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Toronto Wallpaper Project: 7 Accent walls
We recently completed a project in the east end of Toronto that consisted of 7 separate accent walls, and the client was delighted. Here's what we did: How much wallpaper is too much? The first question you might ask is, 7 different types of wallpaper in one house,...
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Toronto Wallpaper Installation Project: 2 Storey Fireplace
Recently we transformed the fireplace in a loft in the west end of Toronto with wallpaper. This wasn’t a typical installation and it required more problem solving than a normal wallpaper installation. Let’s go through how we did it: Material requirements First, we...
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Want to install a wallpaper mural in your Toronto home?
One of the things we’ve been doing more of the last few years is mural installation. Murals are a specialty subset of wallpaper and were traditionally very hard to source. Traditional paint stores with their books of wallpaper, just weren’t able to offer them. Now,...
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Chalkboard Calendar installation in Toronto!
Have you ever thought about having a chalkboard calendar in your Toronto home? How about a magnetic chalkboard calendar? We did just that for a cooking studio in the west end of Toronto. WATCH THE VIDEO: Here are the steps that we did… Products Tape - We used Frog...
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Can Existing Wallpaper be Wallpapered over instead of removed?
Wallpaper can be difficult to remove sometimes. Sometimes it does damage to the walls when it’s removed. In these cases can we wallpaper over the existing wallpaper in your Toronto home? In most cases the answer is yes, if certain steps are followed so that the new...
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Do painters get a “kickback” for buying paint?
I was in a paint store in the east end of Toronto and I overheard a conversation between the associate and a homeowner. The basic gist of the conversation was this “I had a quote from so and so painter and he’s supplying X brand paint. I think the reason that he’s...
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Choosing wallpaper for your Toronto home?
So you’ve heard a lot about wallpaper these days. Why should you consider it fo your Toronto home? There are many advantages to choosing wallpaper for some walls in your home, especially if you have the work done by a good installer. What about the drawbacks? “I’ve...
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The walls are uneven in my Toronto home, can I still wallpaper?
You’re in love with wallpaper, however, many older Toronto homes are plagued with uneven walls. Many renovations and DIY projects have left corners less than square. Plaster walls can look a little lumpy and humpy in parts. What’s a homeowner to do? Can wallpaper...
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Renovating your Toronto home? Here’s how to plan the painting
So you’re planning on renovating your Toronto home? CAM Painters can help! Not only can we do the painting, we can recommend the sequence of painting so that it’s done as efficiently as possible. Step 1: After the drywall has been installed, taped and plastered...
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3 tips when choosing bold colours for your Toronto home!
So you’re thinking about bold colours for your Toronto home? Bold colours can be tricky to paint with, so here’s our list of tips to make sure that it goes smoothly. Coverage Intense colours are notorious for bad coverage. I’ve heard many stories about certain...
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