Have you ever noticed how the color of a room makes you feel when you walk in? For example, when you walk into a spa, painted in earth tones and relaxing blues, you feel calm and relaxed. When you walk into a gym with bright loud painted walls, you feel energized. A lot of the sensations you experience when entering a space can come from the colors that have been chosen and how those colors affect us.
A recent home remodeling trend that has been popping up across the country is using cottage-inspired décor. Because of fond childhood memories, cottage-styled rooms, particularly kitchens, create a relaxing and open feel in your home. Whether you want to add cottage-style elements gradually to your kitchen, or go all-in with a major home remodeling project, you’ll love this breezy, weathered, simple look. Here are some features you can use to create this modern cottage design in your kitchen.
Taking on a project like a kitchen remodel takes time and planning. Every little detail has to be planned from cabinets to floor to lighting to materials. However, one of the most important decisions to make that affect all of the rest is the kitchen’s layout. Kitchen remodeling teams work off five basic kitchen layouts
Unfortunately in most homes one of the more frequently used rooms, is also the most neglected. We are talking about your family’s laundry room. Laundry rooms are often located in the basement, and many times in a part of the basement that is not finished. They can be dusty, cluttery, spidery spaces. Making an effort to transform this area into a clean, efficient space will make the time you do spend there, which is on average of six hours per … Continued
Even after a homeowner has chosen the perfect color for a room, there’s another very important decision to make. With several paint finishes to choose from, you should learn the benefits of each and determine the right one for your job. Should you use high gloss or satin finish interior paint and why? Each paint manufacturer has its own guidelines for how much sheen goes into each paint finish. If you buy a satin finish from one manufacturer, it will … Continued
You know your room needs a fresh coat of paint, but you keep putting it off, because, frankly, you’re just not sure what color to choose. It’s not unusual to agonize over a color scheme for a room. If you’re nervous about choosing the color scheme, ask your Fairfax painting contractor about your home’s paint colors. This will take some pressure off you, while ensuring great results.
For Exteriors homes this is a very relative question. The largest variables are sun and rain. Other big factors are prep work from the initial job, and was the proper amount of paint applied? Most of the time painters skimp on the application not getting enough product on the surface. I see allot of “painters” stretching and pulling the paint across the surface instead of applying it to the surface and leaving it to dry, instead they over work the … Continued
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H-mYWIwvdU] For an average size room (12×12) painting the walls with 2 coats, to change color, with premium paint included, you should expect to pay between $275 and $350 per room. For an estimate on your painting needs contact [email protected] or call 703-263-3302.
Whenever wood has more than 20% moisture exposure it has the potential to deteriorate. It’s very important to keep up on caulking and painting with quality materials to prevent wood rot. If you are at the point where you already have wood rot we recommend you do not use pine for rot replacement. Pine available on the market today tends to be new growth pine. Pine available today is not as dense as older growth pine and will rot in a very short … Continued