The year after the last recession started, Better Homes and Gardens said that people “gravitated towards a safe beige wall color for interiors.” And for accents? “More shades of beige were layered on almost every surface of the room.” Sherwin-Williams saw a slightly...
To say that some people are facing tough times right now is an understatement. Since the 1960s, the US economic output has never shrunk more than eight percent in any given quarter. Some banks are predicting a thirty percent decline. But even in this economy, not...
As many states began to shelter-in-place a week ago, we offered some ideas on what painting contractors could be doing right now if they are running low on painting jobs. Here are seven more: Target the Exceptions – Most people and businesses are less likely to...
What’s the value of a new customer? It depends on the customer – but it also depends on the painting contractor. Click here for ideas on how to turn a single customer into many jobs over the course of a few weeks.
These are not normal times for much of anything. Virtually every business in the United States has been affected by the global pandemic. A handful of them are busier than they can possibly handle – businesses like hospitals, internet providers and delivery...
If you asked people what factor impacts a home’s price the most, many would tell you the size. They’d be wrong. The size of a house is an important factor, but not the most important. It’s all about location. Consider this example: there are several places in the...
