Painting a room is always an undertaking. Painting a room to achieve a particular effect is another challenge altogether. Often the objective is to make a room look larger. From the colour of paints you use, to the finish and pattern; there are variety of techniques you can use to trick the eye into believing the room is bigger than it is.

Colours: The choice of colour makes a huge difference in the feel of a room. It can create a mood, a feel, a sensation, or an illusion of space. Warm colours like reds, orange, and brown make a room feel cozy. Cool colours like blues, greys, and whites are a little colder. Yellows and greens are often very bright and positive. So what colours make a room bigger?

When you run a College Pro Franchise, you’re actually running a small business. You can’t treat it like a regular job, because you’re now working for yourself! Here are some tips to make sure you get the most out of your entrepreneurial adventure.

1. Toot Your Own Horn – With a small business, you constantly have to be on the look out for new customers. Although it happens sometimes, clients don’t generally walk up and tell you they’d like to hire you. Small businesses need to sell, sell, sell. Use every opportunity to market your company. Include your logo, website, and phone number on every thing you can. Not just business cards and traditional marketing tools, but every piece of paper your company sends out. Signs, uniforms, and branding on your vehicle also draw attention to your company. But most of all, never stop talking about your business and sticking to your positive messages.

Painting the exterior of your home is a great investment. A fresh coat of colour will improve the look of your property as well as help protect your home from daily wear and tear. And while you could tackle this task yourself, the odds are stacked against you. Residential painting is no easy task – from cleaning and prepping to scaffolding and edging, the average handyman simply doesn’t have the working knowledge necessary to complete the job quickly and with minimal mistakes. Experts at College Pro Painters, a student painting company that, since 1971, has been painting homes in communities across the US and Canada, offers the following five things for you to consider before you decide to tackle your next exterior house painting project yourself.

Any Realtor will tell you that the first thing that attracts prospective buyers to a home is its “curb appeal”–in other words, how the house looks as you approach it.  And, any ordinary person can tell you that an exterior paint job that was done badly, or that is just plain ugly will send immediately send anyone running in the opposite direction.