A homeowner asked about touch-up painting for trim and kitchen cabinets – this explanation really clicked for her.
Nails usually follow a three step process:
- Base coat
- Color coat
- Top coat (2X)
- (Optional) Chip
When a chip happens there’s really no easy way to make that nail look like all the rest, is there?
She had no more questions.
You’ll notice how similar nail polish lingo is to painting lingo. Same process, really – primer, paint and, in the case of kitchen cabinets, very often a clear coat on top of everything.
Sure, you can apply paint to cover a chip, but it won’t look the same without a lot of extra work. Now, if you’re selling a house that might be OK – but keep this trick in mind when you’re buying, too. What at first appears to be a well-painted home may really be nothing more than clever touch-up work. That’s something that you’re likely to not see until you’ve lived in the house for a bit.
If you’ve got touch up painting questions, give us a call. We’re happy to help and there’s usually no chipped nails in answering questions.
Vinyl windows can be kind of tricky when it comes to trim colors – they are almost always stark white and generally cannot be painted (see below). Some lean to matching trim color to the vinyl – this gives a hospital-feeling white-on-white look that lacks visual interest. It also ranks a solid “Zero” on the Warmth scale.
Another update from Kansas City color consultant Diane Stewart at 
