Painting in the Garden
Advice from Blue Door Painters about Using Paint to Accent Your Garden The first thing that usually comes to mind when a homeowner sets out to decorate his or her outdoor space, is the landscaping. …
How Paint Moves (Viscosity, Flow, and Leveling)
Blue Door Painters describes three important terms in coatings technology. Effectively painting a wall requires designing a chemical which changes from a liquid to a solid in a very precisely choreographed manner. If it changes…
Stripes
Blue Door Painters Discusses The Hows and Whys of Stripes in Interior Design Stripes are probably the oldest and most well-known of all the world’s patterns. Emblazoned into our evolutionary heritage from billions of…
The Mighty Paintbrush
Tools of the Trade #1: Advice on Selecting the Right Paintbrush from Washington DC and Northern Virginia Painting Contractor You’ve cleaned, sanded, and primed the trim around your living room windows, selected a high-quality acrylic…
Color and Commerce
Blue Door Painters Color Consultants Offer Advice on the Right Color for Your Washington, DC Business Confirming the intuition of artists and designers, psychological researchers have recently accumulated significant evidence proving that colors do indeed…
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Mold Spot?
Managing Mold: Blue Door Painters Discusses the Household Nuisance and What to Do About It You open the door to your laundry room, and are greeted by a dark, irregular stain with a fuzzy texture…
The Value of Coverage
Discussion of pigments and the hiding powers of a fresh coat of paint from a Washington, DC area contractor Standing facing a deep evergreen-colored dining room with a gallon of interior flat paint tinted a…
Color Combo Special #6: Fractional Schemes
Design Tips From Washington, DC Area Painting Contractor Our final color combo special takes a mathematical approach to generating color schemes that span the entire color wheel. Depending on how many colors you want to…
Painting Masonry
The ins and outs of painting masonry – advice from a Northern Virginia contractor. What exactly does the term ‘masonry’ mean? Masonry is a building material created from individual units arranged in a line and…
Paint Your Roof
Discussion of Painting Rooftops from a Washington, DC Area Contractor Usually we look at the roof as the aspect of an exterior that we have to work our designs around. Depending on the type of…