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Dining Room Design with a Modern Luxe Style

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When it comes to dining room design, just buying a nice table and chairs isn’t enough.  Yet because the function of a dining room is so standardized, many homeowners get a coordinated dining set, add a plant in the corner and some art on the wall and call it a day. This kind of generic […]

How NOT to Pick Paint Color – 5 Common Mistakes

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A recent blog post, from a well-respected source that shall remain nameless, gave some tips and tricks on how to pick paint color.  You’d think this is a simple topic, but I actually cringed when I read the advice listed.  The talented designers in the article gave some suggestions that were, in my opinion, how NOT to […]

Can I Get a Virtual Estimate?

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Can you get an estimate for your home painting project without meeting with an estimator in person?  Yes, we can do that for you!  We call it a “virtual estimate”, and it’s a convenient and safe way for us to estimate your home painting, cabinet painting, or wallpapering  project, without having to come to your […]

Why is it So Expensive to Paint a House?

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“Why is it so expensive to paint a house?  Why is there such a wide range in the estimates I get?”  You grumble to your partner as you’re looking at three widely different bids.  You really liked the most expensive guy (of course), but the cheaper guy’s price is just hard to ignore.  Is the […]

Be Honest, Can I Trust your Painters?

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We get asked this question by nearly half of our new clients, who are looking for trustworthy painters but want a straight answer from a human, and not just an online recommendation. And I don’t blame them. I know the feeling of opening your front door for the electrician or plumber and thinking, “Hmm.  He […]

Working with an Interior Designer? Here’s What NOT to Do!

What not to do when working with an interior designer, Paper Moon Painting blog

Working with an interior designer is the surest way we know to guarantee a beautiful, updated home that reflects your tastes.  We love working with designers, and your project will be in good hands. . But homeowners can unknowingly make life difficult for their designer, and get in the way of their own project’s success. […]

The “Brown Phase” is Over – Please Don’t Go Back!

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Most of us know by now that the “Brown Phase” of interior design is (thankfully!) over.  It lasted a good long while… through all of the 90’s and into the mid-2000’s.   White and gray are tied for the “new neutral”, and bright colors are back in a big way.  No more bronzes, golds, and […]

White Painted Cabinets Transformed this Small Kitchen!

White lacquered cabinets in a retro redo kitchen, Paper Moon Painting, San Antonio, Monte Vista, Olmos Park

We wanted to show you one of our favorite examples of how white cabinets will transform a space!  This small kitchen, in a lovely hundred-year-old home in a historic neighborhood, was completely transformed when Paper Moon Painting refinished the cabinets in a lovely soft white.  The previous owner had “modernized” the kitchen in order to sell […]

“Gadzooks, My Cabinets are Orange!!” – Updating Cabinets, Part 1

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Seemingly all at once, everyone’s cabinets are outdated.   One day, everyone woke up, took a good look at their golden oak cabinets while brewing their morning coffee, and said to themselves, “Argh!!… they’re orange!”  Or  you realize that those “whitewashed” pickled oak cabinets are… pale pink.  Suddenly you find yourself staring at a massive design […]