Trees can withstand the wrath of Mother Nature, but the exterior wood on your home cannot. (Unless you are a squirrel and your home is in a tree.) If you don’t want your home to contribute to nature’s decomposition process, you will need to invest some time (and exert some muscle) to protect and maintain your exterior woodwork. Once your woodwork is primed and painted, you’ll only need to do some maintenance or updating once a year, or even once every couple years - depending on the wood. If you prime and protect your wood, you won’t waste time painting and dealing with nature’s problems. (more…)

When remodeling any given room, colors have to be taken into careful consideration. Colors contain underlying meanings to us psychologically and evoke certain feelings in us. All of us have preconceived notions, developed over time, about colors. (more…)