Paint colors like “Burble Simp,” courtesy of artificial intelligence

Paint companies come up with some pretty great colors -- and they work hard to find alluring names for their colors. Or at least interesting names... In late 2016 we worked with Farrow & Ball's "Dead Salmon," for instance. But recent experiments with artificial intelligence resulted in a bevy of ideas for new colors and non-sequitur names that you probably will NOT be finding in your local paint store anytime soon. Such as: Part 1 of the experiment didn't go so well, but when the n...
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Custom trim and a whole house repaint gives a huge home upgrade

One of our recent projects was for a family moving into a new home. Instead of plain walls, they chose to have nearly every room upgraded with custom "shadowbox" wainscoting and other custom trim work. We built the trim work according to their custom ideas, and then painted all walls and trim. We think the results are pretty special:  
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The Long Summer

Why no blog posts since July 6th? Summer is our busiest time of year and according to our level of busy-ness, “Summer” this year is apparently going to last well into November. Which has left little time for blogging! In this very busy year, we’ve grown from four full-time employees to six. It has been exciting to see a young man we hired in April 2014 as an apprentice and helper, mature into an expert painter in his own right. He’s now helping to teach our two new apprentices. We’ve also...
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Recent Feedback from Customers

An exterior painting project including siding, stucco and trim
We certainly enjoy when our customers say things about us like, “We couldn’t have been more pleased with the amazing results!” or, “I could not be happier with the overall experience.”   Below are some excerpts from recent customer reviews on Angie’s List. You can read more of what our clients have to say about us on the Testimonials section of this website.   [We knew Justice] was the right man for the job, not only because of his competitive price, but also because of...
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