Reno of the Month: When Bad Painting Happens to Good People – Reston Now

By Nicola Caul Shelley, Synergy Design & Construction

Nothing brings a home remodel or simple project to freshen up your home together more than beautiful paint. However, with the ever increasing number of gorgeous colors and types of paint available, it can be daunting knowing where to begin or even knowing what to use. Here are some helpful tips to get you started.

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Colors, Colors Everywhere

Youve prepped your walls and decided which paint finish you want. Now youre standing in a local hardware store completely overwhelmed by the array of colors. How do you make a choice?

Using a Paint or Home Remodeling Contractor

Its important to have realistic expectations when either hiring a painting contractor or a home remodeler for a project that involves painting. For example, unless you are having new drywall or crown moulding installed, imperfections are going to show after the painting is complete. Remember that dent you put in your baseboards with the vacuum cleaner? Or that nick in the wall when you were moving a piece of furniture? Those arent going to magically disappear with a new paint job.

New recessed lighting or new lighting fixtures will also show up imperfections you just didnt realize were there because brighter/better lighting will make them more obvious. Unless you point out the areas that just plain bug you beforehand, contractors cant give you a smooth, blemish-free end result. Even with patching or repairs, it just isnt possible to give you a new drywall finish. For this reason, some home remodelers no longer include paint in their scope of work. This is because it can be a hassle trying to manage expectations about the paint finish in your home.

This months featured remodel is a McLean Kitchen remodel. The original green and blonde wood color scheme had to go! Use of Benjamin Moore Ballet White in matte on the kitchen walls and refinishing the solarium structure in the same color (but in semi-gloss) keeps the look consistent and allows the rooms to flow from one to another. It also makes the space feel much larger without being cold.

At Synergy, we believe in providing a full service design/build experience. Thats why we include painting in the scope of every project we work on. We want you to have a turn-key experience, with nothing left to do after the dust settles except relax! Ready to renovate happy? Get in touch!

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Reno of the Month: When Bad Painting Happens to Good People - Reston Now