by Eileen Jones | Mar 24, 2020 | Boston, Boston Painters, Home Improvement, Professional Painting Company, Residential Interior Painting
Most garages found throughout New England are constructed with concrete floors. It is a practical and cost-effective choice for this semi-outdoor storage space that is subject to heavy loads, moisture, and chemicals. While a concrete surface is relatively inexpensive...
by Eileen Jones | Nov 20, 2019 | Boston Painters, Customer Service, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Residential Interior Painting
If you’re considering painting the interior of your home, one of the most important decisions, and often the most stressful, is which color to choose. Color trends come and go, but what remains true is that color can dictate the entire mood of a room. Regardless of...
by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 10, 2018 | Exterior Painting, Historic Restoration, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Residential Interior Painting, Water Damage
Here in New England the reason most paint peels is because the paint coating has become too thick and inflexible. Old homes wearing their original siding and trim can have over 15 coats over them – as the wood expands and contracts with temperature and humidity...
by Nigel Costolloe | Nov 30, 2015 | Blog, Customer Service, Environmentally Friendly Paints, Home Improvement, Interior Painting, Professional Painting Company
Two delightful and gratifying testimonials are below, both unsolicited, from two very different projects. The first comes from the remarkable interior designer Kelly Rogers who has been managing the multiple responsibilities of running a business, raising small...
by Nigel Costolloe | Jun 13, 2012 | Home Improvement, Professional Painting Company
When chatting with potential customers they’ll often refer to the need for a primer to help with a color change. This is a common misperception; in fact using a primer to hide a color or effect a color transition is wasting a good product. Primers are typically...
by Nigel Costolloe | Feb 10, 2012 | Historic Restoration, Home Improvement
Exhibit A: the ceiling of a parlor in one of JFK’s childhood homes in Brookline. A well-loved room, filled with books, comfortable chairs and a working fireplace – this is my idea of nirvana. The clients obviously enjoy the fireplace, as evinced by the...
