Holiday Home Makeover Tips

​The holidays are a time of celebration. A constant flow of family and friends come through and out your door. Prepare your home for every celebration with new paint and décor from Alta. We carry Benjamin Moore® interior and exterior paints and Farmhouse furniture and cabinet paint that brighten your room for winter. 

Our Holiday Home Makeover Tips

A new year means new colors: treat yourself with a fresh new shade that brings tradition and trend together just in time for the holidays. Our expert holiday makeover suggestions include:

A Focus Wall

According to U.S. News & World Report, 80% of New Year’s resolutions fail - oftentimes because the goal is too big. If one of your goals this year is home improvement, repainting your entire home can be incredibly overwhelming. Start your year out right and with a focus or accent wall. An accent wall draws attention to a point in your room, whether it be your artwork, dining table, television, or bed, and is your chance to be creative and festive all year round. A focus wall are more time and cost-effective than painting all four walls of a room and are good ways to experiment with new colors—especially if you’re having trouble deciding between shades. Showcase a single, bold color or use multiple colors at one time to create striking designs like stripes and geometric shapes. To get creative with your celebration, we recommend:

• Benjamin Moore® AURA® Interior Paint: AURA® Interior Paint retains its rich Gennex® hues with the proprietary Color Lock® technology, and its unique formula resists scuffs and scratches and touches up easily. Besides its for unrivaled color and performance, AURA® Interior Paint also cuts down on prep time as a paint-and-primer in one!

The Front Door

​Your arriving guests will see the outside of your home first. Give the exterior of your home an instant facelift with a freshly painted front door. As darkness falls earlier and earlier, a unique front door will make your home easier to spot. Because front doors will see plenty of traffic during the holiday season and beyond, we recommend hard-wearing exterior paints such as:

• Benjamin Moore® Regal Select Exterior High Build Paint: This paint features a high build formula with smooth flow and leveling that mean shorter project times. Regal Select High Build Paint seals small cracks and protects against any harsh conditions winter weather has to offer - this paint can even be applied in temperatures as low as 35°F, so your home can get new curb appeal even in the midst of a winter wonderland.
• ben® Exterior Paint: This paint is an amateur-friendly paint that resists rain on wood, primed, and previously painted surfaces in as little as 90 minutes after application. It adheres and covers well and maintains its color with a peel-, crack-, and mildew-resistant coating. It comes in a flat, low lustre, and soft gloss finish; we recommend the soft gloss finish that hides scratches and scrapes and accentuates your exterior’s architectural details.

Your Furniture

​The best improvements start with the smallest details. Consider painting your furniture for an instant new look that draws attention and appreciation. Are your wooden dining chairs nicked and worn? Is your wooden dining table dinged and spotted by water rings? Dress up your wooden furniture for the festivities with a high-quality furniture paint. We recommend:

• Farmhouse Paints: This paint excellently adheres to wood as well as glass, metal, and drywall. Its exceptional durability makes it ideal for furniture, cabinets, light fixtures, and walls; and 51 colors give your projects a professionally-painted look.
• Benjamin Moore® ADVANCE® Interior Paint: ADVANCE® paint comes in durable satin, semi-gloss, and high gloss finishes and in over 3,500 different colors to enrich your furniture and diminish signs of wear. It applies smoothly and remains low VOC even after tinting thanks to its signature proprietary waterborne colorants.

Don’t let your winter days be dreary and fill your celebrations with color. Call or contact us today for more holiday decorating advice or to set up a holiday color consultation. Pick up paint supplies like brushes, rollers, tape, trays, and drop cloths at our store in Evans, GA and prep your project with our wall putty and sanding products. As your local paint resource, we carry top industry brands like Benjamin Moore® Paints and Wooster® brushes that take every paint project to its next level. We proudly serve Evans, Martinez, Augusta, North August, Grovetown, Appling, Lewiston, Harlem, and Clarks Hill, GA, as well as the surrounding communities. We look forward to hearing from you!