A blog by Erin, about her experience of painting dirty bathrooms. The fear of painting dirty bathrooms Written by Erin Stillaway, painter of Ecopainting. Painting dirty bathrooms is probably the worst part of my job since I became a painter for Ecopainting. We have been painting a lot of downtown Toronto condos lately. These are usually small jobs and involve painting a bathroom or two. Most of the time, the customer realizes how close and … Read more
Are Wasps a Safety Hazard for Painters? When I was on the field and painting exteriors, I had numerous encounters with wasps and their nests. Considering that I was painter for 20 years, I find it incredible that I was never stung by one. I was painting high on ladders right next to active nests, I even had wasps land on my arms. I actually had to wait for them to move over so that … Read more
We see and paint a number of new and almost new homes and condominiums. Subdivision after subdivision, our residential painters have been exposed to a worrisome level of builder’s beige. Beige is the colour that graces almost all new construction houses, apartments and condominiums! Beige is a safe colour but almost always dull, boring, and uninspiring. What options do you have? Two actually! The first is to paint in soothing pastel shades. And the second, … Read more
Winters are depressing – the weather is chilly and when it snows – it’s all white outside. For a while, the snow looks pretty. But after a few days you long for the vibrancy of spring colours. Pretty sure, you have looked out the window during winter and just sighed at how dull things look? Yes, sure, the beautiful crisp white of the fresh fallen snow can brighten things up for a while. But then, … Read more
How do you pick a colour for a room when you have so much choice? A home is a reflection of the people that live in it and their personalities. The colours we love to wear and the colours around us are proven inspiration sources. For most of us however, too much choice can be overwhelming. While there are no hard and fast rules – you can never go wrong with drawing inspiration from permanent … Read more
Occasionally I spend some time tracking the keywords people use when searching for Toronto painters on Google. Tracking what keywords the searcher is using is useful information for a few reasons. The main reason is that it helps a company optimize their website so that potential customers can find it. A secondary reason is it gives us an insight into what people expect from a service provider. Alarmingly, there is a significant number of web searches using … Read more
Painting storefronts is the type of service that only few commercial painters can do successfully. It could be because they are small jobs and seemingly not profitable. After all, painting storefronts demands the same planning and logistics as bigger projects do, with less return on investment. We don’t find that to be the case with our customers. Retail contracting is good business if you listen to the needs of the customer and work efficiently. For … Read more
Are you looking for professional painters to paint your condo in Liberty Village? Would you consider hiring Ecopainting? We love painting condos and our customers keep telling us how happy they are with the service that they receive. Our customers include condo and townhouse owners, businesses even a condominium building. Liberty Village is a revitalized and vibrant neighbourhood in the south west of Toronto. It is situated between King Street to the north and the … Read more