Heart of the Home

This year one of our favorite projects was featured in the Children’s Support League (CSL) Annual Heart of the Home tour. If you don’t know about the Children’s Support League, please take a moment to read through this article to learn about one of the finest organizations in the Bay [...]

2020-07-28T11:05:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

The Many Dimensions of Thanksgiving

The cultural tapestry of the Bay Area is rich and varied and contains cross-sections of the many peoples and cultures that make up our America. Living here, we are privileged to have immediate access to a myriad of perspectives on the holidays we celebrate. Thanksgiving is one of those holidays; [...]

2020-07-28T11:02:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

I Love What I Do

Even though I am not a Bay Area native, I may as well be. I visited from the East Coast in 1984 and never looked back. The Oakland/East Bay hills, San Francisco and Alameda are a Painter’s paradise, and it is here that I found the ability to work year-round [...]

2020-07-28T10:59:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

Camp Arroyo – Gem in the East Bay Hills

Our youngest child Alexi went away to sleep away camp for the first time last week. What a milestone! Through the San Leandro School District, he and his classmates went to Camp Arroyo located within the East Bay Regional Park District and just 45 minutes south of Oakland. “Camp Arroyo,” [...]

2020-07-28T10:54:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

How Much Does It Cost To Repaint Your Home

The repainting of a home can do a number of positive things for both a home and its owner. A fresh coat of exterior and/or interior paint can brighten up a home whose atmosphere has become dour and dull over the years as paint fades and becomes stained. Redesigning [...]

2026-03-17T06:23:39-04:00July 28, 2020|

Frequently Asked Questions – Painting the Exterior of My Home

When is it time to paint or recoat the exterior of my home? Wood elements like siding or hood trim should be recoated every 5 years. Stucco can be painted less frequently if the surface does not show extensive or widespread cracking. Stained siding or shingles should be done every [...]

2020-07-28T10:08:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

We’ve Only Just Begun

I have always loved new beginnings just as much as I love consistency and tradition. This year marks 14 years as a Company and 14 years of assisting Bay Area homeowners in their greatest effort. Each year our team grows a little bigger and a lot stronger and we get [...]

2020-07-28T10:08:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

A Kitchen Cabinet Refresh

Why replace when you can paint? Are you tired of the look of your cabinets, but you don’t want to go to the expense of replacing them? Don’t worry, you still have good options. We recently completed a project in San Francisco, refinishing old existing cabinets to have a beautiful [...]

2020-07-28T10:07:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

What should my house painting quote include?

If you're looking for San Francisco Bay area residential painting contractors to give you a proposal for a painting project, you're in for quite an experience! Every painting contractor has their own way of doing a job and getting house-painting quotes can be pretty confusing! Many contractors will say that [...]

2020-07-28T10:07:00-04:00July 28, 2020|

To Shine or Not to Shine: Picking Paint Sheens

So you’re sure that you want that semi gloss luster on the plaster walls of your 1900’s Victorian? What about that flat you want to put on your living room walls where your children play and spend most of their time? We’d recommend a definitive “no” to both of these [...]

2020-07-28T10:07:00-04:00July 28, 2020|