Friday, July 25, 2014

Exterior Paint Colors: Know Your Palette

When you're looking to paint your home, it is a good idea to know what you should do as well as what you shouldn't do where colors are concerned.
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Exterior Colors:  Keep Colors Simple

What do you call a house that's been painted in bright orange and yellow? How about one that is painted purple and lavender?  Give up?  Eyesores are what most people would call these color combinations. In some parts of the world, houses can be painted in a vibrant array of colors. You can have a red villa in Portofino, Italy, right next to a canary yellow one, and on the other side, you see a building that is the color of a Spanish olive minus the pimento. Let's say you go on a trip, and when you get back, you race to paint your home. You get the color you want, a brick red matte finish, and you slap it on the outside of your home, and overnight, your three bedroom looks incredibly out of place in your neighborhood. That's why it's a good idea consult a house painter.
Why does a brick red villa look great in Portofino, but horrible on a ranch home in Chandler, Arizona? Well, for one, it is a different location and a different style of building. For another reason, look at your neighborhood. You usually only find a few shades of a color, and in Arizona it makes a great deal of sense to paint your home in a light color, particularly in the summer. A dark red home surrounded by eggshell, beige, and off-white homes will stick out and not in a good way. In addition, the villa that you probably saw has some accent pieces that look wonderful in conjunction with the dark red, such as black iron fittings and white trim. A house painter has an eye for this sort of thing.  However, clashing with the paint jobs of your neighbors is the least of your worries.

You Painted Your House, What Now?

Let's say you're still coming to grips with the way your home looks. You are bemused by your neighbors who are looking at your home and wincing a bit. Then one day in the mail, you get a letter from your HOA. It appears that you have 30 days at most to paint your home back to a selected range of colors.
All of this could have been avoided. Remember that was looks good in Portofino may not look good on the outside of a home here. And remember, you want to get a expert in to help you. Call a professional house painter in Gilbert.

For more information on exterior painting and colors, be sure to read part two and part three  as well.

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3038 East Des Moines St
Mesa, AZ 85213
(480) 232-5474 
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Friday, July 18, 2014

House Painting: Why You Should Hire a Pro Pt 2

Painting your home is a lot more than just color.  There is also finish.
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Interior Painting Project:  The Kitchen

Want to paint your kitchen?  Let's say you want your kitchen to be cheery and festive.  That would indicate a brighter color palette.  As for what finish you should go for, here's an excerpt from DIYNETWORK.COM: "The glossier the paint, the easier it is to clean up. If you have small children and the room you are painting has high traffic, like in a playroom, or tends to get grease on the wall such as in a kitchen, opt for high gloss sheen as you can easily wipe the wall down with a damp sponge. This will however make blemishes and imperfections in your wall more apparent and in rooms such as living rooms, could give off an unpleasant shine. High gloss is also great for trim and will give the trim a nice finished look, complementing the flatter sheen of your walls. Semi-gloss would also be a good choice for kitchens and baths as well as trim providing you with ease of wash-ability and less shine than the gloss. It is also slightly cheaper than the gloss finish and is a very common alternative. Satin sheens have a satiny smooth finish to them and could also be used in kitchens, baths and hallways. This may be a good choice if you really want some gloss and paint that can clean easily without the shine of a gloss.
If you have walls with lots of imperfections, select a flat or matte paint. You can usually get away with one coat of paint with a flat. The downside to this paint is that it does not stand up well to a good cleaning and does tend to show dirt more so choose this for rooms that will not get lots of fingerprints and dirt on them. Probably the most popular sheen is eggshell, which hides imperfections like a flat does but is easier to wash, so more durable and smoother to the touch. I recommend this for most rooms as it seems to have the best of both the flat and glossy worlds. [READ MORE]

When in Doubt, Call a Professional House Painter

When you're stumped, that's when you ask a professional house painter for help.  He will be able to work with you on both your color scheme as well as your finish.
So what is better? Painting your kitchen yourself, or hiring a professional to do it instead.  Well, let us ask you this.  Do you have all the equipment to pain your kitchen? How about all the paint?  We do.  That's why we are professional house painters.
Be sure to read this article as well on professional house painting.
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3038 East Des Moines St
Mesa, AZ 85213
(480) 232-5474
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Friday, July 11, 2014

House Painting: Why You Should Hire a Pro

House painting is more than just picking paint and slapping it on your house.  Why?  Well, we've found that customers have a lot of questions about the process.
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Red is a Great Color in a Entryway | Call Your House Painter for more Advice | (480) 232-5474

House Painting Questions

Should you sand before painting?  Absolutely.  Make sure that you use the right grit sand paper.  You also want to get a pole sander, a dust mask and other equipment that a professional house painter already has.   Sanding a surface helps to remove old paint as well as any raised areas that will interfere with an even coat of paint being applied.  As to why removing old paint is important, is that unless it is in the same shade family, the coat of paint you put on top of the old paint will show the old paint underneath.  So if you have a light color going over a darker color, the lighter color will pick up a hint of the darker color.
For example, we had a customer who tried to paint his master bedroom himself. The original color was kind of a bright lilac color. He wanted something a bit more toned down, so he went with a kind of aqua color. The only problem is he didn't sand the paint off, and just tried to put a new coat of paint on top of the old color. He tried a couple of coats, but the lilac was just to strong, and his bedroom looked a very bizarre color. He also didn't paint the molding right, and it had the tiniest line of lilac on top, which only made the paint job way too busy. Which is a perfect introduction to our next question.

What Color Should I Paint My Bedroom?

What color should I paint my bedroom? Color has a profound physiological and psychological effect on us. Reds have a tendency to make us more alert, blues have a tendency to make us more restful, earth tones are neutral, and darker colors have a tendency to make us more serious. One of our customers wanted to paint her bedroom bright scarlet red. The only problem is that paint job would be ideal in say an entry foyer, or in a family room, but in a bedroom, it made it rather hard to relax much less sleep.
So remember, if you have questions about painting, you want to probably considering hiring someone to do it for you. That way, your interior painting can be perfect every time.

For more information on professional house painting, be sure to read part two as well.

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3038 East Des Moines St
Mesa, AZ 85213
(480) 232-5474
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Friday, July 4, 2014

House Painting and Happy Customers

House painting in Gilbert, like all businesses depends on something intangible but vital for business success: namely customer satisfaction.
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Why Customer Satisfaction Matters to a House Painter

A lot of times, there is an air of entitlement when someone deals with a painting contractor. Some contractors believe that their customers need them, however, the opposite is true. We need our customers. Without customers, who will we paint for? Ourselves?
That's why it matters to us that you not only like the job we did on your interior or exterior house painting, but that you love it. What's the difference? Well the level of satisfaction you have will be the key factor in you recommending us to someone else. A curious thing about bad service is that it is one of those things that can cause a bad reputation. One unhappy customer often equals fifty. Most people know someone. And that someone knows someone else. A totally satisfied customer brings almost twenty times the business than one who is somewhat dissatisfied. As for a customer who doesn't like the work a contractor does, it can be a major loss of business. All it takes is a few complaints online to influence other potential customers.

Why Hiring a Professional House Painter is Key

Hiring a professional house painter is the key to loving your paint job. The reason is, that to stay in business, they have to be a registered contractor. Any registered contractor can have complaints against them in a database. So, that's why it is crucial for us to always do the best we can on painting your home. It is a constant cycle. Happy customers mean that there will be more business from those customers. More business from our customers means we stay in business longer. It really is as simple as that.
So remember, when you want to hire someone, you always want to get someone who knows what they're doing. You wouldn't go to a doctor without a license to practice medicine, and nor would you take your car to someone who didn't know the first thing about working on cars. The same care applies to when you are looking for a home improvement. So remember, do a bit of research, and trust your instincts. That way you can hire a house painter that's right for your painting project without worry or fuss.
Ameripro of Gilbert
3038 East Des Moines St
Mesa, AZ 85213
(480) 232-5474 
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