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How to Paint Your Trim and Shutters

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Posted 6 years ago
by Craig Bennington

Painting your trim can have bigger impact on the look and value of your home than you realize – but people often overlook this simple upgrade. We’ve gathered a few tips to help you get started if you want to paint your trim and shutters:

While people tend to choose flat colors for siding, gloss or semi-gloss paints are often chosen for trim and shutters. This is because glossy paint will bring out the details, which you would want to avoid on the walls to minimize nicks and scratches – but could be great to emphasize your shutters.
Gutters, downspouts, and elements like that that should be painted a similar color as the siding, to help them fade into the house.
Shutters and window sashes are generally the darkest colors in the color scheme. This helps them to stand out and frame the windows.
Make sure you get the correct kind of paint for the surface you are considering. For example, an oil based paint will bond to a tin gutter better than other choices. You may end up with several different bases for the different surfaces that you’re painting. Check out the guide on exterior paint from Sherwin-Williams to see some choices.
Spring is a great time for exterior painting. Most paint won’t dry below 50 degrees, so these warmer days are great for your paint setting – but you also get a pleasant day to be outside too.
If you choose several color variations to paint your trim, there’s a simple rule of thumb that painters follow. Use darker color variations toward the first floor of the house, and use lighter variations when you paint your trim toward the top of your house. If you flip this principle and use lighter paints near the bottom and darker paints as you go up, your house can look top-heavy.

If you’re still not feeling up to painting your trim, or need some help picking colors, give us a call for a consultation!

This is not a Blog PT.1 – Let It Rain SW9152

Posted 6 years ago
by Craig Bennington

Anastasia slipped. Everything was slicked with rain, from the slate path to the hair slapping the side of her face. Her fingers looked pale against the gray rock, then pink where she caught hold of it to steady herself. Warm and cold, and the fierceness of it made her imagination run wild. The clouds clung to the edge of the sky, turning the sea all gray and foam. They crashed like laughter against the shore and she thought of her grandfather’s bushy white eyebrows, crinkling over his smiling eyes. The blue gray of a bird shot out of the brush beside her. The quick thrum of wings, the sound of her grandfather’s laugh, the clouds on the horizon… Gray coming alive on the edge of her world. “Let it rain,” she thought.

She rushed home, not wanting to lose it. The door swung wide and she left it open, clutching her palette like the rain would try to take it from her – she had to create this exact color: a mix of the storm and the sea and her grandfather’s eyes. She wanted to remember.

You can find Let It Rain SW9152 at Anastasia’s magical cabin… or by calling me at Buckeye House Painting.

Much love,

Katie

New Year, New Paint, and the Living Room You Always Wanted

Posted 6 years ago
by Craig Bennington

We love the New Year because it feels like a fresh start. At the same time, you can’t suddenly redo, restart, and freshen up everything in your life at once. We get that.

You know what else we get? Paint. Type, color, style – you name it. This is what we do. Soif you’ve been feeling a little stuck staring at the same walls, or you just got that new furniture piece you’ve been wanting and you need a new color to match – you don’t have to drop your workout regimen, your schedule, or your weekend plans. You don’t have to buy tape and brushes and cleaners and dig for old sheets. And you don’t have to wonder if it will ever get done.

All you have to do is call us.

Color matching doesn’t have to take 14.5 hours standing in Home Depot with your kids. We can do it in your living room, and make sure it’s exactly what you want. And if you’re a detail person, don’t worry – we always make sure our work is done well, and we can guarantee you’ll be far more pleased than if you re-positioned that tape for the hundredth time.

You get the weekend off, and you still get that new house feel.

Best New Year’s resolution EVER.

Sherwin-Williams December Color of the Month

Posted 6 years ago
by robintek

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Nothing brings you back to home like Christmas does, but the new Sherwin-Williams color of the month for December might add that extra sparkle.

Silverplate SW 7649 is a perfect light gray – not too cold, not too vague – just the right amount of elegance. We think it’s perfect for an unassuming sophisticated look. Like you look great, but not like you’re not trying too hard (which is exactly how we all try to look when the extended family comes over, right?)

Check out the newest pictures of rooms styled with Silverplate from Sherwin-Williams here. We have to admit gray has been one of the most popular colors this year, but no matter what color you think is the perfect backdrop for your life, we know we can help you make your space exactly what you dream it should be. And no, we won’t tell if a new paint job is your Christmas gift to yourself.