Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark! 5 Tips for Painting with Darker Colors
Light, bright, and friendly interior paint colors are popular (and for good reason), but they are far from your only option. Dark colors get a bad rap too quickly, often based on assumptions that they’ll make a space feel small, uninviting, and depressing. That just doesn’t have to be the case! Here are a few […]
2 Ways to Elevate Your Home’s Style with Interior Paint This Fall
We’re going to take a wild guess here… When you finish painting a room, you probably consider the project done after the walls are dry, you push the furniture back into place, and your tools are cleaned and ready for the next time inspiration strikes. Does that sound about right? What if we told you […]
Professional Tips for Decorating Your St. Louis Home with Florals
With spring in full swing, it is time to enjoy the beauty that all this rain brings. Flowers are meant to be enjoyed whether they are inside or out, faux, real, or in print. To help you include the perfect floral decorations, I’ve put together a few easy tips to keep in mind. As a […]
Does Your Guest Room Have the Right Colors and Features?
The holiday season is a wonderful time of year, full of memories, traditions, and familiar faces. And, sometimes those familiar faces decide to stay for a few days. Entertaining a guest can feel stressful, but it doesn’t have to. A huge part of enjoying a restful and fun extended visit is having a comfortable, relaxing […]
How to Paint with Black Paint and Get Away With It… St. Louis, MO, Painting
4 Common Misconceptions about the Color Black:
Choosing the Best Interior Paint Sheen for Your Project in St. Louis County
You might not be the kind of person who enjoys hanging out in a paint supply store (that’s generally more suited for paint enthusiasts like us!), but if you have, you know that the options seem, well, limitless. Those colorful little cards and swatches go on for miles, wrapping around the corner and out of […]
Winter Is a Chance for Fun Interior Painting and Home Improvement Projects
Leading up to the holidays, winter can be a lot of fun. There is a certain spark and magic in the cold, crisp air that never really visits during any other time of year. As the season wears on, however, it can start to feel long, the cold less invigorating (just plain cold), and you might […]
Chevron & Stripe Nursery Painting in Des Peres
CHEVRON & STRIPE PAINTING PROCESS This fun recent project was in Des Peres for a customer with a toddler and a baby on the way. For this project: We applied a base color to entire room in each room and let paint dry overnight. Then next day we laid out horizontal stripes in one room […]
How to Use the Rag Painting Technique
Ragging is a faux painting technique that gives the appearance of a worn leather type look throughout a room. It is a relatively simple process, but takes more than just dipping a rag in a paint bucket and using it as a brush. To produce this elegant effect, follow these steps: Prepare your walls — Surface […]
How To Paint Shadow Stripes
Shadow striping is a decorative painting technique that is becoming more and more popular for homes in St. Louis. Like most forms of faux-painting, shadow-striping evokes an elegant atmosphere. Shadow Stripes are most often used in dining rooms, living rooms, and powder rooms. However, they work well for any room in which you want to […]
Ideas for Creative Walls
We all know the feeling of boredom. One way boredom can manifest itself is in room arrangement or decoration. Even a beautiful room can appear dull after years of remaining the same. Usually people switch furniture around in a room to add visual interest to a room, but another great way to achieve this is […]
How To Sponge-Paint A Room
Sponge painting is one of the most basic faux finishes, and is a great technique for adding depth and color to a room. Some of the best places to sponge paint are: Plain rooms Closets Bathrooms Anywhere you want to add visual interest. Here is the step by step process of sponge painting: Buy a […]