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Catherine Baldi, Principal, Arana Craftsman Painters

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Community Member Spotlight: Our Beloved Writer/Editor

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Longtime readers of our print newsletter may have noticed that not all of our articles are about paint or painting (fun...

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Arana Celebrates 17 Years!

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Seventeen years ago, we brought home a brand new baby, our daughter Sofia, and on the table waiting for us was our...

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Paint Is Elemental

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Paint is elemental. It is, in essence, a creamy blend of many of the earth’s elements: minerals, resins, oils,...

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Top 10 Home Exterior Maintenance Tips for Summer

Professional Painting Tips, Home Care Tips, Exterior, ECO Friendly, Woodwork

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As the weather gets warmer more consistently and we prepare for something that might look like...

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Restoring and Maintaining Home Exteriors: Stucco, Shingles, Siding, and Brick

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Got Home? We’ve Got an Exterior Paint Process For It

The Bay Area sings in a chorus of varied genres of architecture....

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Shelter in Place with Accessory Dwelling Units

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Now that “Sheltering in Place” has become the “new normal,” many of us are looking to our homes to support us more than...

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Shelter in Place with Accessory Dwelling Units

Choosing White Paint Colors for Your Interiors: Bay Area Designers Share Their Favorites!

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A Paler Shade of White: Meditations on Choosing White for Your Walls

By Catherine Baldi with Julie Feinstein Adams

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Anatomy of a Victorian – The Not So Secret Symbolism of Decoration

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Anatomy of a Victorian – The Not So Secret Symbolism of Decoration

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Victorian Design

Bay Area Schools Train Next Gen Tradespeople

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Bay Area Schools Train Next Gen Tradespeople

By Catherine Baldi

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At the Core, I’m an Idealist

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This month we celebrate 14! A fourteen-year-old daughter and a 14-year-old business. The day we came home from the...

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