Front Entry Before |
Front Entry After |
Janine was in search of unique new ways to finish the
interior of her home, and had a lot of new ideas. She
found Karen’s Company, a painting company that specializes
in interior color painting, decorative effects (including
faux finishing) and exterior painting. Janine called
and set up an appointment for a free estimate. During
this appointment, Karen and Janine spent time discussing
color possibilities for each room. Janine had a lot
of ideas, and needed help deciding on color selections
and ideas for new window treatments. Karen referred
her to Hallie, a professional designer, for a color
consultation and design session. After the consultation
with Hallie, Janine had a complete plan for adding color
to the entire interior of her house, including several
new ideas for decorative painting. Once this plan
was set, Karen returned to Janine’s house, went over
her paint plan, and gave her a new estimate based on
the additional design features.
Master Bedroom Before |
Master Bedroom After |
During this process, Janine received a separate bid
from another painting company so that she could compare
cost and time estimates. In the end, Janine chose Karen's
Company because their bid was more detailed and specific.
It spelled out each step of the painting job and what
the process was going to cost. Since she knew exactly
what to expect, she felt confident choosing Karen’s
to do the work.
With all the administrative details set, Karen worked
with Janine to set a date to start painting. Karen’s
crew rang Janine’s doorbell at the specified date and
time, and got right to work.
Dining Room Before |
Dining Room After |
As the crew started working, they noticed Janine had
three slightly different colors of woodwork paint, and
the casing on the doors had a lot of variation from
area to area. The crew made appropriate recommendations
to make the finish more consistent, and a work order
was added to the job for painting the doors, casings
and some of the windows with oil-based paint. Karen
tried to plan this additional work at minimal cost to
Janine, and in the end it only required two additional
days for one painter.
Janine’s house was an exciting and creative project
for Karen’s Company. In the master bedroom, they painted
the double-coffered rounded corner ceiling with one
color on the horizontal planes and another shade of
color on the vertical planes. The headboard wall was
painted with stripes that matched the coffered ceiling.
The remaining walls were painted with a lighter shade
of one of the ceiling colors. The master bedroom hallway
was painted with the darker ceiling color. The master
bath was painted with a complimentary color, coordinating
with one of the accent colors in the tile. The commode
room has a faux blend of the bedroom and bathroom colors.
When it was time to do the faux paint effect in the
commode room, Karen spent time with Janine demonstrating
several variations of the faux finish on the room’s
walls. Janine was impressed with the time Karen took
to model each technique and its resulting finish variation.
She selected one finish and was very satisfied with
the result.
Family Room Before |
Family Room After |
In her dining room, Janine wanted a "crackle"
faux finish with a deep red paint over a light base
coat. Unfortunately, red is a two-coat paint color and
the "crackle" topcoat is a one-coat process. Our initial
attempt at the red topcoat resulted in an unsightly
striping effect of light and dark shades of red.
Before Janine had a chance to say, "I don't like
it," Karen let her know that the crew was already
applying a new base coat so they could try again. The
entire room was masked off and a larger sprayer was
used to quickly apply the two coats of red. As the paint
dried, the painters manually manipulated the crackle
process to achieve the desired effect.
Janine was thrilled with the new color and unique paint
effects in her home, and was very pleased with the professionalism
and hard work of the Karen’s team.
Boy's Room |
Commode Room |
Girl's Bathroom |
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