Tag Archives: Spring 2025

Color

Exterior Color Trends for 2025

3 min read

While exterior painting projects bring welcome work to your business, they can also bring difficult questions: “What do you think of this color? What do you think would look best on the house?”

With a little guidance, you can feel confident making color recommendations to customers and become a key resource for them. We asked Emily Kantz, Color Marketing Manager at Sherwin-Williams, what homeowners are currently looking for when it comes to color.
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Contractor Profiles

Reaching New Heights in North Carolina with Zarazua Painting

5 min read

In 2001, Juan and Wendy Zarazua relocated to Durham, North Carolina with three goals in mind: to raise their family, to own their own home, and to create a successful painting business. Today, Zarazua Painting, Inc. is one of the busiest and most respected painting companies in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Triangle area. We sat down with Juan to learn how he has achieved and surpassed his ambitious goals, while always giving back to the community.
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Contractor Profiles

Vets United: The Servicemen Painting Story

5 min read

High school friends Derrick Langlois and Michael Alvarado got their first general painting training in the Navy. After their military service, both attended Lane Community College in Oregon and started doing side work in between classes and day jobs. That eventually led to the launch of Servicemen Painting in November 2020. We had a chance to sit down with Alvarado to learn more about their fast-growing company.
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