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Identifying Undertones in Exterior Paint Colors

Undertones in exterior paint colors, blog

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

Curb appeal basics, 7 easy things to do first, blog

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, case study blog

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 […]

Can I Get a Virtual Estimate?

Can I Get a Virtual Estimate, Paper Moon Painting contractor, blog

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?

Why is it so expensive to paint a house, blog

“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. […]

Black Painted Trim – 5 Guidelines on How to Use It!

Black painted trim in an Alamo Heights home painted by Paper Moon Painting company, San Antonio home painters

Perhaps you’ve noticed lots of black painted trim – doors, windows, woodwork – in interior design magazines.  The problem is, not ALL the trim is black, which makes it hard to figure out the pattern.  Maybe all the baseboards and crown molding are white, but the windows themselves (the metal, wood, or vinyl parts – […]

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

Home interior updating, no more brown phase, painting, trends, Paper Moon Painting, San Antonio

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 […]