Choosing Interior Paint Colors

Painter aside... choosing Paint colors are the biggest decisions once you have decided to paint.

Most repaints are after 4 year or longer, especially for the DIY because most people just don’t want to paint again.

Because we realize this we should be careful to take our time and choose the perfect color that will be lasting and enjoyed.

If you have furniture or items that are similar in color, you may want to consider something that goes along with it. You do not want these colors to clash. Contrasting colors can go together, but you will need to use caution in your consideration.

Many Professional Paint Retailers have an experienced color expert on staff that will help you with this by going over your fabrics and pictures of the room and the details right in the store.

Since Color has the ability for setting the desired mood, plan on them asking you some questions like what is the room going to be used for? Is it to be formal or fun? By looking at the furniture and other items in the room plus photo's and your responses they will give you some recommendations.

So if you have swatches of the fabrics get them together for the process. Take some pictures of the overall room and bring it with you to the paint store, even include the rooms that are immediately connected.

Natural tones and conservative colors are great for lasting designs while bright fluorescent colors usually become those that desire change.

Once you have narrowed the selection to 1 or more, buy a sample sized batch of the color. I recommend buying a few 2’x 3’ pieces of white cardboard (and can be moved around the room) for applying the testing samples on, or you can paint a small area right on the wall for comparison, but I don’t recommend directly on the wall.

Now let’s get a little advanced and this makeover will look like a Professional Decorator executed the project. Fist consider painting the ceiling with color other than white, even if or especially if you paint the walls white. The second way for some added spice is to paint an accent wall.

Paint Works has a full service of bringing the decorators and color planning tools right to your home when your ready for your project to take off.

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Preparing your Home For Sale & Painting

Curb Appeal is a top priority of Realtors and buyers. If you are planning to list your home for sale right now, you’ll find the competition can be rough . The recent downturn in the housing market makes selling your home somewhat more difficult than before.

Most people know that when trying to sell a home there are some basic rules such as clearing out your clutter to look neat and tidy and too many personal effects will cloud the vision of the potential buyer.

Buyers look at the rooms and walls to imagine how they will use the space. Make sure your home is in top shape for attracting potential buyers and fresh painting helps houses sell more quickly. (- do not expect to increase the value of your home -)

As the seller, you are looking for less expensive, quick fixes that improve the aesthetics of your home plus help it to stand out and influence potential buyers into purchasing your property.

When painting your home for sale, choosing the right colors can make a huge difference, so consider neutral colors verse fluorescent colors. A Color Decorator can be a valuable and inexpensive way to know what colors will show best for your home.

In response, Paint Works offers a “Prep for Sale” service. There are a variety of ways we can improve your home for sale. We can perform touch-ups over the entire property or patch and paint just 1 wall in a room, perhaps giving a ceiling a fresh coat of paint, or the walls to brighten up the space, or touch up problem areas on the exterior. We will do it all. No job is too big or too small.

Paint Works will work with you and your Realtor. Collectively, we can determine what type of preparation is best to assist in selling your home.

A home that has a complete Paint Works "prep for sale" service has a better response from potential buyers which can lead to greater profits and/or quicker sale of that property.

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Painting a Room with High Humidity

Painting in high humidity conditions can cause lasting challenges.


To achieve the best results, is when working in optimum painting conditions. (- see specific manufacture for optimum conditions -)

High humidity will require longer drying times for the paint, and in some instances the paint can remain tacky for a very long time to come.

To combat the humidity here are some simple solutions that will promote proper drying times and a better finish product.

Using a Fan after each application will Circulate the Air stimulating the drying process, if it is less humid outside opening a window may help also to ventilate the space.

Prior to starting your Painting Project operate a Dehumidifier in the room to reduce the humidity and continue to run for several hours even after your paints are applied.

In a bathroom using the shower to soon will create additional humidity and will prevent effective drying. Allow ample time for the paint to dry before use.

Helpful Tips:
Longer wait time between each additional application, consider using water-based paints, Dehumidifier, Fan