What Low-VOC paint actually means once your heat is running

Third week of October. The furnace has been cycling for ten days, nobody has opened a window since the rain started, and the can in the back bedroom says zero VOC. By Thursday night the hallway smells like a paint aisle and the baby’s room is two doors down. Nothing on the label was a […]
The best 5 interior paint sheens, ranked for PNW homes and giving you both the pros and the cons

Second week of February. You put your hand on the north wall of the back bedroom and it comes away cool and damp. Behind the dresser, near the baseboard, there’s a gray bloom on paint you rolled in August. And the color you fell in love with at the store now reads like wet cardboard. […]
4 Interior Painting Projects Still Worth Booking in October

When October arrives in Tacoma and Puyallup, most homeowners assume painting season is over. For exterior work, they are mostly right. Daytime highs settle around 59 degrees, overnight lows drop to about 44, and rain falls on roughly 15 days of the month. The end of the exterior season does not mean that you have […]
Choosing Interior and Exterior Paints and What You Need to Know for Stunning Results

Choosing interior and exterior paints the correct coatings for your home or business involves far more than picking eye-catching shades from a color swatch. After all, there are several important questions to ask when planning a painting project. In King and Pierce Counties, heavy rainfall and seasonal temperature shifts constantly attack poorly coated siding, while […]