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Southern Painting Provides Solutions for Exterior Front Doors At Southern Painting, we know that a pretty portal is powerful! As a homeowner, you want the exterior door of your home to add curb appeal and accentuate your home’s style. When it’s time to repaint the front door of your home, there are a few items to consider. The first thing

What to do about that pesky crack in your ceiling As professional painting contractors, we often deal with repairing wall and ceiling cracks for our customers. All buildings, regardless of when or where they were built and with what material, are subject to movement. It can be seasonal shrinkage and expansion due to cold and heat, or the movement can

Is your home being attacked by bugs? If so, we have a great solution for you! Bug Juice is a paint additive that eliminates unwanted pests on interior and exterior surfaces. Just add to any oil or latex-based paint, stain or sealant to create an insecticide- treated surface that kills bugs on contact for protection that lasts. The mild winter

Summer is in full swing and it’s time for homeowners to focus on much needed exterior home maintenance projects. Although Texas did not experience a long and hard winter, we experienced increasingly turbulent weather patterns with excessive winds, hail storms, even tornados leaving storm damage to the exterior wood trim of your home. Suddenly you find yourself realizing the repairs

Painting Your House – A Three Part Series Over the past few weeks, we have talked to you about what’s involved in painting a house. Many people watch those do-it-yourself shows and often think “I can do that”! But what you don’t know could cost you more than money – it could cause serious damage to your home or a

Painting Your House – A Three Part Series Over the next few weeks, we would like to talk to you about what’s involved in painting a house. Many people watch those do-it-yourself shows and often think “I can do that”! But what you don’t know could cost you more than money – it could cause serious damage to your home

Painting Your House – A Three Part Series Over the next few weeks, we would like to talk to you about what’s involved in painting a house. Many people watch those do-it-yourself shows and often think “I can do that”! But what you don’t know could cost you more than money – it could cause serious damage to your home

A Variety of Products and Techniques Makes for Some Interesting Possibilities One of the more interesting and creative ways that people change the look of their home’s interior is through the use of custom textures. There are a number of techniques for applying custom textures that meet different needs and budgets, and the product offerings in this area are becoming

The word “faux” is French, and the literal translation of the word is “false”, or “fake”. So is “faux” painting not really painting? Far from it! In the painting world, “faux” is used more figuratively, and refers to any number of techniques that may be used to give the illusion of something that is difficult or expensive to replicate, but

Does Actual Paint Come Out Lighter or Darker then Sample Chips? This is a fairly common question with a not-so-straight forward answer: both and neither. Let me explain. In the ideal world, every can of paint mixed would dry out to the color that exactly matches the sample chip from the store. But we do not live in an ideal