Thanksgiving

It's time to give thanks to whomever you wish. Your Mother, Father, God, friends, siblings, wife or husband.
You could thank the paint on your house for protecting the surface and making it appear beautiful.
Or thank the painter who worked hard scraping away the old paint that you left on way too long.
What about the ability to have a house in the first place? yes you worked like a dog to afford it, but in many places you can work just as hard just to feed yourself.
So yes, it is a time to be thankful, save the critique for tomorrow, or continue to be thankful until next thanksgiving.
Happy thanksgiving from Ken and Shirley.
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Late painting

Well it looks like another few days of exterior painting weather here in Kamloops.
It's usually quite wet in the morning because of dew, but the daytime is warm and paint should dry before night fall. I usually stop applying paint before 4.00pm, this allows the paint a couple of hours to dry while it is warm. For more information.................

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Colour or color

It doesn't matter where you live or where you come from, colour is an important part of our lives.
We define who we are and what our tastes are, and also we communicate our moods through colour.
There are many studies of colour and how it relates to our preferences, character, and personality.
Just look around your own house and see how much colour is infused into your life.
Changing the colour of your suroundings can drastically affect how we feel and help with improving our emotional well being.

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Murals enliven Kamloops

Painting murals in Kamloops has really encouraged me to believe that this city can change and move forward.
After many years shouting in the wilderness "murals, murals" it is starting to become a reality. Although I am not under the illusion that it's all about me, I am excited.
Send me your idea's for murals in Kamloops.

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Better paint it soon

Time is running out for exterior painting projects. So while the weather is sunny put on your painting clothes and get on with it.

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End of painting season

Painting your exterior in September is still possible but make sure to wait if any surfaces get soaked by rain.
Usually as long as temperatures are above 10 C paint will adhere well.
Stucco is fine to paint even if it's a bit damp, as the moisture actually helps the paint to grab onto the surface.
As always, be careful when on ladders and be aware of electric wires.

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Kamloops is moving forward

It's been a wonderful experience to be painting a new mural in the alley between 3rd and 2nd streets on the north side of Victoria.
It signals a change of attitude in this fair town and as this is the second mural in a series of four, shows a committment to beautifying some of the less attractive parts of the downtown.
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