Whether it’s your living room, bathroom, kitchen, or bedroom, the spaces you live in are defined by your style and preferences. However, as those preferences change over time, you may find that your space isn’t such a good fit to your personal style, décor, or furniture anymore. In these cases, you can make changes to your space to bring it up to date. In this article, we’ll discuss the different residential and commercial painting and staining options for your Rochester property that are available to you.
Painting and Staining Options to Transform Your Space
In most circumstances, your space can be easily transformed with paint or stain. In situations where these refinishing techniques are not sufficient (we see you, popcorn ceiling!), the team of experts at Maressa Remodeling can help you find a better solution, such as scraping and refinishing a bad ceiling or replacing drywall to give you a fresh base to work from.
Cabinet and Vanity Updates
Cabinet trends tend to vary over time, from dark wood to light wood to white to colors and everything in between. They can be very ornate or extremely simple, depending on the style at the time. Fortunately, giving your cabinets a fresh look can be as simple as adding a coat of hard-wearing paint or sanding them down to stain a distinct color.
Vanities can be treated in a similar fashion, though they should definitely use finishing products that are designed for very wet areas to prevent damage to the boards at the foundation of the piece. In some cases, a coat of clear sealant can be added to the surface to protect finishes in particularly wet areas, providing you with an extra layer of protection on your cabinet or vanity.
Freshen Up Walls with Paint or Stain
Walls can be brilliant or blah, and sometimes can go from one to the other in a few years. If you’re tired of the accent wall that no longer accents your new couch, curtains, or flooring, a bit of paint can cover up that old accent wall, either in favor of matching the rest of the room or to create a new accent that does a better job of matching your current style and décor.
If you have wood cabin walls, another option you have available is staining them in a different tone. This process allows the natural beauty of the wood grain to shine through, even if you select non-traditional colors such as blue, purple, or green. This process requires the existing finish to be sanded away, then the wood beneath it stained to the color of your choice and sealed again.
In this situation, you can also use different shades to create optical illusions of the space. Light walls make a space seem larger and more spacious, while darker tones make it seem smaller and more intimate. A darker ceiling can seem taller, while a darker accent wall can make a space seem deeper or wider than it actually is. These principles apply to both painting and staining and can be bold or subtle.
Make Your Trim Pop with Paint
Paint can do more than just color your walls; it can also make your trim pop. If you’re tired of the stark white trim in your otherwise muted or jeweled tone room, painting the trim can provide a smooth transition to the rest of your home or the great outdoors. Similarly, you can have wooden trim sanded down and re-stained to match new flooring, décor, or furniture.
You also have the option of using multiple colors to create shading in complex historic trims, such as in Victorian homes. This can create a dramatic appearance that you may not have considered, bring a modern touch to your historic home, or otherwise provide accents to your décor or new finishes during a remodeling project.
By taking the time to have your home or business areas painted or stained to match a new aesthetic, you’re not only giving yourself a more harmonious environment, you’re also keeping cabinets, woodwork, and trim out of a landfill. If you’re ready to learn more about the painting and staining options for your Rochester property, why not contact the professional craftsmen at Maressa Remodeling? When you work with us, you get the experience of over 25 years as Rochester’s most trusted painting and staining and home improvement company. Reach out today to get started!
