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Spraying vs. Hand Painting your Interior Wood Trim

Zak with Pearl Painters wearing a respirator mask and using a paint sprayer.

Deciding between spraying and hand painting your trim? Learn the pros, cons, and a smart option that might offer the best of both worlds.

How to Paint to Prevent Dry Rot

A man is painting the exterior of the Manzanita Beach House in 2022.

Discover the essential steps to painting and maintaining your home’s exterior to prevent dry rot at bay and ensure your wood surfaces stay beautiful and strong for years to come.

A Bold, Modern Exterior Painting Project in Clackamas

A white, single-story house with a covered front porch, two garage doors, and a car parked in the driveway on a sunny day. A large tree is situated behind the house, and a neighboring house is visible.

At Pearl Painters, seeing the joy on our clients’ faces when we transform their homes is what we live for. Our recent project for Jim in the Rock Creek neighborhood of Clackamas is a perfect example of how a fresh coat of paint, combined with thorough preparation and attention to detail, can truly make all […]

Peeling Paint? It All Comes Down to Painting Prep.

A Pearl Painters painter removes blue painter's tape from around a doorway, showing the paint coming right off with it - a result of poor painting prep.

Peeling paint? It all comes down to proper prep. Learn why paint fails and how to fix and prevent it with Pearl Painters’ expert advice.

How Many Coats of Paint Do I Need?

A man wearing a hat, mask, and gloves uses a paint sprayer to apply paint to horizontal siding on a building, carefully considering how many coats of paint are needed for optimal coverage.

While two coats are most commonly used, there are situations where you can get away with just one. It depends on a ton of factors and applies to both interior and exterior painting projects.

How Often Should You Paint Your House Exterior?

A blue wooden exterior wall of a house with dry, faded paint shows signs of cracking on the siding. There is a window and a red arrow pointing to the cracks with a text overlay indicating exterior painting problems.

Common Exterior Paint Problems We asked our team of exterior painting specialists to identify some of the most common issues they’ve found when inspecting exterior paintwork at homes in the Portland area. Today, we’re going to share those real-life examples and help you spot the signs that your home’s paint job is failing and needs […]

Essential Tips for Successful DIY Deck Restoration

A woman painting a wood stair case in NW Portland.

How do you and your family use your deck? Perhaps it’s the main location for summer BBQs, or maybe it gets the most use in the mornings while your enjoy your morning coffee and listen to the birds. No matter what kinds of memories you make on your deck or who you are hosting, it’s […]

Best Outdoor Temperatures for Painting Your Home…and Other Weather Conditions to Consider

A person in a white tank top and shorts jumps off a dock into a lake, with their arms outstretched. Forested hills and a clear blue sky are in the background.

As the sun starts to shine and the days get longer up here in the Pacific Northwest, we get the same question every spring: “What temperature does it need to be to paint the outside of my house?” We’ll say that there is a reason that we wait til late spring and summer to paint […]

Oak Cabinet Painting in Tualatin: Our Third Project for Emily

Modern kitchen with gray cabinets, white countertops, a center island with stools, and stainless steel appliances. windows offer a view of greenery outside.

Our Tualatin customer Emily has just completed the Pearl Painters hat trick! Back in 2007 we took on her interior painting project, 2010 we painted the exterior, and in 2024 we were back at her beautiful Victoria Woods home for a third time to paint her cabinets. According to Emily, “everything we have done in […]