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Custom trim and a whole house repaint gives a huge home upgrade

Posted on by alanna@freedom-painters.com
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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Cabinet Painting that Lasts

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smooth, luminous kitchen trim paint
The average American kitchen today has about 30 linear feet of cabinets, and they’re usually made of wood. Those cabinets need durable, glossy (read: easy to clean) hard enamel paint. Painting cabinets can completely transform a dingy old kitchen into a bright, inviting space. The same goes for another room that gets a lot of abuse: The mudroom. We recommend the same process and paint for mudroom cabinets or lockers as we do for kitchen cabinetry. It used to be that the smelly, long-dr...
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Why Lighter Exterior Colors Last Longer

Posted on by alanna@freedom-painters.com
dramatic curb appeal
I relish the chance for a nice weekend spin around the Main Line in mid-May, the shrubs and flowers in full bloom, up against those stone houses with their dramatic darkly-painted doors and shutters. But this vivid, stylish look comes with a price. Those dark trim colors require a lot of maintenance and frequent repainting. For exterior trim or walls, lighter colors simply last longer. The science is fairly straightforward: Ultraviolet light causes color pigment to fade. Darker colors abso...
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Reviving Old Trim

Posted on by alanna@freedom-painters.com
"I was very happy with the job and overall experience. I will definitely use them again!"
Trim work, from basic baseboards to ornate crown moulding or chair rail, subtly effects the mood of any room and can transform a simple rectangle room into a special space. But even the classiest trim in older buildings often looks bad, because painters frequently just give existing trim paint a quick sanding, then slap a couple of coats of paint on top. In older homes, trim can have layer upon layer of old paint - some chipping, some peeling, most beat up after years of use. In one ot...
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