Project Spotlight! Front Porch Painting in Poway, CA

We fea­ture a lot of awe­some trans­for­ma­tions in our blog, from paint­ing kitchen cab­i­nets to wood rot repair, exte­ri­or repaints to wood refin­ish­ing.

But you know what part of your home gets a lot of use, but not a lot of love? The front porch. It’s a main hub, see­ing foot traf­fic, Ama­zon pack­ages, and your dog scram­bling to get out­side, but it’s also an oasis. A qui­et place to sit and soak in the cool of the evening. 

That’s why we’re thrilled to be able to show­case a gor­geous porch repaint, com­ing to you from Poway, CA. We should note that we fin­ished a num­ber of oth­er projects for our client as well, but this one is a favorite. 

Care­ful­ly paint­ing a front porch

It began with the rail­ings: mask­ing off and cov­er­ing the porch floor, then paint­ing the sur­faces. After that, we could remove the mask­ing and paint the floor itself. 

The col­ors are crisp and invit­ing, flow­ing beau­ti­ful­ly with the rest of the field and trim palette. All ready for the home­own­ers to move their fur­ni­ture back out and enjoy the space!

Should you paint or stain a porch in San Diego?

It’s a great ques­tion! And hon­est­ly, it applies to decks as well. Here are a few thoughts to keep in mind.

Unlike stain, paint sits right on top of the wood. This means that you can apply it more quick­ly, it looks great, and it cov­ers over any blem­ish­es. It can fail more quick­ly than stain, espe­cial­ly with sea­son­al tem­per­a­ture changes, but that’s not real­ly as much of an issue here in San Diego. 

The oth­er key con­sid­er­a­tion is your aes­thet­ic pref­er­ence. If you have a real affin­i­ty for wood grain and more nat­ur­al style, then a stain would be a bet­ter fit. But if you’re look­ing for prac­ti­cal­i­ty, easy main­te­nance, and a quick­er appli­ca­tion process, paint is the way to go. 

Have ques­tions about deck or porch paint­ing in San Diego?

Con­tact us at Chism Broth­ers Paint­ing! We’d love to help, answer­ing any of your ques­tions along the way.