The Paint Quality Institute Blog

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Sometimes the Blues Can Pick You Up!

Blue is one of the most versatile interior paint colors. When doing home decorating, it can help create whatever mood you want in a room.

Sometimes the Blues Can Pick You Up! Sometimes the Blues Can Pick You Up!

Don’t Replace Kitchen and Bath Cabinets, Paint Them!

With money so tight, it’s difficult to replace the cabinets in our kitchen and bathrooms. A more economical remodeling option is to change the appearance with paint.

Don’t Replace Kitchen and Bath Cabinets, Paint Them! Don’t Replace Kitchen and Bath Cabinets, Paint Them!

Minor Paint Projects Can Help Sell a Home

The current sluggish economy is causing a lot of sleepless nights for those who want to sell their home. But some low-cost paint projects can provide a competitive edge.

Minor Paint Projects Can Help Sell a Home Minor Paint Projects Can Help Sell a Home

Getting to the Bottom of Peeling Paint

Few things are as troubling to a homeowner as a case of peeling paint. As ribbons, or even sheets, of paint pull away from the home exterior, so too goes the protective layer that keeps Mother Nature at bay, and with it, the attractive appearance of the home.

Getting to the Bottom of Peeling Paint Getting to the Bottom of Peeling Paint

Why Exterior Painting Should Be First on Your Spring To-do List

It’s time to clean things up, tend to the garden, and make needed changes to both the home and its surroundings. Where to start? Assuming that your exterior paint is failing, it’s best to focus on that first.

Why Exterior Painting Should Be First on Your Spring To-do List Why Exterior Painting Should Be First on Your Spring To-do List
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Why Exterior Painting Should Be First on Your Spring To-do List

May 4, 2012 by Debbie Zimmer

As the weather switches from messy to mild in much of the country, every homeowner’s attention turns to the out of doors. It’s time to clean things up, tend to the garden, and make needed changes to both the home and its surroundings. Where to start? Assuming that your exterior paint is failing, it’s best to focus on that first.

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Freshly Painted Houses

Do Your Part to Keep America Beautiful: Paint!

April 17, 2012 by Debbie Zimmer

Keep America Beautiful will hold its first-ever “National Day of Action” on April 28 to improve the visual appearance of our nation’s neighborhoods. What better way to get on board than by doing some painting?

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heavy rain

Stress Can Also Affect Your Exterior Paint

April 6, 2012 by Debbie Zimmer

Even common conditions like strong sunlight, rain, and fluctuating temperatures place stress on our abodes – and on the exterior paint that protects them.

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Living room with dark furniture

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (Colors)

March 13, 2012 by Debbie Zimmer

When creating an interior color scheme, many people play it “safe” by sticking with neutrals. And while there are plenty of good reasons to favor neutrals, fear of dark colors shouldn’t be one of them.

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Tax Refund IRS

At Tax Time, Don’t Lose Sight of Home Improvements

February 16, 2012 by Debbie Zimmer

Certain types of home improvements can lower your tax bill, or produce a bigger refund to help finance other home projects.

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Happy New Year

Six Home Painting Resolutions for the New Year

December 20, 2011 by Debbie Zimmer

As a do-it-yourselfer, it’s always smart to use the best painting practices when doing interior or exterior painting. With that in mind, here are six resolutions you should be sure to keep when doing your 2012 painting projects

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Holiday Table Setting

Interior Painting Can Offer a Quick Fix to Your Home for the Holidays

November 21, 2011 by Debbie Zimmer

By doing interior painting, you can dramatically upgrade your home décor for the holidays. And this type of remodeling is affordable even in the gift-giving season, typically costing a do-it-yourselfer less than $100 a room.

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Paint color can influence our psychology

Color Psychology Can Help You Get Psyched for Interior Painting

October 21, 2011 by Debbie Zimmer

Skillful interior decorating is largely an artistic endeavor, but there’s some science involved also, and none more important than having an understanding of the psychology of color. It can help you choose paint colors that create the right mood in a room, affecting not just your own feelings, but those of everyone who enters. Paint color is so powerful, in fact, that it can influence not just our state of mind, but our psychology as well.

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Homes and Families Thrive When "Eco-nomics" Play a Role in Decor

October 5, 2011 by Betsy Amoroso

Choosing home decor these days involves more than just finding a style or color you love. Many other factors come into play when evaluating products for the home - durability, maintenance considerations, even the product's "green" factor.

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bad weather

Sometimes the Answer for Paint Failure Is Blowin' in the Wind

September 23, 2011 by Debbie Zimmer

Life is full of ironies. Some even involve paint. Consider the fact that top quality acrylic latex exterior paints easily expand and contract when temperatures rise and fall dramatically... yet, they shouldn't be applied on days that are extremely cold or extremely hot.

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