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How Do I Paint Baseboards (Especially With Carpet Floors)?
Learning how to paint baseboards with carpet can feel intimidating for many homeowners. Baseboards sit at the intersection of walls and floors, making mistakes highly visible. When carpet is involved, the risk of drips, smudges, and uneven lines increases even more. The good news is that painting baseboards with carpet does not have to be...
Beautiful Fall Painting Ideas for Timeless Northeast Homes
There’s something magical about fall on the northern East Coast. The air turns crisp, the trees catch fire in brilliant shades of red, orange, and gold, and the evenings invite us to gather in cozy spaces with warm drinks, the perfect time to draw some fall painting ideas. It’s a season that never fails to...
Paint and Wallpaper Harmony: Tips to Combine Both in a Room
If you’re like many homeowners, you may have a love/hate relationship with those ultra-polished home renovation shows that make remodeling seem easy. The good news is, they offer a treasure trove of style inspiration—mixing paint, wallpaper, refinishing, and design in ways that look so seamless you might think you could do it in an hour....
Flawless Ceilings: How Pros Paint Ceilings Without a Single Drip
Unless you’re developing a crick in your neck from staring at the poor condition of your ceiling, the idea to paint ceiling surfaces may not even cross your mind. At first, it can seem like a quick weekend DIY project—until gravity sets in. Suddenly, you’re dodging drips, splatters, and neck cramps, wondering why you started...
Paint vs. Wallpaper: Best Wall Finish for Commercial Spaces
When planning the interior design of a commercial property, choosing between paint vs wallpaper can have a lasting impact on the look, feel, and functionality of your space. Whether you’re managing a corporate office, healthcare facility, school, or hospitality venue, the right wall treatment not only enhances aesthetics but also supports your brand, maintenance goals,...
Interior Painting Ideas – Don’t Be Afraid of Using Bold Colors!
Is your home ready for a refresh? Over time, walls can collect nicks, scratches, and scuffs that dull the look of your favorite rooms. A new coat of paint can do wonders—not only covering imperfections but also giving your home an entirely new personality. But before you reach for that familiar beige or gray, why...
5 Fall Color Trends to Transform Your Home This Season
As the crisp fall air rolls into Westchester and Fairfield Counties, it’s the perfect time to refresh your home with seasonal color trends. The right paint colors can transform your space into a cozy retreat, reflecting the beauty of the changing leaves outside. Whether you’re looking to update your interior or boost curb appeal, fall...
VOC Paint vs No-VOC Paint
Discover eco-friendly painting solutions with A.G. Williams Painting Company. Specializing in low-VOC and no-VOC paints, our paints ensure a healthier indoor environment and superior aesthetic results.
Your Guide to Limewash: Benefits and Techniques
Explore the environmental benefits, practical advantages, and unique aesthetic of limewash in our comprehensive guide. Contact us to transform your home with this eco-friendly, stylish finish.
How To Paint an Open Floor Plan: Harmonizing Colors to Effect Interior Design
Open floor plans have gained ever-growing popularity in modern homes. They provide a spacious feel, let in more natural light, and create a more interactive environment. However, a major design challenge that many homeowners face with these layouts is striking the right balance: how do you maintain that sense of openness while still defining individual...
How To Choose Interior Paint Colors
Are you ready for a change, but you just don’t know where to begin? If you answered “yes,” you are not alone. Most of us agree that winter is a season for spending time cozy by the fire or around the kitchen island with hot coffee or a glass of wine. In other words, indoors....
8 Calming Colors For Baby Nurseries
What’s trending for nurseries these days? As the generational pendulum swings, new parents have taken a step back from traditional baby blues and pinks of old and replaced them with more neutral colors. There are so many varieties available now, which has opened the door for a lot of creativity and nuance. Nursery decorating has...
Home Theater Paint Job!
Home theaters have come a long way since the 1950’s era of movie projectors. In fact, many homes these days are starting to incorporate a whole room mimicking modern day theaters, complete with reclining chairs and a big screen. No wait lines for popcorn or crazy candy prices, either…
Trying to Find the Best Interior Paint? These 4 Questions Will Help
Let’s face it: paint supply stores aren’t exactly the most exciting place to spend a Saturday afternoon. And, unless you know precisely what you’re looking for, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer volume of brands, colors, and formulas. To better prepare you for your next home painting adventure, here are a few key...
Why Are Neutral Paint Colors So Popular?
We have seen a big change in the paint world these days. Bold colored rooms have taken a backseat to neutral colors such as white, beige, or gray. This seems quite the opposite of past trends because neutrals were considered best for commercial offices or rental homes. A Canvas For Creativity Don’t worry, this does...
Professional House Painting: Prep Matters!
Anyone can stroke a paintbrush, but not everyone has the skills and patience it takes to properly prepare a space before touching the paint can. We know preparation is vital to being successful, professional painters. Our team wouldn’t have it any other way. What Should Your Interior Painting Prep Include? We work hard to...
Why Should You Paint Your Home Now?
Believe it or not, winter is actually the perfect time to paint the interior of your home. For decades, we have always been told quite the opposite because of the fumes and the crazy idea that anyone would want to open their windows during the winter to air out a freshly painted space. Thanks to...
Interior House Painting: Do I Need to Worry About Fumes?
As winter lingers on and we are now quite limited in our outdoor activities, it is often the perfect time to put your focus on the interior projects in your home. You could consider remodeling, redecorating, or (perhaps more pocket-book-friendly) repainting your home with a fresh color and coat. But the question that often lingers...
Trending Cabinet Paint Colors for 2021
Let’s face it, although 2020 has been a tough year, there are some strengths that it has certainly gifted to us (oh so generously). One of these gifts was creating more quiet moments and memories at home, something that we have probably wished and hoped for in years past but had no idea it was...
Updating a Living Room with Fresh Paint Colors
We often talk about the power of interior paint to transform and refresh… It’s what we do, so we get pretty excited about all the potential it offers. It’s one thing to hear (or read) about project ideas, but completely another to actually see them in action. Today, we’d love to show you around Ken’s...
A. G. Williams Painting: Kitchen Cabinet Painting in Westchester County
Let’s take a guess: the cold weather is quickly approaching and you’re finding yourself viewing your four walls a little more than usual, right? Maybe years of living life have caused some wear and tear in your kitchen and it’s suddenly very obvious. Or maybe your kitchen is simply in need of an updated look....
Kitchen Painting: Walls or Cabinets First?
Sometimes the order in which you should paint surfaces is pretty clear, but other times the best path isn’t quite as well-marked. As an example, let’s say you’re repainting your kitchen (always fun!). Should you paint your cabinets or your walls first? Well, it really depends on a number of factors, mostly hinging on whether...
What’s the Best Way to Clean Your White Kitchen Cabinets?
There’s no denying that white and gray kitchen cabinets aren’t going anywhere. They’ve stolen the show in 2019 (again), securing themselves as the top options for 2020. What makes them so popular? Well, to name just a few reasons, they’re bright, fresh, and neutral, meaning that they coordinate beautifully with any number of surrounding textures,...
4 Popular Interior Painting Projects
With the holidays here and winter setting in, our clients are turning their focus to interior spaces. This is the perfect time, as we’ve discussed before, to plan your indoor painting projects and updates, adding fresh color and life to your home during the colder seasons. So, what are the most popular painting projects right...