Painting Articles & Tips
Deck
Maintenance Tips - Decks have become a popular way to add living
space to a St. Louis home. Decks open up the home and facilitate
entertaining and outdoor dining. Yet, because decks are outside, they
are subject to the damaging effects of weather. (Read
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Drywall
Compound Dust - If you are contemplating a home renovation project
that involves drywall taping then there is something that you need to be
aware of and pay strict attention to. (Read
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Tips
For Painting Over Wallpaper -After years of living in your home, you might want to change the way it looks. Over time, people get bored with their environment and because of this you may want to make a few changes in your surroundings. To do this, you can consider starting by getting rid of your old wallpaper. (Read
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Deck
Prep Tips -It�s finally spring! Time to move out the patio furniture
and get ready to enjoy the great outdoors. But, before you do, make sure
you clean, restore and protect your deck so you can get the most out of
it during the spring and summer months ahead. (Read
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Increase
the Selling Price of Your House with House Painting -Bob Vila of
This Old House fame tells people to ��be kind to their neighbors when
picking a color scheme.� His house painting advice is echoed by realtors
and builders across the country. The color that you paint your house,
they say, can affect the value of all the other houses in your
neighborhood. That�s one of the reasons that many homeowner associations
limit house painting color choices for homes in their communities. (Read
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Choosing
Color Combinations - Choosing a color scheme can be a nerve-wracking
business. For instance, I anguished over the colors to paint the
exterior of my Victorian house, I ordered every book on old house
painting that I could find, and I discovered that they all contradicted
each other on the basic �rules.� (Read
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Exterior
Painting Ideas - Creative exterior painting ideas can make or break
a painting project for your St. Louis home. If you want to liven up the
exterior of your home, a new paint job can add both vitality and
character, but the colors and treatments you choose need to be well
thought out ahead of time. (Read
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Design
Psychology and Interior Colors - Interior colors are vitally
important to selling your home quickly, and for more money. But you must
always take your target market and selling season into account, using
Design Psychology techniques, when choosing the colors for the inside of
your home. (Read
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Kitchen
Cabinets - Painting Adds Years - So your kitchen cabinets are the
most dreadful sight in the entire neighborhood. Your even embarrassed to
have the neighbor kids over, let alone their parents. It's big bucks to
have them replaced with new, and that vile cleaning job you tried on
them just didn't do the trick. (Read
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Consider
A St. Louis Painting Contractor For Your Next Project - For most people, painting seems like a relatively simple task - one that we can easily do ourselves - and save money. Yet once you start painting, you often find that you need to sand or prime first, the window treatments are a bear, it ends up taking much more time than expected, and you notice all the little splatters and mistakes. (Read
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