Victorian house painting presents some unique challenges and opportunities in the San Francisco area. Victorian style houses feature stunning architectural elements including steep, gabled roofs, towers, turrets, and highly decorative woodwork. The houses themselves usually have 2 or 3 stories, sweeping balconies and other details reminiscent of a bygone era. From a real estate point Read more...
Over the years, Color Touch Painting has been hired to paint stripes in a number of San Francisco Bay Area bedrooms, office spaces and hallways. We have learned a few things along the way and would love to share how to paint stripes in a bedroom. Before starting, decide what effect you are trying to Read more...
What is the best paint to use for painting kitchen cabinets? Homeowners will often ask this question and the answer is: "it depends..." In terms of conventional acrylic paint, we like Kelly Moore Durapoxy. We have used plenty of Durapoxy on trim and kitchen cabinets that have been previously painted. It's fairly durable, sticks well Read more...
This article discusses a basic preparation sequence for interior house painting. It is a “how-to” article for the ambitious non-painter or “do-it-yourselfer”. Many people who want to paint their own interiors think that it starts with masking tape. In a way, it does, but tape should be limited to horizontal surfaces, such as floors and Read more...
In this blog we discuss how to paint professional looking lines with a minimum of hassle. With years of experience as painting contractors, we've developed painting methods that will help you save time when completing your painting projects. You can save a lot of time, money and aggravation by eliminating all of the taping and Read more...
Color Touch Painting recently worked with QDM (Quality Does Matter) construction of Contra Costa County performing a home makeover in Danville, California. QDM modernized the bathroom and master bedroom. We contributed interior painting services including repainting cabinets, doors and stairway spindles for a modern look. We first needed to brush the oak doors and cabinets Read more...
San Francisco Bay Area Painting kitchen cabinets two colors: "Swiss Coffee" for the uppers and "Graystone" for the lowers, which matches the counter tops and back-splash.
One aspect of painting that we enjoy is the "before and after". Color Touch Painting recently prepped and painted a post-1978 home in the Athans Downs Park area of San Ramon. The facade was constructed in a "Tudor" style using rough-sawn wood and stucco and the paint was peeling badly. We wanted to create the Read more...
Have you ever painted an exterior--it looks great--then the next morning there are amber streaks or droplets marring the newly painted surface? As a Bay Area painting contractor, I often encounter "surfactant leaching". Surfactant leaching, or exudation, occurs when water soluble components exude out of the paint. This happens with all water-based paints, but is Read more...
When discussing interior painting jobs, clients often ask our professional house painter whether they should paint or re-finish the floors first. From my experience as a house painter and painting contractor, my advice is generally to re-finish the floors first, then paint afterward. This because sanding of floors invariably creates a ton of dust, which would Read more...
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