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The Home Painting Party

Painting your home is not only a great way to spruce up the look and feel of your home, but it's also a fun way to challenge your creativity. Unfortunately, it can be a lot of work too. So why not share the work and the fun with friends? Painting parties are a smart way to color your home and have a great time doing it.

Exterior House Painting Prep 101

The time will eventually come for the exterior of your home to undergo a serious makeover. Painting your home's exterior is one of the less expensive ways to complete this transformation. Still, resist the urge to simply jump into this task. When it comes to painting your home, adequate preparation makes the difference between a beautiful new exterior and an all around disaster.

Five Things Your Painter Won’t Tell You

If you're like most people looking for some curb appeal, the first and most valuable project that you undertake is painting. Whether inside or out, fresh paint provides excellent return on your investment of time and money. Many people find painting outside of their realm of expertise and hire professional painters, expecting them to be similar in quality and craftsmanship.

Where to Find Inspiration For Painting a Kid’s Room

There are plenty of ways to paint a room, and sometimes it can be difficult to decide the best way to paint your child's room. The following are some fun places to find ideas for painting a kid's room.

Removing Paint Fumes - 3 Ways to Minimize Your Risk From Paint Fumes

Paint fumes are one of the biggest culprits of polluted indoor air. In fact the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lists paint as one of the top five environmental hazards. But because painting is one of the easiest, cheapest, and most effective ways to make-over a room, few of us will avoid coming in contact with paint. Here are 3 practical ways to avoid prolonged exposure and the acute and long-term health effects paint fumes can cause.

Painting Professionals - How to Choose the Right One For You

If you've ever gone through the process of hiring a professional to paint your home, you've probably found it daunting to select the right one for you and your project amongst the wide range of quotes and contractors available . And if you've never hired a painting professional before, there are a few things you should know to get the most out of your selection and maximize the return on your decorating investment. A good painting professional is easy to find if you know what to look for.

Oct 13, Changing From Oil Based Paint To Latex

What do I have to do to change walls from oil based paint to a latex paint. Are there special steps I have to do? Answer There are special steps

Oct 13, Can you paint over groove wall paneling in a mobile home?

This mobile home has cheap groove paneling. Can you paint over it with an oil base primer and paint? Answer Yes you can and your half way there

Oct 13, Stain a Painted Vanity

I have a vanity that was once painted. I do not like the color of the paint and would love the dark wood look, is there any way to get this look

Oct 13, Fixing Drywall Texture After Painting

We just finished painting our new drywall and have discovered that the texture is not uniform across the walls, with isolated areas that stand out

Oct 11, Refinshing a laminate countertop

Our house was built in the early 90's. With all the blue, needless to say, I was a little tired of light blue. Here is a picture of it almost done.

Oct 11, How dry does the doug fir have to be before I can stain it?

It's October in Oregon and I am about to have my old patio structure torn down and rebuilt. We chose to use inexpensive fir for the horizontal boards


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