A good paint job's primary mission is to protect the surface it covers. But with carefully chosen colors and accents, it's also the best way to dramatically change and beautify a home's appearance, inside and out.

I only use water based Latex paints which are so good nowadays, there isn't a good reason to use anything else.

The bulk of a what makes a superior paint job, is the prep work. In fact, the actual painting part is really the minority of what goes into the entire job.

Prep work is the key: filling, sanding, caulking, taping, masking and priming, these are the behind-the-scenes steps that beautify and transform a mediocre paint job into an excellent one.