Paint Lessons from the Leaning Tower of Pisa
“The Leaning Tower of Pisa” by McPig is licensed under CC BY 2.0 I’m sure most of you have heard of the Leaning Tower of Pisa . . . you know that tower, in Italy? That leans? Yeah. Anyway, I’m sure you’ve heard of that tower, but I dug into it a little bit recently and learned some things I …
Decorating Kids’ Rooms: They’re Only Young Once!
There are few places in your home where you can really cut loose and have a good time with color as much as you can in a kids’ room. When it’s your bathroom or your living room or a dining room we all tend to be a little more cautious. We don’t want to go nuts and create something on …
Painting Metal Roofs: Some Do’s and Don’ts
Every summer, we talk to a number of folks in our stores who are curious about the right way to paint an old, rusting metal roof. They want to know what types of products to use, they want to know the steps involved, they want to know what cleaners they should purchase (and also, at least a little bit, they’re …
The Little Old Man Who Blended In
OK, years ago, I was working at the Lakewood RepcoLite and a lady came in with her husband. She pulled him–nearly dragged him–to the color chip rack and started holding up color chips to his face. Well, this isn’t something we usually see and so I watched for a second, trying to figure out what was going on. One after …
