St. Louis Painting Tips & Articles

Welcome to the St. Louis Painting Contractor Blog provided by Kennedy Painting. Topics blogged about below include many painting tips and articles from our expert contractors, resources, specials, news and other updates from our team here at Kennedy Painting.


Great Interior Autumn Colors For St. Louis

As the St. Louis weather changes from sticky Summer to airy Autumn, it is time to think about changing interior color schemes to correspond with the season. Light wall colors are great for the Summer, but warm, organic colors work well to provide a cozy, inviting atmosphere in the fall. Rich colors that have a […]

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Picking The Perfect Exterior Color For Your St. Louis Home

Exterior painting colors are some of the most important qualities to a St. Louis home. The colors of a house are the first qualities that a person notices when they first see a home so having colors that are very appealing is important. St. Louis exterior painting colors are also important because they give the house […]

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6 Tips To Improve Your Home’S Curb Appeal

The appearance of a home reveals a lot about the family within the home. Whether or not the exterior of your home reflects your family, passers-by, potential home-buyers, and neighbors will assume that the way your home looks on the outside is the way it looks on the inside. If your home emanates style and […]

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How To Sponge-Paint A Room

Sponge painting is one of the most basic faux finishes, and is a great technique for adding depth and color to a room. Some of the best places to sponge paint are: Plain rooms Closets Bathrooms Anywhere you want to add visual interest. Here is the step by step process of sponge painting: Buy a […]

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How To Make A Room Feel Bigger

Paint is one of the most versatile tools in interior decorating. You can mix colors, change color schemes, add contrast colors, and use many other different techniques to create many different atmospheres. Here are a couple things you can do with paint and light to create a wide, airy atmosphere: Paint in light colors. Light […]

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St. Louis Exterior House Painting – Do You Need It?

Passing by a house with good exterior painting always catches people’s attention. The attention of a person is strongly subconsciously focused on a certain house with a very pleasing touch of exterior paint, simply because of the welcoming aura the home, through its St. Louis exterior house painting. This is the depth of seriousness house […]

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How Soon Can I Walk On My Freshly Painted Deck?

A fresh coat of painting or staining on your deck is always recommended every 18 months to 2 years in St. Louis. Decks take a lot of beating from our 4 seasons from snow to hot sun. You can sometimes wait for up to 3 or so years to repaint your deck, but to keep […]

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Semi-Transparent Stains Vs. Solid Stains

There are a few different kinds of deck preservatives used by house painters and homeowners. The various types can be broken down into 2 different categories: sealers and stains. Both categories contain a variety of finishes ranging from transparent to solid. Sealers Clear sealers have no colorant, but they soak deeply into the wood and […]

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What You Need To Know About St. Louis Color Consultations

Colors are known to affect moods and while specific ones can cheer you up, others can make you feel sad or under the weather. Due to the effects these can have on people, these days, many people are opting for St. Louis color consultant services to help them decorate their houses. Listed below are four things […]

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Why You Should Replace Rotted Wood

Throughout the 4 seasons in St. Louis, sunshine, moisture, wind, and cold temperatures cause great damage to our exterior woodwork. Exposure to these elements often leaves us finding rotten boards in our siding, trim, decks, fences and railings. Sometimes small patches of rotten wood can be cleaned out and then filled and repainted without disturbing […]

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