HomeKeepr Blog

Posts about:

Paint

Prepping Your Home for Sale: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Great First Impression

 

Selling your home can be a thrilling but overwhelming process. One of the most critical steps in ensuring a quick and profitable sale is preparing your home to appeal to potential buyers. A well-prepped home not only photographs better but also creates an emotional connection that helps buyers envision themselves living there. Here’s how to get your home market-ready:

Read More

Mastering Interior Paint Color Theory: A Guide to Creating Harmonious Spaces

Choosing the right paint colors for your home can be a daunting task. With so many options available, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. However, understanding the basics of interior paint color theory can help you create cohesive and visually appealing spaces that reflect your personal style. Whether you're looking to refresh a single room or give your entire home a makeover, here's everything you need to know about mastering interior paint color theory:

Read More

Can You Paint Vinyl Siding?

Has your vinyl siding become worn, or do you no longer like the color? Are you wondering if you can paint over it instead of replacing it? The good news is you can paint vinyl siding; however, you will need to follow a specific set of instructions to preserve the quality of your siding. It's important not to cut corners. You should hire a professional if you want to avoid undertaking the process. If you choose to paint the siding yourself, here are the following expert tips.

Read More

Easy Instructions for Kitchen Cabinet Painting

Now that it is nearing spring, you may be considering refreshing the look of your kitchen. Your cabinets tend to get shabby, worn, and stained from constant cooking splatter and food odors. For a new look, you can replace them, but in considering cost, painting them is a cheaper option to add new life to your cabinetry while getting creative at the same time. It will depend on your kitchen size, but the paint and supplies cost usually averages about $200. If this is your first time painting your cabinets, here are some steps to consider before tackling this project.

Read More

Choosing Better Paint Colors

Painting can be a great way to customize your house and make it into a home. Whether you're just adding a splash of color or redoing entire rooms to match your favorites, a fresh coat of paint is a great way to take a home that you bought and really make it yours. Unfortunately, not everyone is great at picking the best colors for their home. After some unfortunate paint jobs, some homeowners may even wonder why they were allowed to go near a paint store at all. This doesn't have to be the case, however.

Read More

Summer Siding Clean-Up

Good siding can go a long way toward making your home look beautiful. For a lot of homeowners, they discover only one big drawback to having siding on their homes: it needs to be cleaned to keep it looking its best. Depending on the color of your siding, you may notice dirty streaks, dusty discoloration, and possibly even green tints from algae or mildew that will need to come off in order to restore your siding’s beauty.

Read More

Dos and Don’ts of Home Trends

There are a number of trends in home decoration that you’ve likely seen come and go over the years. Some of them look pretty nice and create something of a timeless look, while others… well, it’s pretty easy to understand why they’re only temporary trends. Like them or hate them, though, following home trends can sometimes have a positive impact on the value of your home if you’re looking to sell. That is, of course, if you strike while the iron is hot.

Read More

Curb Appeal That Lasts Through the Winter

When most people talk about curb appeal, at least part of what they’re talking about involves landscaping and other greenery to make your home look inviting. That’s great during the spring and summer, and even the fall to an extent. What happens when the icy winds of winter sneak in, though, and a lot of that greenery is taken out of the equation until spring rolls around again? For some reason, it seems acceptable to just abandon curb appeal and making your home look inviting once the days grow short and the temperature drops.

Read More