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Brick Painting Makeover

 

The homeowners of this Carmel home called us to get a quote for painting the exterior of their house for a modern update. They wanted a full makeover, and for that they were going to need to paint the brick! We were happy to come by and give them a free quote for exterior siding and brick painting.

The first thing we always want to do is understand your goals for your painting project. We walked around with the homeowner to review the entire house and put together a quote for everything. They had some wood rot, so we pointed that out and included wood replacement in their detailed quote for painting. This family also wanted some interior painting completed, so we put together a full proposal based on their painting goals.

 

Color Selection

When painting, color selection can be an overwhelming decision.

  • How do I choose the best color for my house?
  • How do I pick the best shade of white for my home?
  • Should I paint my brick the same color as my siding?

 

Luckily, we’ve got you covered! Like many of our customers, this homeowner received a complimentary color consultation. We sent a professional designer and color expert to their house to help them pick out just the right colors to achieve the look of their dreams!

The homeowner’s knew they wanted to brighten and modernize the home. They definitely wanted to get rid of the green, and they wanted to paint the brick. We helped them with choosing paint colors for their home!

 

With our designer’s help, the homeowners chose Sherwin Williams colors for their project:

Brick Painting

When it comes to painting brick, the process, products, and experienced painters are all crucial pieces to achieving a finish that will last for years. We clean the brick to remove any surface debris that could prevent adhesion, and we use tape, paper, and cloths to protect any surfaces that we won’t be painting. Next, we apply a high-quality masonry primer. This primer will seal the brick to help prevent deterioration, block the color of the bricks from showing through, and provide the base layer for paint to stick to.

After that, we will paint with a high-quality exterior paint. Different homes and colors have different needs, and our experienced team of painters and managers will make sure that your home has the perfect products for your situation. Most of our projects use Sherwin-Williams paints and products, but we also use PPG/Porter Paints and Benjamin Moore products when appropriate. Your quote will show what products we will use to create your dream home look!

The Result

Our favorite things to see: a beautifully painted home, and another straight-A grade card!

Every customer gets a grade card at the end of every project, it’s the chance to let us know how everything went. We LOVE seeing how happy our homeowners are! Our painters, carpenters, and managers all pride ourselves on creating beautiful homes for all of our customers!

 

When you’re ready to make a change, give us a call or schedule your free quote online today!

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Take a look at another of our brick painting projects here:Guy Painting Exterior Brick Home Painted White with Painter Review

 

 

 

Installing Decorative Picture Frame Moulding

If you’re looking for something that will really take your home to the next level, you might consider installing decorative interior moulding and paneling to key rooms. We often add these kind of decorative interior wall trims to foyers, dining rooms, offices, and hallways. Picture Frame Moulding looks especially elegant, though the look ranges anywhere from formal and classical to fun and modern.

Room with picture frame moulding, painted in Sherwin Williams Natural Choice

Decorative interior trim is an easy way to add architectural interest to a home without a major renovation. Our expert interior carpenters serve as artist and engineer to create a custom design for your home. Common styles of moulding and decorative paneling that we install and paint are:

  • Picture Frame Moulding
  • Judge’s Paneling
  • Board and Batten Walls
  • Wainscoting

…though our carpenters are ready to come up with a custom option just for your home!

 

Picture Frame Moulding

If you want a classic and elegant look, it’s hard to beat picture frame moulding! Equal parts mathematics, engineering, and artistry, installing decorative moulding takes careful planning and skillful creation.

 

Take a look at our behind-the-scenes guide on how to install picture frame moulding:

 

Our carpenters start with getting detailed measurements and planning the trim and paneling layout. We start with inspiration and guidance from the homeowner combined with the expertise of our carpenters to design a custom layout for the decorative moulding.

Picture Frame Moulding Before

Picture Frame Moulding Process

Picture Frame Moulding Process

Picture Frame Moulding Process

The sketch then goes up on the wall, with every piece of this complex puzzle custom made for a perfect fit. Our carpenters are meticulous and keep everything aligned through this process. Trim pieces are carefully caulked to ensure the finished result is smooth and elegant.

 

Room with picture frame moulding, painted in Sherwin Williams Natural Choice

Room with picture frame moulding, painted in Sherwin Williams Natural Choice

Room with picture frame moulding, painted in Sherwin Williams Natural Choice

Then it’s finally time to bring in professional interior painters to finish the project. We use special trim paint when painting decorative moulding and paneling.

For this Fishers house, the homeowners chose Sherwin-Williams SW 7011 Natural Choice. This is a warm off-white color that brings character without losing light. Here, we used a monotone color scheme and paint with a satin sheen on all the trim and walls.

The result is a professional finish that looks like it belongs on the cover of a magazine!

 

Other Decorative Trim Options

In addition to the Picture Frame Moulding seen here, we also install:

  • Judge’s Paneling
  • Wainscoting
  • Board and Batten Walls
  • Custom Decorative Interior Trim and Paneling

We will take a look at those in another post!

Judge’s Paneling

Hallway with wainscoting paneling picture frame moulding installed

Decorative interior moulding and trim is one of the best ways to add architectural interest to a home without a major renovation. Our interior carpenters and professional painters can transform your home in just a few days.

 

 

Inspired and ready to get a free quote?

 

Click here to reserve your time!

Fill out our online form here or call us at 317-708-1200.

Our professional team of interior carpenters and painters will help you turn your house into your dream home!

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Interior Paint Colors for Your Style – Shades of White

We hear it all the time: “My home is so boring – the walls are all the same color!”  – or –  “I recently bought a home and I can’t stand the colors! I just want bright white walls everywhere!”  There’s no one right way to paint a home, and our professional interior painters at Guy Painting turn your house into your dream home – by painting with colors that match YOUR style and personality!

In this series, we are looking at some of the color choices our customers have made to personalize their homes!

 

 

There are a few decisions to make when you’re thinking about painting inside your home. Of course, you need to find the best painter near you. Luckily, you know a Guy, so you’ve already found the best interior painter in Indianapolis! The next step is to decide on a color… but how do you find an interior paint color that matches your style and personality?

The good news is that you’re not on your own. Guy Painting offers color help through our team of painting experts. We have decades of experience painting homes, we have seen many colors in action and can help you with how to choose paint colors for your space. For many of our painting projects we are even able to offer a complimentary color consultation with an interior designer who specializes in color choice!

 

Choosing a white paint color

If you want a bright space that feels modern and full of light, you can’t beat the simple elegance of white!

How do you pick a white interior paint color for your home? There are so many options! Just looking through Sherwin Williams white paint colors online can be overwhelming.

A few tips for choosing a white paint color:

  • Watch for undertones that match your home. Is your flooring a warm tone or a cool tone? What about your cabinets and countertops?
  • Check the LRV (Light Reflective Value) of white paints. The higher this is, the brighter your room will be. As the number gets lower, the white will also have more undertones.
  • Are you keeping the walls and trim the same shade? Using a more off-white with bright white trim is an option if you feel all white is too stark.
  • If you are painting over darker walls, make sure you are using a primer. We typically use an oil based primer to ensure coverage. The last thing you want on a white wall is to see the previous color streaking through.

Take a look at some of our recent interior painting projects for color inspiration!

 

Fishers basement gets bright update

The reality is that basements can feel dark no matter what. Even with these great doors and windows letting in light, this Fishers family knew their basement could be even better! The solution here was bright white, and they chose Sherwin-Williams SW 7004 Snowbound.

 

Snowbound was the Sherwin Williams Color of the Month for September 2022, and we expect to see it growing in popularity for homes like this.

 

 

Indianapolis home goes modern with white paint

These homeowners in the Geist area knew they wanted to update their home with something that would feel modern and bright. When choosing a shade of white, she knew she wanted the brightest possible option. For that, the clear choice is Sherwin Williams Extra White. This is the purest white and the lack of any undertones means it works with just about any colors you want to use in your home decorating!

You may be wondering how to brighten a dark room, and this is a great example of the difference that paint makes! The color before was a neutral beige/tan, and it was not that dark. But painting with white makes it look significantly brighter!

As the first thing your guests see when they come into your home, your foyer should set the tone for the rest of the house. Some people feel white can feel stark and cold, but paired with the warm wood stairs and floors, it looks modern and welcoming in this home!

 

Now you know a Color Guy!

If you’re thinking about finding a painter for the inside of your home, you’re in the right place. Now you know a Guy! Reach out today to schedule your FREE INTERIOR PAINTING QUOTE online or give us a call at 317-708-1200.

Your team of professional painters and managers will work to turn your home into your dream home!

 

 

Westfield Home gets Modern Color Update

 

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We thought we wood share how this Westfield Home gets Modern Color Update.

After purchasing this gorgeous Westfield home, the new owners gave us a call to help bring a new modern color scheme to life on the exterior.

The house had the original paint colors from when it was built ten years ago, and it was time for an update. The sides had beige siding with red siding on the front of the house, and a beige garage door. The home was gorgeous, but they knew it had more potential.

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Guy Painting has been a popular painter in this Westfield neighborhood. The homes are at the age where many are needing a fresh coat of paint, and many of this homeowner’s new neighbors already had a great painting experience with Guy Painting in the past. When they asked for painter recommendations and painter reviews on their neighborhood Facebook group, they knew that Guy Painting was the best painting company for their exterior painting job and they called us right away to set up a free quote!

Choosing Colors

We’re seeing a lot of homeowners who are wanting to go to a cool and modern look with gray tones, and in this case the homeowners wanted to balance out the brick and stone on the front with that neutral cool color scheme. They chose Sherwin Williams SW 7019 Gauntlet Gray, which is a deep gray with brown undertones. This works well paired with the brick and stone on the front, as well as the warm colors of the stone patio in back. For trim, they chose Sherwin Williams SW 7005 Pure White for a crisp and clean look.

If you are having a hard time choosing colors for your home, don’t worry! We offer complimentary professional color consultations where we send a designer to your house to help you choose. She will work with you to understand what your goals are and how we can make that happen with your home.

Getting Started

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We always want to get any exterior wood replacement taken care of before painting. It’s something we check at the quote appointment – we look for any needed trim replacement, rotted siding and window trim, basically any wood that needs to be replaced in order to provide you with a paint job that will last. Luckily, this home was relatively new and did not need very much wood replacement at all!

Our painters were scheduled to get started, so they came out and power washed the house to clear off any dirt or debris, and painting started the next day. Our professional painting teams are efficient and work quickly to get your house painted in a timely manner. After only a few days, our team had this house looking incredible and ready for a new family to live in and love for years to come!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When you’re ready to transform your home, give us a call and let us go over all the ways that Guy Painting can put our years of experience to work for you.

GUY PAINTING – Now you know a Guy!  317-708-1200