Welcome to Warline Painting’s blog, written by Heidi Nyline! Heidi is an experienced colour consultant who shares her insights and expertise on all things painting and home improvement. In her blogs, she offers practical advice, design inspiration, and industry news to help homeowners and professionals achieve beautiful and long-lasting paint finishes.
Chrysler, Eminem, Painting Contractors and Being Who We Are Anyone that blogs knows it is tough to do and this week I just wasn’t feeling very inspired to write about painting, colour or worse – drywall (bet you can’t wait for that one). Knowing I needed to get something out
Vancouver Painting Contractor Warranties and a 25 Year Warranty on a Three Dollar Knife I had a customer recently tell me that they got a painting quote from Certa Pro Painters, but the warranty the contractor promised her seemed too good to be true, and it made her uneasy. The
NOT SO NICE COMMENTS ABOUT HEIDI BEING NOT SO NEIGHBOURLY I told you I would report back on how my neighbours are responding to Not So Nice in My Neighbourhood. So far all is quiet in the hood. Which could be a good sign or a bad one. For now I
The Almost Nicest Navy House Now that I have cleared the air, it’s back to the business of calling out bad paint jobs. .This pretty navy-blue house almost made it on my nicest list. I have always loved the combo of this dark navy and white. I thought the blue was Benjamin
The Million Dollar House and the Ten Dollar Paint Job One of the things that drives me the most crazy in the painting industry is seeing subpar work. I especially hate it in new home construction. I would love to be able to call out all the companies that I
Fighting Back Against Bad Painters Who Steal I am proud of our website. I have invested countless hours into making it good great. Everything we do at Warline is to raise the bar in our industry. I am not alone either. I am seeing great things coming from like-minded companies that also
When Should You get the Outside of Your House Painted? Believe it or not I am not calling out this house for being green. . While I can understand how on first glance the colour scheme of this house can make you double take and wonder “what were they thinking?”, it’s
The Low Down on Paint Draw Downs – When to Ask Your Painter for a Draw Down When I do colour consultations, I always specify that the painter should provide draw downs before painting. Simply put, a draw down is a large sample of paint from the actual can of
Is that Shiny New Stove Blurring Your Vision When You are Buying a New Home? Remember my post a few months ago about homeowner orientations? If you are in the process of buying a new home it is definitely worth the read. I happen to have friends that are buying
Your Brand isn’t What You Say it is, it’s What You Actually Do I read a great article this morning in the Financial Post, titled, “Lead by example, not words” on how companies need to focus on what they do and not just what they say they do. The article