Painting

Will my house ever sell?!?

Seller Help

Sometimes selling your home in Metro Phoenix in 2010 can feel like a lot of hurry up and wait.  There are some things you can do to make the process quicker and less stressful.  This is reprinted from December 6, 2008. Gives you a little idea how long sellers have been struggling to sell their [...]

6 November 2010 Read the full article →

With MLS photos, details really matter

Seller Help

Before After There are a few crucial details that made the After picture much more appealing (not counting the angle at which the photos were taken): red door black shutters green grass possibly fresh granite gravel in the semi-circle shape flowerbed filled with red flowers white window rollershades all the way down Red shows up [...]

14 June 2010 Read the full article →

Changes to lead paint rules

Central Phoenix

Updated April 23  – Fantastic website launched by the EPA, HUD, the Ad Council and the Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning. Get the facts about lead paint, prevention tips, and guidelines for Do It Yourself home renovations involving the potential to disturb lead paint. (LeadFreeKids.org) As of April 22, 2010 federal laws regarding safe [...]

19 April 2010 Read the full article →

Paint Your Pool Electric Blue

Homeowner Help

Doesn’t this pool look a little TOO blue to you? I just recently found out there’s such a thing as blue paint for plaster pools. It turns the pool into a shockingly bright baby blue. In defense of this pool owner, I don’t know for a fact they painted it. It just caught my eye [...]

23 December 2009 Read the full article →

Beige Paint Sells Houses

Seller Help

I’ve written before about “real estate beige”, and Chris Butterworth has written about getting a crisp, clean line between two colors of paint. This is a textbook example of real estate beige. This is exactly the tonal difference you’re aiming for when repainting beige to sell your home. And believe me, nothing impresses buyers more [...]

18 November 2009 Read the full article →