Winter Exterior Staining. February, 2018 Sometimes we bring the outside, inside; the “outside work”, at least. While most other types of contractors can continue working outside year-round, painting contractors are subject to the weather conditions, particularly temperature and moisture. Therefore, exterior painting in New England during the month of January is impossible under normal circumstances. […]
December, 2017 Happy Holidays! Well, another great year is almost complete. We were scattered around at several jobs this month, and couldn’t get everyone in one place at the same time for our Holiday photo shoot, so we settled for a collage. Looking back at the pictures, one apt comment that made me laugh; “all […]
November, 2017 Two of our most popular paint brands here in New England have recently announced color choices for their 2018 Color-Of-The-Year. In a post from last year I introduced the Pantone Color Institute, and with some help from a local interior designer, provided a summary of its influence on colors. Pantone can be considered […]
October, 2017 You may think salt is pretty simple. I did. Maybe you’re like I used to be, and you take salt for granted. It’s just there. Unappreciated, that is, until it’s not there. If you remove salt from many foods they would be much less flavorful. I particularly like this quote I found: “Salt […]
September, 2017 It’s human nature to wait until about a week or two before you want a project done to contact your painter. BREAK THE RULES! Maybe I’m trying to be a little bit humorous here, but it does seem to be inevitable that people wait until the last-minute to get something done. Then, they […]
The Pantone Color Institute has officially created a new color in honor of the musical artist, Prince. Coincidentally, when I read this…
Since our work is highly visual, photographs are the second best way (the first way is to see it in person) to see the type of work that we do. They can say it all, so I thought I’d share just a few from our past year of projects. Although we work all year-round, this time of year always feels like the beginning of our year, so it seems appropriate timing for a retrospective view. Click on any photo to go to…
Some of the steps I see are very artistic, using natural stones that blend into the landscape, but usually I feel that they are a bit difficult to navigate. The treads are often different dimensions and the rise also varies from step to step. You have to pay attention, and you really want to stay away from them in the dark…
April, 2017 The story begins with a little girl. She is less than a year old, and surrounded by big people. She observes everything around her. The people are building something. Just as she did, it started out small. And as she grows it too continues to grow. It starts with a tree. It is […]
I was told that despite appearances, this ice shack was rescued in time. Spring has arrived, but at least for the next month or so it is still interior painting season at Prana Design Painting. In fact, it’s always interior painting season for us, but for now it is “Interior Only”. While the coming of […]
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