Looking to refresh the exterior of your home this season? Painting your vinyl windows is a quick and easy way to add a pop of color to your house, giving it major curb appeal. This project is simple if you have the right tools, but requires a bit of knowledge about vinyl windows and vinyl-safe paint before beginning. We’ll break down the process of how to paint vinyl windows into a few easy-to-follow steps.

The customer picked out the color herself and we think she absolutely NAILED IT! This is a 3-peat customer of ours that recently moved into their new home. They wanted to change out the barn red color for something that was more contemporary. We had 3 neighbors come up while we were painting and said they loved the new look too.

Truth be told, the garage door takes up a large portion of the face of most homes. Maintain appeal and condition with a fresh coat of paint!

Before our free color consultant worked with this customer they had a boring cream beige color on the entire house and faded shutters. After our painting they got a completely updated and modern fresh look. We changed the body of the house to a two tone color scheme and the shutters got a glossy deep accented color.They will be able to enjoy their new exterior for 10 plus years to come!

Before our customer had a builder two tone color scheme with white trim and faded beige on the siding. Our customer and our color consultant selected a single new modern beige-grey color for the body of the home.  The shutters, front door and garage doors were painted a matching glossy deeper accent color. The neighbors say this is a much more updated feel and cleaner look!

We took this early 1990’s blue color and updated it with the help of our free color consultant.
Our customer really liked how the new black glossy shutters looked against her dark roof.
This is the type of major color change that transformed the outside of our customers house and brought it up to modern design.

See the stains under the windows in the before pictures?
We powerwashed and cleaned this house thoroughly and then took the color from a 20 year old faded grey, to a fresh shiny modern beige.
Our customer especially liked how the white trim popped out and the black shutters made it feel more modern.

Trade out your white walls for a cozy, warm hue to create an inviting ambiance.

Feast your eyes on this beautiful before & after! The brick was covered with a shade of white for a contemporary, sophisticated appearance.

Make your kitchen the hub for entertaining, enjoying a meal, and family conversation this year.  Add a pop of bright, cheery color to enhance your time spent there!

We paint the interior of a Country Club this past Christmas season. Check out this Christmas picture from 1989 compared to our finished painting project this year!

This is a three-peat customer of ours and a good friend of everyone at our company. The before picture shows the faded builder stained kitchen cabinets. The after picture shows how much a new glossy white cabinet coating can enhance anyone’s kitchen!

 Here's a recent interior before & after- the finished look with a touch of blue and some modern updates makes this room hardly recognizable!

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This repeat customer met with our in home color consultant. We love how much the white brightened up the house. The timeless satin black on the trim, shutters and doors looks so rich. We matched their black roof shingle to make everything really pop!

We had three recent projects that were a lot of fun and we wanted to share the amazing before and after pictures.

Continental breakfast and a comfy bed are some of the amenities guests appreciate while staying at a Holiday Inn Express. What is often overlooked is the exterior of the hotel, which is the first impression that a guest will have upon arriving at their destination.

When it comes to customer service, you won’t find a painting company that has the process down like Sharper Impressions Painting.

“We’re proud to push a 96.7 percent customer satisfaction rating,” said Geoff Sharp, Owner and Founder of Sharper Impressions Painting. “Having that kind of satisfaction rating, it makes me, as the owner and founder of this company, feel so proud of what we’re doing each and every day.”

So you have just finished painting your home, and you couldn’t be more pleased with how it all turned out. However, you still have leftover trays of paint, paint thinners and other mixtures that you can’t put back in their original containers. Disposing of leftover painting materials can be a bit of a challenge, due to the toxic nature of the chemicals in paints.

If you’ve had your home painted by us, you’ve seen our painters on the ladders, reaching those high peaks, but now you can see what it’s like to paint a house from a bird’s eye view. Not only that but you can experience an entire Sharper Impressions Painting project in only two minutes!

When we get a commercial project, it is our duty to leave the business looking 110 percent better than it did when we started. At Bernard’s, we added personality and sharpness to the interior of the building with a fresh coat of paint and the results were great!

If you are unfamiliar with Columbus, Bernard’s is a popular bar located on High Street, the busiest road in town that is a block down from the convention center. If you are looking for a great spot to watch a game, grab some lunch or drink with buddies until the bars shut down, Bernard’s has you covered.

You know that you want to paint the interior or exterior of your home, but you might not know the exact color that’s right for you. That’s where our color consultant, Tia Kellner, comes in to save the day!

Tia is one of our wonderful team of color consultants who meet with new customers when they decide it’s time for a new coat of paint for their home.

We all have that one room in our house that just feels much smaller than it really is. Maybe it’s your living room, master bedroom or dining room. Whichever room it happens to be, there are solutions for making your tiny room feel larger, and color is a great variable to change your perspective.

We already know the many advantages of giving your home a nice new coat of paint. It enhances the curb appeal, gives it a fresh new look, and helps to lift the mood of the whole neighborhood. And it's not just about aesthetics. The most important reason to paint your home is to protect the walls, wood and trim, and extend the life of your beloved property.

Now that winter is drawing to a close and spring is on its way, the chances are that the exterior of your home is looking a little the worse for wear. Strong winds, snow, rain and low temperatures can not only leave dirt and damp marks on your paintwork they can also cause chips, cracks and blistering to your paint.

Spring is that time of year when everything suddenly feels so very fresh and very bright. The days are growing longer, Mother Nature has shaken off her grey winter plumage and suddenly the world seems renewed. But the bright new spring brings light that also illuminates the nooks and crannies of our homes, reminding us it's time for a spring clean and some home improvements. Perhaps a splash of paint here, or a new color for the main rooms will give your home a new feel, ensuring it's vibrant and ready for the summer - a welcoming space for your family and guests.

While these February days are wet and wintery in most places, and particularly snowy in more northern areas, spring will be with us before you know it. Especially if you believe the predictions of one Punxsutawney Phil. And of course, as those first rays of of springtime sunshine caress your house, they'll be highlighting the damage and dirt that winter has left on your walls, windowsills and gutters.

We've all had that feeling of envy when perusing a magazine or watching a movie and seeing a fabulous space or home. "I wish I could make my hall or living space look like that," you say to yourself. You may even go down to the local hardware store, grab some paint and accessories and try to recreate these sumptuous spaces yourself. Well the chances are you won't get the effects you're looking for. The truth is, transforming a space isn't just a case of throwing up a coat of paint and hoping for the best. What you need is the professional touch - in most cases this means taking on a color consultant.

There are certain tasks and chores in life that few of us would think about carrying out on our own - fitting a new engine into the car, re-wiring your home's electrical system, cutting down a 60-foot tree in the garden or tiling the roof. When such jobs need doing, we tend to call a professional, knowing they've got the tools and experience to do the job properly, safely and efficiently. So it seems strange that so many people think that house painting and home decorating is something they can do themselves and expect a good result, even if the last time they painted something was in a high school art class.

We all want a nice finish when we paint our living spaces, but the secret to getting this, has less to do with the painting and more to do with the preparation.

Yes, it seems that the more thorough you are before you get out the brushes and rollers, the better the result you get. So let's look at how you should be prepping your walls for painting, if you're seeking a gorgeous and long-lasting result.

If you're moving houses, you'll want to make a great impression on potential buyers. This is why most people spend weeks cleaning out all the nooks and crannies, sweeping away spider webs, buying cushions and plants to add a welcoming touch, and making sure their pets stay off the furniture. After all, once you've put your property on the market, you want to sell quickly and get the best price you can for your old home.

In previous posts on this blog, we’ve covered numerous color combinations that can make your home sparkle, as well as ways in which you can carefully plan your decorative choices to ensure that different colors flow seamlessly between rooms. But just as important, or perhaps even more crucial, is knowing which color mistakes should be avoided, unless you want your design project to go from effortlessly artistic to a downright fail.

2016 is fast approaching - will redecorating your home’s interior be one of the resolutions you set yourself as you welcome in the new year? If so, these five major interior design trends for the coming twelve months will help you in rejuvenating and upgrading your living space. Enjoy the journey of redecorating anew, but don’t forget to embrace your home’s quirks while incorporating one or a few of these definitive styles to maintain a lively home balance.

In a country as vast as the United States, weather patterns vary wildly. As we write this, chilly Chicago is buckling down for a chilly winter, and the mercury has already dropped below freezing. Yet, down in the Sunshine State, Florida is still basking in the pleasant high seventies. There’s even a significant difference in temperature between some of Sharper Impressions’ numerous locations. But if you’re facing a cold spell this holiday season and are considering getting some exterior painting done, know that the weather outside can have a big effect on the end result.

The holiday season is upon us and, even if you’re not planning on a full home makeover, you might be considering some more minor repainting to give the interior of your property a fresh lease of life. A few quick changes can really make your home sparkle throughout the holidays, both creating a more pleasant environment for you and your family to live in and making a lasting impression on all those guests - both invited and unexpected - you’ll inevitably be hosting during the festive period.

Your front door is the face of your home. It’s among the first things visitors and passers-by see, and it has the ability to make more of an impression than any other element of your home’s frontage. An outdated front door can make a property look cheap, while one that is worn and lacking proper care can leave people with the same impression of the house as a whole. Keeping your front door in good condition is important to your own everyday enjoyment of and pride in your home, but it becomes even more vital if you’re thinking of selling. The sway that the front door holds over the wider appearance of the property means it can have a drastic impact on the price you end up getting for your home.

The need for some home repair jobs is obvious. If your bathroom’s water system suddenly starts leaking gallons through your kitchen ceiling, you’ll know that something is wrong and needs fixing pronto. But, like a disease that displays no symptoms, rotting wood can lie unnoticed in your home for extended periods of time, only revealing itself when it’s too late. It’s also the kind of issue likely to cause extensive damage, spreading far, wide and quickly. And because your property is likely composed of plenty of wood, rot can even threaten its structural integrity - meaning it might literally destroy your house.

Interior wood trim comes in all shapes and sizes, from the simple to the more elaborate, but in the majority of homes it’s just about everywhere. Yet all too often wood trim and molding get overlooked when it’s time to consider how to redecorate - instead, all the focus ends up on the color of the walls, the finishing of the floor, and the designer furnishings and finishing touches that you’ll add to bring out each room’s character.

It’s not called ‘the smallest room in the house’ for nothing, and if you have been cursed with a tiny bathroom and are looking for ways to make it seem a little more spacious, read on as this week’s blog will tell you exactly how to do that - all through the artful use of color.

If you’ve recently gone to the time and effort of painting, or hiring someone else to paint the walls in your home, it stands to reason that you want to preserve the result and keep them clean and fresh-looking for as long as possible. But, as any parent will tell you, achieving that in a bustling family home, especially with pre-schoolers around, is far easier said than done. And even if you don’t have a couple of sticky-fingered rugrats tearing around your home, it can be all too easy to accidently leave smudges and scuffs on your walls.

Long gone are the days when the kitchen was thought of as being a sterile, white space. And if you’ve been thinking about giving the heart of your home a makeover, there’s no better time to do it than now. After all, with Thanksgiving and Christmas fast approaching, chances are the family - or at least the designated chef - will be spending even more time than usual in the kitchen. So whether you’ll be the one slaving over a hot stove, or your family traditionally gathers in the kitchen to help, hinder, or eat, you should take advantage of the run up to the holiday season and create a space that makes the winter celebrations even more memorable.

At Sharper Impressions Painting, naturally business slows down over the holiday season - after all, most folks’ thoughts turn to the festivities, fun, family and food that accompany Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year, rather than to decorating. But what if you’re desperate to have the exterior of your home painted before winter really sets in? Is it even possible to paint during the colder, darker months?

Deciding that your home needs a makeover and actually getting around to the task in hand can be two very different things. And if you’re slightly prone to procrastination, choosing which paint colors to use can morph into a daunting task if you’re not sure which hues will work best in your rooms.

If you have a home covered in hardie board siding, you may have reached a point in its lifecycle where you’re wondering whether or not to replace it completely, or simply repaint over it. Thanks to its cement fiber and sand construction, hardie board siding is especially popular in regions that experience extreme weather conditions. But although it is much loved for its rugged defiance in the face of inclement conditions, that does not mean that it has an infinite life span.

Caulking your home is a must for a number of reasons: it keeps water and cold weather out, helps stop rot, mold and fungus from forming, keeps your heating and maintenance costs down, makes your home look more attractive and better cared for, and even helps paintwork to last longer.

Your home’s front door, as well as other entry doors, face a great deal of abuse from the elements. Whether they’re being attacked by winter’s harsher climate and are subjected to a battering from rain, hail, snow and sleet, or the scorching summer sun has faded them to a shadow of their former selves, repainting your door is essential if you want to maintain the appearance of your property.

Harsh winters can really take their toll on your home, especially on its exterior. The good news is that there are a number of steps you can take to limit damage and ensure that your property makes it through to spring as unscathed as possible. So, read on as we take a look at some of the things you can do to protect your home during the winter months.

It’s one of the oldest questions in the painting book, and if you’re thinking about embarking upon a paint job and are considering cutting corners and costs by only applying one coat of paint, we urge you to read the rest of this post before making your decision!

When it was first introduced in the 1940s, it didn’t take long for aluminum to replace wood as the go-to siding material of choice for builders and homeowners across the United States. While traditionalists may have turned their noses up, aluminum had several benefits that, at the time, made it an obvious choice for new home builds as well as for replacing old, tired wooden sidings.

While choosing the colors that you’re going to paint your interior or exterior is often the fun part, there is still one other thing to take into consideration when you’re buying paint, and that is the finish that you choose. It might seem somewhat irrelevant compared to choosing the actual shades but trust us, you really do need to pay attention to the finish as it can have a massive effect on your finished result.

If you’ve decided your home could use a lick of paint and want to tackle the job yourself, there are a number of ways to make redecorating a smooth process. As with all home improvement tasks, being fully prepared will go a very long way to creating a far more professional-looking end result.

Let’s be honest, although your fence is an important aspect of your home or property, it’s not one of the most exciting, which is why fences are often neglected by their owners. So if your fence is looking less than lovely, it’s time to think about treating it to a couple of coats of wood stain.

While it may be tempting to undertake a painting project yourself, the likelihood of you fervently wishing that you’d hired a professional contractor almost immediately is actually pretty high! Whether you decide to paint your own home simply because you think it will be fun or you are looking to save money, chances are that the novelty will quickly wear off, and your project may even end up costing you more than you expected through your lack of experience.

We’d be lying if we said that choosing a color palette that creates flow throughout your entire home is as easy as ABC. After all, deciding on a scheme for just one room can be tricky enough, so ensuring that all the rooms and connecting spaces in your home work together in a cohesive manner can be a daunting task.

We know you’re busy and sometimes it can seem as if there are a million and one little jobs to do around the home. However, while it’s one thing to think “I’ll get around to clearing out the basement next month” or “I really must spray some WD40 on that squeaky gate hinge this weekend”, one thing you really should not be putting off is checking for wood rot. Left unchecked, rotten wood can cause untold damage to your home and, it goes without saying, to your bank balance too.

So you’ve decided to have your rooms painted to liven up your home. The budget and schedule are planned, and you’ve hand-picked your favorite paint colors and bought some paint rollers and brushes. But before you jump in and start slapping paint on the walls of your home, spare some time to prepare your room. When it comes to interior painting, preparation is one of the most important steps that can make the difference between a well-polished, professional-looking wall or one that ends up blotchy, uneven, or even peeling.

Deciding to paint the outside of your home, or elements in your yard such as decking, fencing or pathways, throws up enough questions of its own. Aside from simply choosing your color palette, you also need to consider the finish you would like, and the suitability of the paint you choose in regards to the surfaces being painted. However, throw the option of staining into the mix and you might feel a little like you’re making life even harder for yourself. But it doesn’t have to be complicated, and when you know the pros and cons of both paint and stain you’ll be far better equipped to make a more informed decision that will leave you as pleased as punch with your newly decorated home or garden.

Your front door speaks volumes about your home and about the amount of care and attention that you spend on it. It’s all very well having a neatly mown lawn and stylish curtains hanging in the windows, but if your door is looking less than stellar then it’s letting down your home as a whole. So how do you elevate your front door style from shabby and not-so-chic to smart and inviting? Read on and Sharper Impressions Painting will enlighten you.

Whether you’re planning on scheduling a paint job in the near future or your home has made it through the winter only to be looking a little worse for wear, power washing is your go-to solution. For starters, if you’re considering a paint job, then you will need to have your home power washed so that new paint will stick to the surfaces. Dirty surfaces (even ones that don’t look particularly grimy) won’t hold the paint securely, and it’s highly likely that all you’ll end up with is a nasty case of mass peeling. It’s important to note that any reputable painter will offer prepping and power washing as standard practice before painting.

If there's one place where you can truly express your personality and taste, it is in your own home. So choosing colors, for both inside and out, is really something that you should take the time to think about. After all, colors can affect your mood - blues and greens are calming, reds are racy and passionate. Other colors are more associated with typically masculine or feminine traits, some are chosen purely because you love them, while others still are picked for more practical reasons. It all comes down to one simple fact: you need colors you love, that you can live with, and that present your home in its very best light.

When you've just emerged from a long cold winter and the days are starting to get longer and brighter, it's customary to start thinking about giving your home a bit of a traditional spring clean. Usually this means beating dust from rugs, scrubbing the kitchen workspaces, polishing the bathroom tiles to a sheen and getting rid of the junk in the basement. Job done!

You’re taking the plunge and you’ve decided to move home. You know the area you want to relocate to, you have your budget worked out, and you’re looking forward to making a brand new start in a new neighborhood. You just have one small issue: you need to sell your current home in order to make the move.

Sharper Impressions Painting is honored and proud to announce that we have earned a perfect 5-Star rating with Thumbtack.com.

The Thumbtack website allows its users to quickly compare, and then hire the right professional for the job that they need completed. Thumbtack is very thorough in making sure that their contractors have all the proper licensing and insurance. They also make sure that all ratings and reviews are real customers.

There is a right and wrong way to tackle a ceiling painting project. To ensure a flawless ceiling finish, be sure that your paint contractor utilizes a number of the following procedures:

For many years now, Sharper Impressions Painting has taken pride in the utilization of the best products for your home and business.

We use only the best paint manufactures. One of our most loyal and best performing paint brands on both the interior and exterior is PPG Industries. You may recognize the Porter, Glidden and Pittsburgh Paint lines from PPG. With the new rebranding campaign, all these established brands are all coming under one paint store roof and one paint name, PPG Paints.

Selecting a color scheme for your home is a decision making process that should be given a great deal of thought, as it is what will essentially surround you day-in and day-out. Color trends vary from year-to-year, and below are a few projected and recommended selections for 2015 from area color consultants, associated with PPG Porter Paints.

When it was time for Kansas City At Home's writer Kimberly Winter Stern to write an article about creating Emotion, Depth and Rhythm with Paint, she contacted Sharper Impressions Painting founder Geoff Sharp for his input on the topic.

Our Office Face Lift The first quarter of 2015 has been a blitz of upgrades for Sharper Impressions Painting.

We launched a new and improved website. We also released a new app that helps our customers choose paint colors. Something was still missing, however, as we were getting ready to kick off the season. After 10 years of owning our office and warehouse space, we felt that she deserved a bit of a face lift. So, most recently, we refreshed the front two story area with some new signage.

Happy First Day of Spring! Goodbye Old Man Winter! Keep an eye out for our Yard Signs in green grass as our painting season has begun !!

For 3 years, Sharper Impressions Painting has supported feedONE, a charity organization dedicated to the cause of eliminating child hunger and poverty.

In the past, Sharper Impressions Painting has made it a mission to make a difference in our world by devoting funds as well as painting supplies to areas of New Orleans and Haiti that have been devastated by disaster.

Sharper Impressions Painting knows the importance of testing and reviewing the paints we recommend and apply for our customers. We stay on top of our paint vendors and their materials to provide cutting-edge paints for our customers so that their paint jobs look great and last a long time.

The frozen grounds are thawing, temperatures are climbing and clocks are moving forward…yes, Spring is finally within reach. Sharper Impressions Painting did not remain idle during the bitter cold months, but rather spent them diligently preparing for the upcoming painting season.

Sharper Impression’s Painting is proud to announce the conclusion of our 10th year of involvement in the annual Home and Garden show.

Most of our Managerial staff worked long shifts throughout duration of the show. Homeowners who visited the booth were given the opportunity to obtain information about what’s new at our painting company and were also able to view some new high definition photos of our recent before and after projects.

With the cold winter months still hovering, here at Sharper Impressions Painting we have been putting some creative energy into interior projects. Our most recent interior job was for a repeat customer who has a very fun, artsy approach to her home projects.

Sharper Impressions Painting recently managed and ran a local church’s volunteer paint day.

40 volunteers showed up at Adventure Church this past Saturday morning to complete seven large rooms with brand new colors. Our loyal paint vendors worked with Sharper and came up with discounted prices on paint, brushes and rollers.

Decorative interior painting trends and styles change in the blink of an eye. There is one constant, though- product quality and performance levels vary. Here is a guide to selecting appropriate interior paint and why utilizing higher-grade products is always the better option.

Sharper Impressions Painting works closely with our paint vendors to keep our customers up to date with your favorite colors. We also stay current on what’s new and trending for your interior and exterior painting needs.

Good riddance to the long winter and HELLO spring!

It is time to open our windows and start the warm weather chore list. Let Sharper Impressions Painting simplify your work load this season by providing you with a free quote on any of your interior or exterior painting needs.

You may recall about 7 years ago, the Sharper Impressions Painting team installed and painted bee boxes near their offices.

After a long and brutal winter, the bee hive has met it's demise.

Are your Vinyl or Aluminum windows faded and looking old? We offer a restoration service to make your windows as shiny as your newly painted home!

Summer is not over yet, my friends! There is still plenty of time to give your home the fresh makeover it needs! Painting is the best way to start. Whether you refresh your home’s exterior with a fresh coat of paint or change your interior color scheme, your options are endless!

My name is Sammy Skillz, the official Cartoon Mascot of Sharper Impressions Painting. I am that handsome painter in the bottom left-hand corner of the Sharper Impressions Painting logo.

I wanted to update you on a fun, new painting project we just completed.

If you ask a room full of realtors (hold the jokes) what makes a house sell, you will get one of two answers; location, location, location or price, price, price.  I think there is another answer to that question that may be even more important; condition, condition, condition.

I had the benefit of living in the Desert Southwest for a time. While there were some things I could do without; scorpions, tarantulas and dust storms to name a few, there were many things that I loved.

Every year, Sharper Impressions Painting donates paint, money and services to a rebuilding effort. In the past we have donated to the Katrina Hurricane rebuilding and the Japanese Tsunami disaster recovery.

This year we have donated new paint to the rebuilding efforts in Haiti following the devastating earthquake that they just simply cannot rebound from.

We were moved by the struggles the rebuilding effort has been experiencing lately, and we felt compelled to donate.

See the cartoon guy in the bottom left-hand corner of the Sharper Impressions Painting logo? Well that’s me… Sammy Skillz!

How did I earn Skillz as a last name? Well, I have mad painting skills. So, Sammy Skillz was born.

With this year’s painting season in full go mood, I turned my hat backwards, grabbed my brush and thought I would tell you how I became a dedicated mascot.

You can read in any magazine or ask a realtor and they will all tell you that the biggest impact you can make on your home is to remodel the kitchen.

I know you are probably thinking that you need to take out a second mortgage to do a nice remodel, but that's not true. You can get a beautiful "new" kitchen at a fraction of the price of a complete remodel.

Finally, we can all come out of hibernation and start enjoying Mother Nature outside again.  Spring is finally here!  After firing up the barbecue and planting some fresh flowers around the home, you may notice some weathered areas around the painted surfaces on the exterior of your home.

It appears as if Spring is finally arriving. After months of cold weather, snow, and gray skies we are finally seeing signs of life, warmer temperatures, and that big, glowing ball in the sky.

Spring is a great time to think about sprucing up the house, especially on the outside. There's nothing like a sunny blooming daffodil to point out how old and tired the exterior of your house may look. A new coat of paint will make your house look clean and fresh.

With Spring Break and Summer vacation fast approaching, we will probably all be having family and friends come to stay with us.

For years I really didn't think much about my guest bedroom. It had a functional bed, a dresser, and some empty hangers in the closet. Then I went to stay with a very gracious friend and all of that changed. Upon my arrival home, I turned my guest room into a guest haven.

People often ask me what the best and worst parts of my job as a color consultant are.

The best part is easy to answer; I love working with people and helping them uncover their hidden color choices. People often start an appointment by telling me that they have no idea what color to choose and that they're not any good at "decorating stuff". However, 99.9% of the time, people do know exactly what they like and they just need a small amount of guidance to get to their perfect color. I love the look on a client's face when they know they've chosen the color that they really wanted all along.

Color has the ability to evoke strong emotions in all of us. When we are exposed to color we almost immediately have a feeling about it. Color is probably an even stronger trigger of emotion than sound or smell.

Color can mean different things to different people, but most of us have a similar emotional response. Understanding the emotion of a color can help us pick the right "color emotion" for each room of our home.

Choosing the right paint can be just as important as picking the right color. I've listed the basics of paint below to help you make a confident choice.

The sheen of paint determines the level of glossiness and how much light will reflect off of the paint. The higher gloss paints will tend to show more imperfections of a wall.

I've listed a few tips below to help get you ready for your color consultation. Most of all relax and get ready to uncover your color choices.

Often, customers will tell me that they think that can't paint a room a certain color because of a "rule" that they've heard. I have to paint a small room a light color, or that color isn't appropriate for a dining room or bedroom, etc.

Sharper Impressions Painting knows that Dads work hard all year round, and now that the weather is nice, his household to do list has grown. This year for Father’s Day, show Dad you really care and take some of the load off his shoulders. Hiring a professional paint contractor will not only guarantee great workmanship, but will save Dad days or weeks of sweating and cursing.

Sharper Impressions Painting is thrilled to make the Inc 5000 list of fastest growing private companies for the fourth consecutive year. The company’s continued growth over the past several years has positively affected their placement on the list, and this year is no different, resulting in a closer spot to the top.

Ahhh… the hangover from a United States loss…And the cruel reality that the World Cup is over.

After 19 years of painting, you are bound to have some funny stories; here’s one of our favorites...

One of our customers really needed her interior painted before her family’s reunion over Fourth of July weekend. She and her husband chose great new colors for their walls; they even utilized our free in home color consultant to pick the perfect colors for their home.

Power washing (also called pressure washing) is defined as using a machine, wand and water to spray surfaces with high pressured H2O and sometimes chemicals to clean areas.

This is an imperative first step when preparing to paint or stain any part of a home. If a proper cleaning is not completed prior to painting, the new paint won’t stick to the surface and the new paint usually will peel off in big chunks and/or small flakes.

Sharper Impressions Painting has been helping transition homes from cold, dreary winter weather to warm summer days with several local painting projects. This time of year the most exciting projects for our customers are deck staining. Decks are the perfect spot for friends and family to come together and create great memories. While you sit back and enjoy the sun, we make sure your deck is beautiful, colorful and protected!

The Sharper Impressions Painting office has been embracing the recent warm weather and looking forward to enjoying another great Spring Season. With warmer temperatures finally here and flowers starting to bloom, the Sharper Impressions family was ecstatic to see the escalating problem with Colony Collapse Disorder did not affect their bee population.

Birds singing, sun shining, and people out and about are all signs that spring is here. You go outside to enjoy the weather, take a look at your house and can see what Mr. Winter Weather did to your exterior. There are several things you may notice: chipping and peeling, mildew growth, caulking problems, gutter issues, and worn stain on decks, fences, pergolas, swing-sets and trellises; these are all things that could be potentially harmful to your home.

Sharper Impressions Painting is excited to introduce Steve Gould as our newest team member. “I grew up in this area and have lived here all my life,” said Gould. “We live in one of the most beautiful places in the world and I want our customers’ homes to fit right in.”

Sharper Impressions Painting donates paint and labor to rejuvenate a local non-profit day camp. “This local non-profit has been helping members of our community for over 100 years,” says Sharper Impressions Painting owner Geoff Sharp. “I thought it was about time we gave something back to help them and the kids.”

Sharper Impressions Painting presented a check and over 50 gallons of new, environmentally friendly paint, totaling $2000, to the United Way of New Orleans. The United Way, a non-profit organization, works to deliver programs and services that target community needs and provide building blocks for the Katrina rebuilding effort.

We’re counting the days!

This February, the Sharper Impressions Painting team will gather in the great city of New Orleans for our annual meeting, affectionately known as “Paint-the-Brain.”

Christmas 2009…

This past holiday season was extra special for all of us here at Sharper Impressions Painting. We found out about a wonderful family in our area who was faced with some very tough times. Christmas would not be full of joy for them. Both parents had lost their jobs and things were looking pretty grim. In spite of their troubles, they remained thankful for each other and their health. They put on as happy a face as they could.

The next six weeks are an ideal time to give your entertaining spaces an affordable makeover - to update your home in anticipation of a joyous holiday season. A professional paint job is one of the easiest ways to freshen up your home for family and friends and, you are guaranteed to get the best price of the year from your paint contractor.