How To Paint Older Homes In Calgary While you won’t find any classical stone structures in Calgary, there are plenty of older homes throughout the city that are full of history and character. From Rideau and Mission near the city centre, to the original houses that still stand in Inglewood, some of these homes are […]
How To Paint Doors, Door Frames, Window Frames, and Baseboards You might be looking around your house and noticing that, while you’re happy with the main colours, some of the accents are showing their age: dingy frames, yellowing windowsills, peeling doors, or washed-out baseboards. Over time, these trim areas can fade and weather, turning once-bright areas […]
Choosing The Right Paint Colour For You Have you ever walked into a paint store or even down the painting products aisle at a hardware store and been overwhelmed by all the options? Stains, enamels, sealants, stains, latex, oil, finishes it can be difficult to know exactly what you’re looking for if you’re determined to […]
How To Paint Stucco Ah, summertime in Calgary: the days are long, the sun is shining, and you’re finally able to get cracking on that exterior paint job on your house. Maybe you’ve been looking at your stucco siding for a long time, thinking of the perfect colour and finish, or perhaps you’ve just had your […]
Cabinet Painting | How To Whether you just moved in to a new place and you’re redecorating, or you’re freshening up the old fixtures in your lifelong home, a new coat of paint can do wonders for any room. This is especially true for the rooms where you spend a lot of time, like bedrooms, […]
Have you ever wondered why is barn paint red? The prairies that cover the interior of North America are part of Calgary”™s beautiful backyard ““ rolling fields, distant foothills, and family farms that dot the roads across our province. Albertans carry a strong pride for our landscape that is shown through care and consideration, and that includes maintaining the great-looking scenery that surrounds us. […]
Why do painters wear white clothing? It”™s an unsolved mystery that goes back farther than anyone can remember: why is it that painters, who constantly work around every colour you can think of, wear white clothes? It seems counter-intuitive, because every errant drip and splatter stands out on a clean white background. And even stranger is the fact that apparently, no one can agree on the origin of this custom. […]
We”™ve all heard the terms in pop culture: seeing red, feeling blue, green with envy. But those sayings weren”™t just made up by imaginative writers. If you”™ve ever walked into a room and suddenly felt more inspired, relaxed, or comfortable with your surroundings, you”™re not alone! Colours in our household and workplace environments can have a deep-rooted and measurable effect on our mood and our everyday lives ““ a real phenomenon, known as paint colour psychology. […]
Painting home siding is something that most of us will encounter in our lifetimes so it is important to know a little bit about it. Many houses in this day and age have moved away from the rustic wooden planks or Elizabethan brick to something much more practical: vinyl or aluminum siding. Living in the city of Calgary, vinyl and metal siding on houses is the best choice in order to face those harsh winters and blistering summers. And as summer creeps up on us, it”™s the perfect time for your old siding to get freshened up! […]
