Benefits of sampling paint colors on test boards. Paint color can transform and revitalize your home. Color expert Kate Smith from Sensational Color realizes this and uses color to engage and create welcoming home environments. Kate advises sampling your paint first to ensure the color creates the desired effect. Rather than painting directly on the wall,...Read More

My daughter has allergies and her bedroom was making them worse. There were the usual suspects. The floor to ceiling bookcases were removed, still the sniffles persisted. We removed the wool carpet and she was left with the original 50’s linoleum. Her room is 11×12 so there wasn’t a lot of open floor space, and...Read More

My husband and I just finished painting our entryway with your Premium Ceramic Eggshell paint. I wasn’t sure at first because I’d used something “advanced” and “new” from a different paint store and it was very unforgiving. However, I couldn’t be happier with the paint we just used. Yes, it was roughly the consistency of...Read More

A fresh coat of paint can give new life to an old piece of furniture, an outdated room or even a home’s entire exterior! However, sometimes before you can add that fresh coat of paint you have to first remove the old layer(s). Removing old paint can sometimes prove to be an icky task and...Read More

Finishing touches make all the difference when it comes to the overall look of your home. The window boxes full of colorful flowers, the paver stones winding through the backyard, and the classic shutters adorning your windows. Even though these “finishing touches” may be subtle, they still deserve the proper attention and upkeep needed to...Read More

Is this the summer you improve your home’s curb appeal? It is for this Hirshfield’s customer who is already giving his home a new coat of paint. A Hirshfield’s colorist went out to his home and selected a color scheme she thought would work for his style of home and for the neighborhood. The homeowner had...Read More

Happy President’s Day! President’s Day, which is celebrated on the third Monday in February, is a day when Americans honor the legacies of the U.S. presidents. The holiday was established in 1800, when Congress declared February 22–George Washington’s birthday–a federal holiday. So how does the team at Hirshfield’s pay tribute to all of our great...Read More

Painting a large room may be overwhelming and intimidating (until you read our blog post on tips for painting large spaces, that is), but painting a small room also presents challenges. Corners, crevices, angles, and of course the constant threat of brushing up against wet paint on your backside when you bend over to dip...Read More

You can paint the walls, hang the curtains, arrange the furniture, but a room just isn’t complete until you’ve addressed that one final touch, the component that will tie the whole look of the room (and house) together  – the millwork. Millwork refers to your home’s interior doors, window casings, baseboards, mantels and crown molding....Read More

So you’re ready to paint the largest room in your house? Great! The paint experts at Hirshfield’s love tackling large painting projects, and they love helping customers do the same! So if you find yourself standing in front of a large blank canvas in your house, stop in to your local Hirshfield’s and let the...Read More