This Old House magazine painted cabinets

February 12, 2012

This Old House Magazine painted cabinets with Dulamel from Benjamin Moore

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Historic Home Painting

February 12, 2012

House Painting Inspection after two years on historic registry Home Hello, I’m on a paint inspection. This is our two-year inspection. It’s been about two-and-a-half years since we painted this building. It’s a 1910-built home; 7200 sq. ft. It’s on the National Historic Registry. Two years is a good time to take a look at [...]

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Concrete Sealer

February 10, 2012

Shearer Painting began applying concrete sealers in the late 90′s on our smaller commercial and industrial projects. Increasingly designers and architects have begun specificity, and homeowners have requested clear coatings to enhance and protect aggregate, concrete, and stone. Concrete sealers provides beautiful high gloss, med gloss, or low gloss protection to decorative concrete, masonry, and [...]

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Paint Color Tip : Go darker for exterior

February 10, 2012

Video transcription: House Painting Color Advice | C2 Paint | Darker than you think for ext John: Robin, if a homeowner wants to pick colors for the exterior of their house, what do you recommend that they do? Robin: Well, there’s a couple tips you might want to keep in mind, and one of them [...]

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Angie’s List Honor Roll

February 9, 2012

Shearer Painting: Family owned & operated. We just made the Angies List honor roll! Angie’s List is a review site where customers rate their experiences with businesses on a scale of “A” to “F”. Since we had such an outstanding report card – with our business in the top 1 percent – we have made [...]

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Wood Stain | Hot Stain Video

February 7, 2012

When it comes to home improvement, staining doesn’t get as much attention as painting. It’s a humbler art, really: Whereas paint transforms the color of a surface, leaving no trace of its previous hue, stain is typically used to accent the natural beauty of wood. Its purpose is to bring out the best in what’s [...]

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Seattle Painting for over 20 years

February 7, 2012

I have been painting and restoring Seattle homes and buildings since 1990. John Q. Shearer profile on LinkedIN I lead a team dedicated to EXCELLENCE. “The primary focus of an owner of a painting company should be the paint work; understanding and training proper surface prep and paint installation methods; this takes years to achieve [...]

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My House Painting Tips

February 6, 2012

My name is Anna Giles. I began working for Shearer Painting 2 years ago and have learned a considerable amount about house painting since – especially considering that I knew nothing about house painting when I started. I began helping the owner with estimates and have since looked at over 700 homes. Even though I’m [...]

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C2 paint exterior house painting

February 5, 2012

House Painting project in Seattle, Washington Inverness neighborhood. C2 exterior satin and semi-gloss paints on this residential repaint project. The home had not been painted in 15 years. See more pictures of painted doors See more orange paint on doors, trim, and walls

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Benjamin Moore Color Stories in Seattle

February 2, 2012

Benjamin Moore Color Stories arrives in Seattle. January 3, 2012 Wealth Asset Manager Karl Moore is Seattle’s first home owner to use a paint color from the new Color Stories line. Karl and his wife navigated their color selection completely online on New years day…the Seattle Benjamin Moore Dealership had not even received the new [...]

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