Stirling Painting

Before and After Pictures!

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Below are some great before and after pics of recently completed projects.  Whether its painting a foyer or a bathroom or installing carpet tiles in a game room  we are pretty excited/proud of our team and want to share their work with you.  Please take a quick glance.

BEFORE: A dining and kitchen area with boring builder's white paint...

AFTER: the walls are painted with mid tones in Gray/Blue and Gray/Greens.

BEFORE: a family room and kitchen area was painted...

AFTER: a mid tone beige is used to give the trim and fireplace some contrast...

BEFORE: a two story foyer with a light neutral color (nice but not super).

AFTER: the foyer has been transformed with a sleek modern gray color...

AFTER: the same foyer from a different angle; look how the staircase trim pops!

BEFORE: a bare, cold basement floor...

AFTER: carpet tiles create the perfect foundation for a family game room...

Before: a bathroom in plain white.

AFTER: a bathroom now has a rich green color, transforming the look of the room...

Tags: colors, interior painting, stirling painting, wall color

Support Small Business Saturday!

Friday, November 25th, 2011 | Uncategorized | No Comments

You may have heard that this Saturday, November 26th is Small Business Saturday.    It is a day that is set aside to promote support for local, small businesses.

What better local, small business to support than Stirling Painting?

Show your support by contacting us to request an estimate.    In return, we will give you 10% ** off your next project.

Learn more about Small Business Saturday by going to the following link:

http://www.facebook.com/SmallBusinessSaturday

Happy Holiday Season!

**For new estimates only.  Only valid for when first contact for estimate is made on Nov. 26th.

Tags: Small business painting

Interior Before and After Pictures…

Monday, November 14th, 2011 | Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Here are two interior projects we recently completed.  The before and after pictures show the difference that preparation and new colors but also wallpaper and moulding installations can make.

The first project was a living room and adjacent dining room.  A pastel yellow color was changed to a more modern, grey-based blue/green color.  The new color goes great with everything and really works with the existing historic wood trim.  We took a 25% ratio of the wall color and put that on the ceiling.  This allowed for the new crown moulding we installed (4 times the size of the previous moulding) to pop.  If we would have used a standard white on the ceiling the crown might have disappeared.

BEFORE: Pastel and thin crown moulding

AFTER: Modern colors and more substantial crown

The second project was another living room and adjacent dining room.  Plain white walls and ceilings were painted bright, energetic colors.  Pastel blue trim was painted a sharp stark white.  A bold wallpaper pattern was used as an accent on a fireplace wall.  In the dining room a chair rail was installed allowing for two different colors (below and above) to be used.

There was substantial preparation needed on damaged plaster areas on peeling trim areas.  Definitely a transformation!

BEFORE: a fire mantle/bookshelf wall waiting for change

BEFORE: Plain white walls and powder blue trim

AFTER: Energetic colors and wallpaper accents

AFTER: New chair rail/color scheme in dining room

AFTER: An area of the house looks completely new!

Tags: chair rail, color experts, interior painting, wallpaper

Here is what we have been up to (outside)…

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Here is a visual summary (and by that I mean pictures) of some of the projects we have completed this past exterior season.   They range from stripping brick facade to total repaints of historic buildings to total re-stain projects to commercial buildings and of course aluminum siding projects (yes aluminum can be painted!)…

Historic Bethlehem Project

Bethlehem Township Project

Illick's Mill Area Project

Saucon Area Project

West Bethlehem Project

East Allen Township Project

Linden Ave. Area Project

Church St. Project

Tags: Aluminum Siding, exterior, painting

Exterior Before and Afters.

Thursday, October 13th, 2011 | Uncategorized | No Comments

BEFORE: Church St. Project in Historic Bethlehem

Here are before and after pictures of two projects we completed this exterior seasons.  Check out the pictures and the description of the projects.

The first one is a project on Church St. in downtown Historic Bethlehem.  It was a total repaint.  The paint on the front brick facade was totally removed.  We are grateful to the client for wanting to bring it back to its original look.  Everyone on the team is always excited to be working downtown.   The picture above is the BEFORE followed by two AFTERS below.

AFTER: Side Shot

This second project is the epitome of total repaint.  Everything was re-painted: Stucco, trim, windows, doors and we replaced the shutters with new ones.  Total transformation.  The client did a great job of selecting new colors that gave their home a completely different look.   A stark white and pastel yellows was replaced with warm earth tones that blends into the surroundings.

BEFORE: Paul Ave. Project

AFTER: Paul Ave. Project

Bathroom Mirror Trim.

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Here is a great way to add something to your bathroom without spending a fortune.

Have us frame out your mirror with simple moulding and turn it into a work of art.  Joe Saksa, our resident artist,  painted this frame a rich gold and added a couple layers of glaze to give it a more antiqued look. 

Custom Carpentry Ideas…

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Below are some pictures of a recently completed carpentry projects in one of our client’s home.  Chair rails aren’t the only way to spruce up a room in your home.

Custom trim on a cathedral ceiling.

Custom crown moulding

Master Bedroom improvement

Tags: custom carpentry, interior painting, moldings, moulding

“Before and …. After (the painters and carpenters have left)”

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Below are before and after pictures of a recently completed project of a dining, kitchen and living room area (click on pics to enlarge).

We installed crown in the living room , crown and chair in the dining room to frame the rich color and door trim around three drywall doorways to give the three rooms some definition.

We painted the living room and kitchen areas more subdued, neutral colors, allowing the dining room to serve as an area to really show off.

We added a tile backsplash to the kitchen to complement their beautiful granite countertops.

These clients will be surely be proud this Thanksgiving when their friends and family are sharing dinner in these beautiful surroundings.

The kitchen before and after’s (completed in partnership with Stellar Stone) shows the amazing difference painting cabinets (instead of replacing) and new countertops can do.

We could do the same thing for you by Christmas.

And right now we are entering our season of best prices…

Examples:

- An average sized dining room “package” (crown, chair and painting of walls) costs as low as $1050

- Medium sized rooms (dining rooms, kitchens, bedrooms, smaller formal living rooms) painted with a brand new, in-style color for as low as $350 (and crown moulding installations for as low as $300)

- Small sized rooms (powder rooms and laundry rooms) painted for as low as $240 (and crown moulding installations for as low as $210)

- Kitchen Cabinet painting (such as the one pictured) for as low as $1750

Don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or to set up a free estimate (call 610-842-3571 or email info@stirlingpainting.com).  Christmas will be here before you know it.

Thanks!

Andy

(Sometimes) less is more…

Friday, October 15th, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

Sometimes less is more.  Check out the before and after pics of a project on Main St. in Bethlehem.

The building houses the Artfully Elegant gallery (by the way I really encourage you to check it out).  Upon moving in, the owner of the gallery decided to cover over the 3-color scheme with a single off-white color.  Trust him: he is an artist.

Where the woodwork and surrounding brick façade used to blend together, the trim now pops, framing the aged brick façade and giving it a whole new look.

Also, see two other pics where color restraint speaks for itself.  Click on any of the pics to enlarge them

Lastly, it’s never to early to start thinking about exterior painting (for next year).  Call us for an estimate to lock yourself into the schedule (and current prices).

Tags: colors, exterior painting

Stirling Painting 2010 Exterior Season Part 1

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 | Uncategorized | No Comments

The exterior season is in full swing.  Below is a nice overview of some of the projects we have completed, are completing, and are going to complete this year.

COMPLETED PROJECTS:

Allentown Historic Project

The 6th St. Project in Historic Allentown:

We started off with a bang.  What a neat building.  This project was a full exterior repaint with lots of wood prep.  It was a multiple color paint scheme that really popped out from the brick facade.

The colors selected were a more “grey” version of the previous colors.  And  don’t think grey is a bad thing.  It took the brightness out of the colors and  made them a bit more earthy, which worked well with the facade and slate roofing.

We lucked out with the weather on this one.  The early Spring months are usually unkind but we had some beautiful consecutive days that allowed the project to go smoothly.

The Church St. Maintenance Project:

Maintenance Project in Historic Bethlehem

When looking over this beautiful home during the estimate it was quite apparent to us that much of it was just fine.  The paint was holding up well and the colors hadn’t faded much.

However, it needed a good washing and some of the areas more susceptible to the weather needed some attention (window sills and trim, front door, some failures on high soffit areas, etc.).

So we proposed a maintenance project where only the crucial areas were worked on were able to match the colors up with color scanning.

The Victoria Square Aluminum Project:

Aluminum Siding Project

This is the quintessential aluminum siding project.  A great home in a great development needed a fresh look.  Working with the home owner we changed the look by lightening the eves, freshening up the siding and adding a new accent color.

Some people don’t know that aluminum can be painted.  But we have always had great success with these projects and they are much, much more economical then siding replacement.  The newest latex products bond incredibly well to these surfaces.

PROJECT BEING COMPLETED:

The Union Blvd. Historic Project:

Historic project on Union Blvd

They do not make them like this one anymore.   We were thrilled to get the chance to give this house a new appearance.  The previous trim color was a yellow and the shutters were a light blue.  They were nice but had a pastel undertone which didn’t do anything for the facade.  The new white color frames out the beautiful stone and the black shutters add to the classical feel.

This is a full wood trim repaint project.  I’ll send pictures of this when it is completed.

PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED SOON:

The Central Moravian Church Project:

To say we are excited about this one would be an understatement.  We will certainly keep you posted on this one (or you can drive by and honk… but not if we are on really high ladders).

Central Moravian Church in Bethlehem

Thanks for learning about some of the exterior work we have going on this first half of the exterior painting season.  Let me know if you have any questions.

- Andy

Tags: exterior painting, stirling painting, woodwork