products Used: 3” Crown Molding 1 Coat […]

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Cabinet & Kitchen Repainting In Columbia

A customer in Columbia, IL, asked us to refinish the cabinets and repaint the room to transform this traditional-style kitchen from plain to stunning. Project Process: Jeremy was the project leader for this project; he did a great job organizing the project and getting it done efficiently. Refinishing the original oak cabinets was about a […]

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Bathroom Repainting In University City, Mo

This project was for a couple in University City, Missouri. They are selling, but bought the home with the very small awkward bath in this condition.  There were green vinyl tiles individually glued onto the wall, so they wanted us to make it more modern and aesthetically pleasing. Project Description It took about 3 days to complete this […]

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Wallpaper Removal & Wall Restoration In Central West End

This project was in Central West End for a customer whose walls were badly damaged underneath the wallpaper. Wallpaper removal always presents the opportunity to turn into an adventure. If there is existing wallpaper in a home when a new homeowner movies in, there is a mystery behind that paper and the only way to get […]

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Exposed Wood Ceiling Painting In Chesterfield

We worked on this project a few days before Christmas! It took a full day to prepare and paint the ceiling surfaces. We painted the entire ceiling black for a finished contemporary-industrial look in this basement. We often use this style in restaurants and commercial spaces. Project Process Description To start, we masked and sprayed […]

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Plaster Repair In Clayton, Mo

Many homes with plaster wall have areas with cracking or buckling. In some cases what is underneath is far worse than what is seen. For example, in this home where we recently worked, we discovered a hairline crack was actually a 3’x4′ section of  failing plaster. Products Used: Structo-Lite – this is a base-coat for […]

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Unique Exterior Painting In Ladue, Missouri

Location Ladue, Missouri. Project Overview The house was a basic beige in a very traditional neighborhood, where nearly all the homes painted in neutral colors. However, the homeowner of this particular house loves bold, vibrant colors and did not want to offend the neighbors or potential buyers down the road. Together we came up with […]

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