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Hainted Houses-The History of “Haint” Blue

October 28th, 2022 | Uncategorized

The mention of Fall in New England envokes visions of apple picking, mums, carving pumpkins, flannel shirts, Bean boots, and cozy bon fires. Taking a drive to “leaf peep” you may notice older homes with blue painted porch ceilings. Ever wonder why? While you might think the soft robin’s egg blue originated in the North […]

 

Color and Design Trends for 2021

February 8th, 2021 | Uncategorized

What’s trending in color and design for 2021   For everyone, 2020 was a year of challenges and change. Our homes became our offices, schools, and gyms. The need for versatile spaces was necessary to adapt to our new “at home” lifestyle. Like everyone else, we experienced this when our girls started remote learning and […]

 

Drywall repairs: DIY Or SOS

March 2nd, 2017 | Uncategorized

At first glance, while preparing to paint the room that has been on your to do list for months, you discover a long crack. You have repaired walls to fix dents and small nail holes, but this is something you have never seen before. The first inclination is to patch over the crack with spackle […]

 

Small Painting Projects? We Have You Covered!

January 26th, 2017 | Uncategorized

Do you have painting projects around your home that never seem to get done?  Between work commitments, kids activities, and something going on every weekend, when do you have time to get started?! Hanson Painting is happy to introduce our Painter For A Day program. This is a great new program for our customers who […]

 

What To Do With Old Paint

January 21st, 2017 | Uncategorized

Just about every household has old paint laying around. The paint is either from previous owners of the house or the current owners. Paint does have a shelf life and after years of storage it is best to dispose of it properly. Any paints that are being stored for future use need to be stored […]

 

Why We Use Festool Sanders And Dust Extractors

January 6th, 2017 | Uncategorized

One of the biggest challenges when working in a clients home is controlling the dust created during the prepping process of the job. There are several different ways to control dust for various tasks, but we have found that Festool sanders and dust extractors are the best at minimizing air borne dust. All of Festools […]