Updating a Historic Home with Kim Wolfe and HGTV
Updating a historic home is challenging enough, without adding budget pressures and tight deadlines. When designer Kim Wolfe called on Paper Moon Painting to come help with her historic home renovation for season 2 of HGTV’s “Why the Heck Did I Buy this House?“, we dove right in! Joining a historic home update part-way […]
How NOT to Pick Paint Color – 5 Common Mistakes
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 […]
The Best Black Paint Colors – Our Top 4 Picks
Black is a fabulous color for adding contrast, “edge”, or glamour, and as home and cabinet painters, we’ve painted more than our share of black out there, so we wanted to share our top four picks for the best black paint colors. There is a plethora of options, but choosing one really comes down to […]
Identifying Undertones in Exterior Paint Colors
The undertones in exterior paint colors can make or break your painting project – here’s how to identify them! . If you’re planning to paint the exterior of your home, you can’t just pick a random color out of a fan deck – you need to know about the ever-present undertones in exterior paint colors, […]
Curb Appeal Basics: 7 Easy Things to Do First
If your home needs painting, do it, but don’t neglect these curb appeal basics! Even though we’re not professional landscapers, we see so many homes when we go to estimate an exterior painting project that we feel like we’ve absorbed some curb appeal basics by sheer osmosis! It’s too easy to get used to […]
Green-Gray Exterior Paint Colors, a Case Study
Green-gray exterior paint colors are often the best choice for homes with natural stone or brick accents. Here’s a case study that illustrates why! In our blog on picking exterior paint colors, we talk about how any unpainted brick or stone areas on your home must be factored in when you’re selecting colors for […]
4 Things to Know about Picking Exterior Paint Colors
Picking exterior paint colors is the scariest part of their project for most homeowners. The process seems fraught with peril: What if your house ends up looking garish and (even worse) everybody sees? What if it goes from “old, outdated eyesore” to “expensively painted eyesore”, and now you’ve spent your whole budget and it’s […]
Can I Get a Virtual Estimate?
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 […]
Should You Paint Your Brick House? Pros and Cons
Should you paint your brick house? What are the pros and cons? A common scenario: Homeowner Jane wants to paint her dark red brick home. It’s dismal, dreary, and looks like an old institutional building. There’s nothing attractive about it, other than its “good bones”. Hubby Josh insists that brick, like stained wood, […]
