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Don't let the simplicity of this question fool you. There are significant design, environment, and application decisions around whether to paint or stain. And the difference between paint and stain includes a different amount of preparation. There's a lot to ask: Are you applying paint or stain indoors or outdoors? [...]

Your mom probably drilled into your head, "You can't paint small rooms dark colors! They'll look small!" This bit of advice probably came just before she told you not to eat half an hour before swimming. Like most of mom's advice, yes, she was right—to a point. Yes, you can [...]

The best paint colors for your nursery are whatever you like. If there’s a rule, it’s probably: Neutral shades with a few colorful accents Something that makes you—the parent—comfortable in the room And low-VOC. Nursery paint colors invoke a ton of debate among new parents, and for a good reason. [...]

If you're about to paint a room, would you: Paint each wall a different color? Paint one wall a different color than the other three with no regard to how it looks? Paint each wall to precisely match the colors of everything else in the room? You probably wouldn't do [...]

We have a lot to learn from people older than us. People who have lived longer give us insight into the past and future that sometimes we lack or just choose to ignore.   Seniors can also help us understand our current needs too. Few things matter in our homes [...]

Homeowners and apartment dwellers with flexible landlords looking for a way to elevate their kitchen should consider painting the cabinets.  Painting cabinets seems to elicit strong opinions from contractors that say you really can’t paint the cabinets, that it’s not worth it, or that you somehow shouldn’t. The truth is [...]

Wait wait wait! We know it's tempting to just paint over that little crack in the wall, or just smack some spackle and paint on it. But you need to think about how the walls meet, their texture, and the finish of the existing wall, paint, and joint compound. If [...]

You probably already know how to evaluate a commercial painting contractor for your business or company. More than likely, someone in the office vets suppliers for everything from food to staplers. And that person knows to ask a painting company some obvious questions like: When can the painting project start [...]

In about an hour, the average home in and around Walnut Creek and the Bay Area can fully cycle fresh air—even with the windows closed. With the windows open, you could cycle fresh air and any paint fumes or smells multiple times an hour.  Coupled with today's modern paint, that [...]

Your home's exterior should be painted every 5 to 10 years, depending on how well the previous paint job was done, the paint's quality, your local weather conditions, and the material you're painting on. At Woodiwiss Painting we expect our paint jobs should last 15 to 20 years because of [...]