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Painting Exterior Brick – Everything You Need to Know

There’s a reason America’s oldest brick home, built in 1680, is still intact. Brick homes hold their value and structural integrity. So if you’ve been lucky enough to score a brick home, you have an asset. Of course, not everyone loves brick’s traditional warm tones, but luckily, there’s paint. We understand that painting your brick ...

5 Tips for Choosing Exterior Paint Color

5 tips for choosing an exterior paint color… you’re probably thinking, only 5!! Trying to pick an exterior house color is overwhelming. You’re expected to pick up little paint swatches and make a call on whether that would look good on your home. There’s no way! It just doesn’t work like that! So, if you’re ...

5 Reasons to Paint Your Brick House

I’ve read article after article with reasons why not to paint your home exterior brick; however, I still did it!  After talking to painting experts and doing huge research on the pros and cons, I still did it! I painted my brick and I couldn’t be happier… Is your brick looking dated and tired?  Maybe ...

Satin, Eggshell, Flat, Semi-Gloss…What’s the dealio?

So if picking an exterior paint color wasn’t hard enough, allow me to complicate things a bit further. The sheen CAN AND WILL affect color. What, you say??  This is getting ridiculous… yeah… yeah it is. We want to give you some recommended finishes depending on what you are painting on your home’s exterior… so ...