It is time to paint your home and after multiple trips to the hardware store you finally picked your perfect color, but now you find out that you may or may not also need primer, but what is primer? Primer is a base used before painting that allows the paint to better...

A personal environment in our home is our bathrooms, and as odd as it may sound when you think about it, it is a place where we relax bathing, shower, or performing our daily self-care routine. Therefore, making this area of the home more important to personalize to...

When painting your home before selling it there are some factors to keep in mind as you prepare the home. Giving your home a fresh coat of paint improves the appearance making it look brand new, but you should first ask yourself what you think needs to be painted. We...

The kitchen is an important focal point in the home, it is the area where people gather most for home cooked meals with family members. The kitchen should look like a welcoming place in our home. Choosing what colors to paint your kitchen or kitchen cabinets can be...

When buying a new home or redecorating a current one, painting makes all the difference in changing the feel of the home, but once the home has been painted, what’s next? Now it is time to decorate. Picking furniture and décor that corresponds well with the chosen...

You just purchased a new home, the hard part is over now it’s time for the fun part, getting your new home together and decorated. One of the first things people look into after purchasing a new home is painting it. Being that many New York apartments are older it is...

You may or may not already be aware but at City Zen Painting we offer free color consultations to our clients. We know that choosing a paint color might be the hardest part when deciding to paint, and we are here to try to make each step in this process as easy as...

You might ask why choose wallpaper over paint? While wallpaper might not be the first option that comes to mind when redecorating, it does offer some benefits that might make you reconsider painting. Quality wallpaper is durable and can last significantly longer than...

An accent wall is a perfect, subtle way to add some creativity without the commitment to painting an entire home. Most people keep it simple and leave their homes painted white, I am guilty of this too, but with the addition of the infamous accent wall you could...

It is time to paint your home after you have tackled the hard part and picked a color, but now what? Next you have to determine the sheen or finish you want for your home to be painted in. The shinier the sheen is, the more durable and easier it is to clean. While...