Pro Paint NW - Blog

Maybe you’re thinking about renovating the home for the new year, or maybe you just want to redecorate for the upcoming spring season. Winter has the effect of causing us to look inward at our homes, and to ask ourselves how we can improve upon our living space for our mental, emotional, and even physical health. Read More

Being a homeowner or maintaining responsibility for a commercial property is like having a second body to worry about. Just as you might make New Year’s resolutions around your health, career, or personal life in order to improve upon yourself and your own practices, the same can be done for your home or the building that you own or manage. Read More

During this time of year, everybody's home is on display. As fall colors overtake the trees around us, our homes become resting points for wandering eyes attempting to take it all in. Read More

It can be hard to get rid of older, worn pieces of furniture. They grow on us emotionally so that we become attached, and before you know it everybody who comes into your home comments on the coffee table covered in scuff marks from your boots. On the other hand, new furniture can be expensive to buy and hard to match to your home. Here’s some advice for making an old coffee table, cabinet, or any other wood piece look like a leather-finished, high-end luxury item. Read More

Finding the balance between form and function in your home can be a real challenge. There's endless advice out there about home improvement ideas… so much so that it can be dizzying just to figure out where to start. Additionally, a lot of that advice comes with a pretty steep price tag, while not everybody has the money to invest in time-consuming projects that often require some expertise. Read More

Spring is here, which means that we're finally ready for some dry weather. After a whole season of rain, however, there's a good chance that your lush green lawn has turned to mud.  Read More

Have you looked outside recently? It seems spring has just about arrived, what with the warming temperatures and increasing sunshine. That means you probably have plenty of chores that have been in hibernation for the past few months that are going to need your attention soon. And for a lot of people, that means it's time to start thinking about a new coat of paint for your house. Read More

If you're like most people, winter is a time to let your garden hibernate (although the especially hardy among us don't let a NW winter stop them from exercising their green thumb). Planting won't take place until spring, so it's easy to put your lawn out of mind while you focus on other household chores, like watching football. But there are a lot of things you can do around the garden during the off months to make sure you get the most out of the planting season once it arrives. Read More

The Pacific Northwest is filled with wonderful old homes worthy of preservation. In the Vancouver/Portland area alone, you're able to view houses that go all the way back to when the area was first settled by Canadian and American settlers in the 1820's, whether it's a visit to Fort Vancouver itself, or to the well preserved homes of John McLoughlin and Forbes Barclay in Oregon City. Read More

It's a well-known fact that the better shape you keep your rental property in, the higher quality of tenant you will attract. Why would you want a high-quality tenant? Because they will take better care of your property, be apt to stay longer, and you'll be less likely to deal with challenges such as missed rent or other violations.  Read More