Home Improvement

For Sale – Preparing Your Home For Sale

Welcome to MasterWorks Painting & Remodeling’s blog series on preparing your home for sale. Over the next few months we will be sharing our knowledge in order to help you get the greatest return on your home improvement investments.If you are looking for a quick sale and competitive offers, there are a number of things that you can do to make your home more attractive to prospective buyers:Have a home inspection completed prior to listing the house. This way, you … Continued

Top Tips For Cleaning Gutters This Fall

While clearing the eaves and downspouts may seem fairly straightforward, there are a few tricks and tips that our team at MasterWorks Painting & Remodeling have put together to make the job a little less tedious. Enjoy the beautiful fall colors of Virginia now, before all those leaves fall and fill up your gutters! As a rule of thumb, gutters and downspouts should be cleaned out twice a year, once in late spring and once in autumn.In the fall, your … Continued

Tips For Selecting Exterior Paint Color

As fall rolls in and temperatures start to drop a little, don’t let yourself be rushed back indoors. There is still plenty of time to tackle your outdoor home improvement projects and up your home’s curb appeal before the Virginia winter forces you inside. In fact, why not let the fall colors inspire you to do some exterior painting?Color Selection TipsYou may be tempted to simply stick with the existing color on your home. That’s fine, if you love the … Continued

Adding Color To Your Home In Creative and Unusual Ways

Are you looking for ways to spruce up your home without undertaking a major home improvement project? Adding color in fun and unexpected ways is a great way to add more of your personality and style to your space, and it won’t break the bank! From painting the floors, to adding textiles to hanging artwork, take a look at some of our favourite ways to brighten up your living environment: By adding a stained glass window to your front entry, … Continued

Top Paint Colors For A Home Office

If you are among the millions of Americans choosing to work from home or telecommuting, creating a home office in which you can be creative and productive is key to ensuring your success. A great deal of work has gone into color research and understanding the psychology of color, and it all indicates that choosing the right interior paint colors can go a long way in affecting our emotions and behavior. Ways To Add Color There are endless ways to … Continued

Painting Your New Home

Owning your own little piece of Virginia is a great feeling. Whether the home is completely new or new to you, you are likely thinking about painting the home to fit your style. Before you go buy a few gallons of paint, consider these tips from the pros at MasterWorks Painters of Chantilly, VA.

4 Home Improvement Tips for Selling Your Home

Spring and summer tend to be prime time for selling a house. Buyers are looking, and most people want to get settled before schools start or fall weather rolls in. The flip side of summer real estate is that more houses tend to be on the market. So how do you improve the look of your Virginia home to make it competitive, without putting too much money or time into it? Consider these tips from our team at MasterWorks Painters—serving … Continued

5 Fall Home Improvement Ideas

When fall rolls around and temperatures drop, Virginia residents start turning their attention from outdoor to indoor home improvement projects. You may be thinking about a complete kitchen remodel or a few simple home repairs. MasterWorks Painters, an Ashburn-area home remodel contractor, has a few ideas for you to consider.

2014 Color Trends for the Home

You’re ready to give your Virginia home a fresh face, but color trends for residential painting change from year to year. How do you know which interior paint colors to choose? What shades make a house look the most up-to-date? Do not fret if you feel overwhelmed. MasterWorks Painters of the greater Fairfax, VA area is here to help.

Up Your Curb Appeal with a Little Exterior Paint

Summer seems to be when everyone in Virginia and across the US is either buying or selling a house. As a potential home seller, you can get the market advantage by increasing your home’s curb appeal. If no one likes your house from the street, it’s unlikely the buyer will want to check it out inside. One of the best ways to enhance the look of your home is with a little exterior residential paint.