Big decorating jobs are best tackled by a professional residential painting contractor, but if you enjoy taking on smaller DIY tasks and touch-ups around your home, you'll need to know how to look after your equipment. To get the best results from your painting jobs you must clean and store your paint brushes and rollers correctly. Read on to find out how. What you'll need old newspaper or cloth washing-up liquid and warm water white spirit kitchen towel plastic bag How to do it
Painting is a manageable task that you can handle in some cases. Not all the painting jobs warrant you to call in a professional, especially if it is just a small section that requires a bit of correctional painting. When buying the paint for a DIY job, examine the packaging for any additional chemicals that you will have to mix with the paint before applying it. The mixing ratios are important as well, and once that's done, you will be good to go.
Installing a floor coating on your building can help prevent the flooring material from wear and improve its visual appearance. There are various types of floor coatings on the market today, and part of the selection process involves determining the kind of environment that your flooring is exposed to. Here are some of the factors that should guide you in choosing the suitable floor coating that will provide protection and increase the durability of the flooring.
You've decided to redecorate, and while contacting your local commercial painting contractors, a thought crosses your mind, "Surely there must be something more interesting to do with my walls than just paint them one plain colour, right?" There are a few easy options to add visual interest with the paint job of your walls. 1. Change the colour of one wall Changing the colour of one wall can either brighten up a room, by using pastels or vivid hues, or add intimacy to it by using dark, rich shades.
Choosing the right paint colour can make a huge difference when it comes to the appearance of your interiors. If you have light grey floors in your home, then you'll probably want to choose some wall colours that add brightness to the room. When working with your residential painter, this guide equips you with clever colour ideas to infuse brightness against a grey floor. Olive Green To lighten the mood of the room when working with your residential painter, olive green walls will complement your grey floor tiles beautifully.
When we moved into our house the kitchen was a bit yucky. The wall and ceiling around the oven had turned yellow-brown from years of cooking smells, and there was splattered oil all over the walls. It made the whole room feeling uninviting. As soon as we moved in I knew what I had to do: we scrubbed down the walls and repainted the whole room with new white paint. It was such a simple change with a dramatic impact. This blog is all about changing the mood of a room with a new coat of paint and how you can achieve the same effect.