Benjamin Moore Willow – A Paint Colour with a Dual Personality I stood in the powder room at a neighbour’s house in South Surrey and stared at the paint colour on the walls. It was dark and sultry and a bit sexy in the perfectly dimmed lights for a cocktail party. I had to know […]
Renovation Revelations – The Bathroom Door How a Simple Coat of Paint Potentially Saved Me $25,000 For the last few months we have been undergoing a renovation. Nothing big like moving walls but we did lots of ripping out of things like baseboards, tiles, bad hardwood, carpet, a fireplace… It was an eyeopener to be […]
The Interior Painting Estimate – What Should it Include? In terms of painting quotes, I have seen everything from a scribbled number on the back of a napkin to a four-page detailed estimate with enough small print to make you cross-eyed. What information do you reasonably need to see on an interior painting estimate? I’ll start with […]
Checking References – Are You Doing the Right Due Diligence when Hiring a Paint Contractor? I am tackling a subject few paint contractors in Vancouver ever publicly discuss, never mind write about on their website. Checking references. Have you ever been given a bad reference? It’s probably very unlikely. Just as it is unlikely you have ever […]
One of These Paint Estimates is Not like the Others Could you imagine a flooring company giving you an estimate to install a new floor in your home and not including the type of floor that they were going to put in? Or a designer giving you a price for new drapes but not including […]
Three Steps to Hire the Right Paint Contractor I finally made my debut into radio. It started with me being a guest on Snaptech’s radio show discussing the success of our online marketing strategy. Anyone that knows me, knows I love to talk. Radio and me were meant to be. After my first guest spot, I […]
How to Clean Paint Spills from a Carpet My week started out great. I was really excited to be painting two bedrooms for a client that was expecting her second baby in the new year. We were painting the ceiling of one of the bedrooms in blue and I was really looking forward to seeing this baby’s room […]
I Didn’t Say I Hate Cloud White All the Time… Apparently I have to clarify. I recently wrote an article on how I thought Benjamin Moore Cloud White (CC-40, OC-130 or 967) was an over-used trim colour. Well, did that ever stir up a hornet’s nest with some of Warline’s customers and homeowner’s in Vancouver. Did they […]
The Three Best Off Whites By Benjamin Moore Unless I am working on a heritage house or with a very specific colour palette, 99% of the time I will likely spec an off-white for trim. Chances are it will be one of my go-to whites. Not surprising is that Benjamin Moore Cloud White (CC-40, OC-130 […]
The Best Light Blue Exterior House Colours I grew up in a blue house. Perhaps that is why blue is my favourite house colour. I have written about blue houses in the past but it is time to update the list. Mostly because I used to only spec navy when it came to blue houses […]