Selling your home ? Then gets some Color on those walls

It really is amazing what a carefully chosen color scheme can do to a home.Color on walls is what potential buyers want. How do i know this?The first thing new home owners are doing is painting over those cold looking white walls.I get more calls about painting over walls that are white than anything else .When ceilings, walls and trim in your home are white it lacks the warmth color brings to a room.Introducing color onto the walls will define all the good points about the interiorarchitecture of your home, and a fresh couple of coats of white paint on thetrim will really do wonders and give your home that wow factor that potentialbuyers seek when viewing your home.So get ahead of the competition get color on your walls and get your home sold .Sea of Color Painting offers a free color consultation with all work bookedwithin 30 days of receiving a free estimate.

You can't beat a fresh coat of white paint on a ceiling

It amazes me how often the ceiling is left out when re-painting a room .My wife Linda and I watch a lot of HGTV ,and she always has a laugh at me when I complain they are not painting the ceilings, it’s a pet hate of mine {and don't get me started on closets not getting painted) . Watch out for it next time they do a room makeover.I think the 2 reasons Ceilings get left are, it doesn't look like it needs doing and the second reason , it's a job no one likes doing .Let me tell you if your ceiling has not been painted for a few years it needs painting, try painting a little area with fresh white paint and you will be convinced. To take the stress out of painting a ceiling a roller pole is a great investment. To avoid getting covered with roller spray work away from the area you are rolling rather than standing directly underneath the area you are rolling.

Interior Painting at it's best

INTERIOR PROJECTS

PREPARATION

* All surfaces to be painted get completely sanded .
* All holes and obvious to the eye dinks get spackled.
* All cracks and gaps around trim on the trim as well as cracks around ceiling lines and corners of walls get caulked.
* Cracks across walls and ceilings get taped and patched .

PRIMING
I always recommend to my clients to completely prime everything that they want painting regardless of what the paint manufacturer recommends. Though its not absolutely necessary to prime everything it gives the best results without fail every time .The least priming I do on any given project is spot priming , I do not recommend this system but its better then no primer at all .

FINISH PAINTING
I also recommend 2 coats on all surfaces to be painted whether it ceilings,wall,or trim .You might ask why 2 coats if 1 is sufficient , believe me i have been painting far to long to know one coat is never sufficient .With 2 coats you get a solid premium finish , with 1 coat it may just look satisfactory .

I use Sherwin Williams or Benjamin Moore paint , they make by far the best paint on the market and their paints cover much better and look much better . So when you get a real cheap quote beware . Its cheap for a reason and you are more than likely to get what you pay for .Make sure when you get an estimate for painting to have it in writing exactly what you are getting for your money .Also make sure to ask what make of paint will be used

Hiring a skilled tradesman

House painters are a dime a dozen, it’s the only trade that anyone who can get their hands on a paint brush and hey presto supposedly becomes a skilled tradesman .It’s an action that not only belittles the painting trade but does little to give the homeowner confidence in the trade .Residential Painting as been my livelihood for 30 years , it’s not something i picked up overnight .I began by serving an apprenticeship and the Company that gave me the apprenticeship did not hire me then put a paint brush in my hand and tell me you are good to go .They had me learn the process of painting, beginning with the correct procedure of preparation work and when they were satisfied that i had mastered that they allowed me to prime the prepared work and then onto finish painting , varnishing, staining and all the other aspects that applied to the painting trade.Working alongside seasoned professionals whilst serving my apprenticeship was a huge factor in the making of the painter i am today.When you hire Sea of Color, you can be sure you are hiring a professional who not only knows his business but as the experience to carry out the work to the standard you would expect from a skilled tradesman.

Finishing off your paint project

Whether you paint project is interior or exterior it’s not finished until the final clean up .The last part of any project Sea of Color Painting undertakes , includes cleaning windows , sweeping and vacuuming all work areas , electrical boxes that are splattered with paint from previous contractors get painted with a matching grey paint , outdoor lamps that have paint on them from previous contractors get a fresh look and more .For all your painting projects Sea of Color Painting go that extra mile.

The Ability to Paint fast without dropping your standard

THE ABILITY TO PAINT FAST WITHOUT DROPPING THE STANDARD
I learnt my trade in the United Kingdom . If you are not quick as well has being a good painter in the UK you didn't stand a chance of making a living or surviving in business, because the painting business there is extremely competitive .
There are similarities to painting there and here in the US , but there is also some vast differences. The use of Oil paint is still very popular there , oil paint there requires to not only prime where necessary but also requires a full undercoat over whatever you maybe painting . Latex paint is now making a break through .
One thing a painter in the UK has to be extremely good at is painting windows . You would be laughed out of town if you were caught taping glass up prior to painting and if you were seen painting onto the glass to later scrape it off you would be classed as a Cowboy (a term used for someone who is not good at his job ) .So if you couldn't paint around windows without going more than a 16th of an inch onto the glass and keeping the line around the glass plumb straight you didn't stand much chance of keeping a job,because the biggest part of exterior work in the UK is windows .
Even sub contractors now have to have a license to trade as a painter .
Painting is not something i just picked up has a last resort because i couldn't find a job doing anything else . its been my whole experience since the age of 16 , i'm now 46 ,and i am still enjoying seeing the transformation a re-paint can make on someones home .Not only leaving my clients happy but the satisfaction of seeing the transformation makes painting all the worthwhile

Is Beige the new Black ?

I used to think beige was a drab boring color . I have now changed my mind on beige . There are some great shades of beige out there now to choose from to give your home a neutral look and to make life easy when choosing furnishings to match .

Oil Paint

Being a Brit working with oil based paints is second nature to me . Even now for trim oil based paint is still used far more for exterior and interior painting than Latex in the UK . I fully understand and accept the reasons for using Latex paints in this day and age especially the drying time difference .Oil paint really needs 24 hours to dry out where as Latex paint can be re-coatable in just a few hours . One thing Latex paint will never match Oil based paint for is in the look of the finish . If you know how to work with Oil based paint you can almost achieve a factory finish look and regardless of what any one tells you cannot achieve that with Latex paint .Oil based paint levels out much better than Latex paint and as the advantage of the wet edge remaining wetter longer then Latex based paint so you have more time to work with it .. Our previous home in Newport RI I painted all the interior doors and trim with Oil based paint it looked real classy .
So if you can put up with the drying time and the fumes and like the classier look give me a call.