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A fresh coat of paint completely rejuvenates the presence and atmosphere of any room, but lingering paint odor can sour the excitement pretty quickly. While low-VOC and low-odor paints are prevalent in today’s market, many brands still offer traditional oil-based paints that will leave behind fumes as their high solvent content lingers in the air. Yes, the smell will disappear once the paint has dried and the solvents have fully evaporated, but that still leaves plenty of time for you to be exposed to the fumes and their effects, such as headaches, dizziness, nausea, or breathing difficulties. Fortunately, there are many DIY solutions to eliminating the bothersome fumes. Here are some tips on how to remove the odor of paint after professional painting, brought to you by our professional interior painters.

Cleaning your floors, furniture, and countertops are regular check marks in your housework to-do list, but cleaning your walls likely goes more neglected. Walls, like any other part of your home, get dirty in the hustle of your day-to-day--especially if you have children or pets. But if your walls are painted, you can’t just go at it like you would when cleaning your hardwood floor. Painted walls require special care to avoid damage, and different types of paint determine different ways of cleaning to best keep them looking fresh and new. Here are some tips for cleaning your painted walls, brought to you by our professional interior painters.

Last month we talked about some of the options available to you when you find yourself stuck with leftover paint after you've finished a project. In our post, which you can read here, we mentioned that you can repurpose paint if you don't want it to go to waste or you have a color you can't bring yourself to part with. We briefly touched on some examples, but today we're going to go more in-depth on some of the best projects to use up your leftover paint, brought to you by our interior painting professionals.

Repainting is one of the most cost efficient and effective pre-sale improvements you can consider. A new color can transform your home and make a big impact in the eyes of potential buyers, all for a noticeably inexpensive cost in comparison to bigger renovations. But if you go about it incorrectly (i.e. choosing the wrong color for the wrong space) it could actually end up damaging your home's ability to sell. Here are some of the most effective colors to paint your home before you sell, brought to you by our experts in house painting.

No matter how hard you try to only buy the amount of paint you need, sometimes you find yourself at the end of your project stuck with half a can of unused paint, having totally overestimated. Leftover paint is a common accident, but it needs to be properly handled whether you decide to get rid of it or save it. Here are some tips on what to do with your leftover paint, brought to you by our interior painting professionals.