Stand Out and Sell High

According to property experts a quality paint job is the cheapest way to quickly add at least 5% additional value to your overall property value^. This can equate to tens of thousands of dollars on ...

Perfect Trims First Time

The devil, as they say, is in the detail, and nowhere is this more true than for the home DIYer. But when it comes to modern day DIY painting the average Joe (or Josephine) needn’t feel like they ...

DIY vs Using a Painter

The debate as to whether to ‘Do-it-Yourself’ (DIY) or have a painter ‘Do-It-For-Me’ (DIFM) is a contentious one. Some staunch DIYers would rather take a bath in water-based enamel before ...

Painting in Winter

Winter is the perfect time to make your home feel warm and cosy and why not achieve this with a new colour scheme. But can you paint when it's this cold? Will the paint dry properly? The answer ...

5 Tips for Kids' Rooms

From baby nursery to teen retreat, there’s now a bevy of decorating options when it comes to painting your child’s room. Here are five tips to create a bedroom to delight your little (or not so ...

I want to paint over our trims in water-based enamel but I think the existing enamel is oil-based. What do I do?

Our whole hallway is covered in wallpaper from the seventies and we keep putting off removing because of the thought of the back-breaking work involved. What’s the easiest way to tackle it?

Our off-white trims look more yellow than anything after just a few years. How do we keep them white when we repaint?

How long will it take me to paint the inside and outside of my house?

What order do I paint a room in?

How do I decide where to use a roller and where to use a paintbrush?

Rolling looks easy. Are there any tricks to it?