Category Archives: Residential painting
How to Paint Your Home – A Homeowner’s Guide
14Jun
One of the most important factors contributing to a property’s value, as well as buyer attraction, is a house’s colour of exterior and interior. A unique and elegant colour helps your property to stand out from the rest. Recently, real estate agencies have been focusing more on the painting and decoration of a property; not only because of the aesthetics but because it can add significantly to your property value. Each house is unique in its decoration and style. So before you begin painting the interior or exterior of your residence, several points should be considered.
- First, decide your mood. Everyone’s taste is unique and it’s ok to have differences here. After deciding whether you want cool, warm, bright, cheery, subdued or any other reflective theme, choose your paint accordingly. The place you want to paint is also an important factor. Your painting theme should match the interior design and furniture already there.
- Lighting plays a vital role in how your interior looks, and understanding the lighting and LRV of your room is a must for choosing the right colour. For the exterior too, you have to choose carefully. Take the colour palette of your surroundings into consideration, as you certainly don’t want your property to be the bizarre one in your neighbourhood. An effective use of colour on the exterior of your home can have a tremendous effect.
- If you are confused or finding the process difficult, then you can always seek professional help regarding colour selection. Most reputed residential painting service companies in Australia work closely with a colour consultant who can help you choose the right colour for your home.
When it comes to hiring someone for the paint job, it’s better to hire a professional painting contractor. Nowadays, it’s quite difficult to find the right painting company; one who will meet all of your criteria. There are several measures you should take into consideration before hiring any interior and exterior house painter. Professionalism should always be preferred over cost-effectiveness. Some companies may offer you an unbelievable price but, please keep in mind, better results come with better investment. Chances are, cheaper companies will hire unprofessional or undertrained employees. Their standard of work could be disastrous for the appearance of your house.
Some points to consider before hiring residential painters:
- Hiring an experienced house painter with a diverse portfolio is always a good idea. A professional painting company always provides well-trained and highly experienced staff. They have a reputation to keep.
- You need to choose a painting service who is flexible and available at a convenient time for you. It is better to select house painters with weekend and night-time availability.
- Accreditation represents professionalism or quality of service, so it’s good to hire painting contractors who are accredited by reputed bodies like Dulux or MTA.
- Another important factor is whether the painting contractor carries insurance; like public liability insurance, home warranty insurance, worker’s compensation insurance etc. Also, the house painters must comply with be Work Health and Safety Compliant.
- Always provide or specify that the painting contractor uses quality paint of a reputed brand, as well as quality tools.
- It is more beneficial to hire a painting and decorating service that works closely with a colour expert. Most reputed companies have one.
- Always hire professionals who meet, or indeed exceed, painting industry standards.
Painting your property is not an easy task; you need to plan beforehand and consider several factors like colour selection, hiring the right residential painting company and cost-effectiveness. The interior or exterior colour of a property represents your unique choices and sense of creativity. So, decide carefully!
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4 Tips On Choosing the Right Colour for Your Home
05Nov
Choosing the right colour to paint the interior or exterior of your house can often seem quite tough with so many colours, shades and brands on offer. But picking the best fit for your home will be very important in both the long and short-term. There are several factors to take into account before making your final selection.
The main fear that people have is picking the wrong colour and repaint everything all over again. As we provide residential and commercial painting services in Sydney, we have worked with many clients who have faced this problem and found that by outlining some of the elements that will affect the way your paint looks can easily solve this problem. To help you avoid some of the biggest pitfalls of repainting, below is a list of key points to keep in mind –
Choose The Lights Wisely
The different lighting you have in your home can vastly affect the way your paint looks on your walls. Bright red walls could look fantastic in natural sunlight but can feel claustrophobic with a dimmer lamp or ceiling light, conversely, a fantastic grey colour could end up too dark in an already dim room. To properly select the correct colour, bring a swatch into the room and see how it looks with the lighting there.
Keep The Colours Close
It’s important to have a coherent look and feel to your house, rather than feeling like one room after another has a completely different mood. Consider how your paint will work with the other rooms of your house – how will it integrate with the colour scheme you have already implemented in other rooms.
Furniture Selection
Furniture is a huge part of creating the feeling of a room. But many of us make a big mistake not considering the type and colour of the furniture before painting the rooms. If you have big, dark pieces of furniture; it’s often a good idea to opt for a light wall colour which will give the room more light. It will also make the room look more spacious.
What Colours Say About Your Room
Everyone knows that white walls will create a feeling of more space in the room. Darker colours will give you the feeling of being in a smaller enclosed space. But it’s also important to think about how other colours will make your room feel. Reds and pinks will lend warmth to the room while blues will give a calm, cool feeling. Greens are said to give a feeling of tranquillity and health while purples are relaxing and yellows are energising.
You are much more likely to end up with something you love if you keep these factors in mind. It’s always a great idea to swatch a little bit of the colour on your wall and live with it for a time before you finally go ahead and paint the whole room. When in doubt, you can, of course, hire a professional who will be glad to guide you through the colour selection process.
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What to Think About When Painting Kids’ Bedrooms
07May
Doing a quality DIY paint job requires more than just the equipment and the know-how, it’s also about matching styles and creating the right atmosphere in every room. You can be the best painter in the world and get a perfect finish, but if you don’t pick out the right colours or create the right mood for the room, you home isn’ t going to make for a comfortable living space.
So it’s important to think about how you’ll choose to paint different rooms. A kid’s bedroom is a great example; likely the colour scheme will differ greatly from the rest of the house. Here’s a few tips and general ideas on how to decorate your child’s bedroom and make it a great space for them!
Think about the theme of the room
It’s obviously important to encourage the imaginations of youngsters as it helps their minds develop. Creating a particular theme in a bedroom and following it throughout the decorative features can help to capture the imagination of children. Some popular themes include deep space, the forest or something as simple as a blue sky.
That said there are really no rules when it comes to painting for kid’s rooms, so don’t be afraid to mix and match different colours that otherwise might seem odd together. You might even want to create two different themes in the same room! Keeping it light and fun is the most important thing!
Bright colours are key
It shouldn’t come at any surprise that bright colours appeal to kids, and studies show that children as young as 5 months old can receive some benefit from being exposed to a range of different colours.
Further, colour has a big impact on the mood and behaviour of young children, so if they are situated in a bright, happy environment this will certainly have an effect on them (as it does for adults). We’d recommend using primary colours such as blue, red or yellow or secondary colours like green and orange. These are preferable to neutral shades and are more relatable for young children – they will invariably associate certain primary colours with objects and feelings.
Use non-toxic paints
We generally recommend following this tip for painting any of the rooms in your home, but it is especially important in your children’s’ rooms. Organic, water-based paints are really your best bet here to ensure your children’s health remains the number one priority. Studies show that some classes of paint that are high in VOCs can have a negative effect on the respiratory and immune systems, while also contributing to allergies. This is particularly the case with young people, whose bodies are still developing.
Nowadays organic paints provide similar quality to conventional alternatives, so it’s forth forking out a little extra.
Use the toughest paints
Durability is hugely important in a child’s room, for all manner of reasons. Depending on their age, the paint may have to endure knocks and bumps, scratches and scrapes or even the odd line of crayon or texta. At the end of the day, you’re going to want to use a top of the line water-based paint when decorating your kid’s bedroom, as this will make it more likely it lasts long term. Keep in mind that with a water-based paint you can easily wash off any marks that need to be taken care of too!
So there you have it; just a few of the most important things to consider when setting out to paint your child’s room! You can always have it looked after by a professional painting service provider in Sydney – speak to the team at Priority Coatings today for more info or simply for advice.