Certain surfaces just seem to lend themselves to a glossy finish: new cars, fancy fingernails, and magazine covers. But what about in the house? Are there places where glossy interior paints are a good choice? Let’s take a minute to discuss the properties of semi-gloss and high gloss paints. After that, we will take a
Interior house painting is an exciting process, but many people find choosing colors a challenge. They don’t want to make a mistake and end up with new paint they don’t love. How do you avoid this? How do you choose interior house paint colors that will coordinate pleasantly? One great way to help is by
It’s a new year, and everyone is hoping for positive changes in the year to come. One excellent way to renew your outlook is to surround yourself with fresh colors. Interior house painting transforms your environment and provides the context for an excellent new year! But what paint color should you choose? Each year, color
Maybe it was a moment of carelessness, or maybe there were events outside your control… but regardless of how it happened, it’s done. Paint is spilled on the floor; what do you do? How do you clean up spilled paint? Is there any way to prevent this from becoming a disaster? Can you clean interior
One of the most marvelous things about nature is how it is always changing. A tree or a field looks one way at mid-afternoon, but near evening it is remarkably different! This same thing happens with interior house paint. The color that seems rich and cool at noon can look altogether different at dawn or
With Thanksgiving meals fresh in our minds, the idea of leftovers is clear and vivid! We know what to do with leftover turkey and mashed potatoes (yum!), but what about leftover paint? Can you combine partial cans of interior paint? Can you mix different types of interior house paint? Just like that Thanksgiving dinner, some
When it comes to interior painting, the rooms get nearly all the attention. Closets, at best, are an afterthought. However, a closet can be an asset to your room, if you approach it correctly. Choosing the paint colors for a closet can be a fun way to bring a new level of detail to your
Simple things often give greater pleasure than things that look complicated or elaborate. In the case of interior painting, there is a remarkable pleasure found in crisp, straight lines! How do painting companies achieve that? Is it possible for homeowners to achieve that same effect? They key is using painter’s tape, and it is not quite
The idea of watching paint dry has become a simile for everything boring or tedious. Still, when the paint is on your own interior walls, you do tend to watch it! You want to know when it will be ready for the next step. How fast does interior paint dry?
Lead paint: it sounded like a good idea at the time. In fact, people used to use lead in all kinds of daily items, from zippers to food storage. Now that we know about lead toxicity, we need to find safe ways of dealing with the lead remaining around us. Thankfully, lead paint remediation is
