Create Instant Curb Appeal

Careful application of paint can make a house look better from the outside. This is called creating curb appeal and it's a great concern to anyone wanting to sell their home and who wants...

Painting Your Garage Door

You see it every time you pull into your driveway: your garage door looks disgraceful. The paint is flaking into big chips. In short, it's time to repaint. If you leave a garage door untreated, the door...

Luck Of The Irish? Not!

In the small town of Portage, Michigan, you might notice the sight of a giant dot, painted a virulent Kelly green, decorating the roof of a preschool. It's kind of hard to miss. The owner of the Shamrock Montessori...

Exterior Painting Tips

Although vinyl siding is a very popular material for the exterior of your home, there are still plenty of homes that still have wooden shakes, stucco, aluminum siding, and cement fiberboard and all of these can...

Deck Painting

Some people argue that painting a deck, as opposed to using a wood stain treatment, is a bad idea. Decks are vulnerable to all the elements of the outdoors (wind, rain, sun, etc.) which makes it...

Painting Garden Shed Scenes

If you want to liven up the exterior of your garden shed, you have to let your inner artist loose. There are a number of ways to make those old wooden panels more attractive,...

Garden Shed Color

A poorly chosen shade for a garden shed can be just as unattractive as a bizarre color choice for a house. To avoid being embarrassed when visitors look out into your back garden, you...

Staining Your Deck

Your deck is your pride and joy, so if you're thinking of giving it a facelift with some new paint, you'll want to do it the right way. Start by checking that the surface of...