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		<title>Decorating High Rise Condominiums</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Liberate your Arlington, VA condo with Outside-the-Box Interior Design A homeowner out in the suburbs, or a farmer with a cute farmhouse in the hills, has a lot of options when it comes to remodeling.  You can bash a wall out and put up an addition.  You can raise the roof, finish the basement, add [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Painting 102: Anatomy of a Roller Stroke</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 23:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detailed Instructions on How To Use a Roller from Washington, DC Area Contractor Presumably you&#8217;ve been following along on our detailed description of how to paint a surface, and you&#8217;re now looking at an area with all the edges and corners masterfully cut in with a brush (in accordance with our instructions).  If not, take [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Painting 101: The Anatomy of a Brush Stroke</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 22:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Detailed Description of the Painting Process From a Washington DC Area Contractor Many handyman articles will tell you the basics about paint: what it is, what types there are, common pitfalls associated with it.  They will tell you what paint to buy, what colors to pick, what equipment to use, how many coats to apply, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Architectural Exterior Accents in DC: Places to Put Your Color</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 20:18:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blue Door Painters Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[accent]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blue Door Painters Discusses Parts of the House to Use for Accent Colors An accent color is an essential aspect of any color scheme, and it is a critical element of establishing curb appeal.  A color in your design scheme qualifies as an accent if you don&#8217;t use very much of it, and if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Color Combo Special #3: Analogous Color Schemes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 03:05:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blue Door Painters Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Analogous color schemes provide a classic balance between variety and similarity that is both timeless and universally appealing.  While monochromatic schemes might be the #1 most reliable color strategy for conservative purposes, analogous schemes are a good way to add a little bit of flavor without departing too far from the beaten path of easy-to-match [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paint in the City: Early Washington DC Architecture</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 01:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blue Door Painters Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A brief history of early Washington, DC architecture, and discussion of how it affects modern remodeling. Washington, DC is an unusual city. Most urban centers develop for practical reasons, which can be boiled down to physical terrain: proximity to a port, easy defensibility, accessibility to a natural resource, etc.  From the practical use of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Deck Is Made Of . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:51:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outdoor Building Materials and How To Coat Them (Part Two) Blue Door Painters, DC area coatings contractor, discusses the nature of various outdoor building materials &#8211; and the coatings that protect them. My Deck is Made of . . . . . . Cedar or Redwood Is your deck naturally a warm, rich, reddish color?  If so, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Deck Is Made Of . . .</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blue Door Painters Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outdoor Building Materials and How To Coat Them (Part One) Blue Door Painters, DC area coatings contractor, discusses the nature of various outdoor building materials &#8211; and the coatings that protect them. My Deck is Made of . . . . . . &#8220;SPF&#8221; Hopefully not.  In the lumber world, &#8216;SPF&#8217; does not refer to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington DC&#8217;s 2012 Extended Spring and the Homeowner</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blue Door Painters Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does this year&#8217;s unusual weather mean for the Washington, DC homeowner? We&#8217;ve all been shaking our heads about the weather this winter in the Washington, DC area.  We braced ourselves for our usual two and a half months of unpleasant cold, windy, and wet . . . that never came.  Instead, we found ourselves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remodeling and the Economy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 01:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Blue Door Painters Staff</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reasons to Remodel in Todays Economy: Discussion and Links to Remodeling Market Trends from Washington, DC Area Contractor Just like there are reasons to remodel during the winter, there are reasons to remodel when the economy is in recession.  And the reasons are similar: 1) Few others are remodeling, so it&#8217;s a buyer&#8217;s market. 2) [...]]]></description>
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