There are some colors of interior paint and exterior paint which seem timeless. Grey is one of the best. While we don’t usually think of grey as colorful, exciting, or even particularly pleasant, grey is a canvas on which to paint the rest of your beautiful home. All American Painting Plus recommends grey paint for […]
Category: Interior Painting
Choosing a Paint Color for Room’s Mood
You may not be an interior designer by trade, but this doesn’t mean your home shouldn’t have just the right paint colors for your taste and lifestyle. When selecting colors for interior paint, it can be tempting to select the same color palette for every room in the house. This is almost always not the […]
How to Paint Brick
How to Paint Brick – Painting Exposed Bricks Exposed brick is one of the most popular ways to add modern style to an older house. Even though exposed brick happens to be on trend, this look has been popular during many different eras. One simply has to look at old photographs of New York City […]
Whitewashing for a Natural, Beachy Look
At All American Painting Plus, we get a lot of calls for residential painting. Typically this involves painting walls and ceilings, though we occasionally get requests for more uncommon applications. One of the most interesting trends we’ve seen, both online and in person, is using a diluted white paint for a whitewash effect on hardwood […]
Think Before Making Your Room Black
There are those of us who have never before considered painting a room black. There are those of us who chose this as our bedroom wall color during high school. Finally, there are a few who successfully use black walls and ceilings to create a sexy, sophisticated atmosphere in their homes. Of course, these people […]
Lead Paint Safety/Removal in Old Homes
You may not have thought about the phrase “lead paint” in decades. Lead house paint has been illegal in the United States since 1978, though lead is still used in road and traffic paints. The problem is, though you won’t see cans of lead paint lining the shelves of your local hardware store, it could […]
When to DIY Your Interior Paint
We live in the age of DIY. The financial crash of the last decade definitely contributed to this. Rather than paying for new goods and services, people started to repair and build from scratch. It’s not a bad way to live, and If you’ve personally subscribed to the DIY ethos, you’ve no doubt earned some […]
