Interview with Building Green TV

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Choosing the Best Paint Products for You

When you begin a painting project there are always a thousand details. Which painter to use? What colors? What is the best paint? It is important to find a professional painter who will work with you to find the best solutions for your needs.

There is no one best paint to use. It is important to match the right paints for the job. Sometimes you may just want to let the painter make those decisions. Other times it does not hurt to dialogue with your painter to be clear about your specific priorities. Each job is unique and has different needs. It is important to trust and respect the painter, but he/she should be willing to explain and teach you about the process.

The right kind of interaction can save you from costly mistakes.

Some of those common questions are:

1. What Products?


2. What Sheen (reflective quality)?


3. Which products has less smell?


4. Which products are better for the environment and indoor air quality?


5. If you have pets or children, which paint will be durable and washable?

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A Home Owner's Headache - Color Selection

So what's the big deal!

Every one who has had to select a paint color knows the pressure of selecting a color you will be happy with when the painter is done. It costs to much to do it twice so it has to be right. You stress and strain to get just the right color. I have some tips from ten years of helping people decide on their color.

1. Start with a color visualizer on your computer and play around. (keep in mind the furniture and pictures you will have in the area). This is nice because most people aren't really clear on which colors work as an accent and the Sherwin William's color visualizer will automatically give you accents to the color you select.
2. Know yourself and what you like. Everyone has certain colors that appeal to them more than others. Sometimes we want to branch out a pick something new, but it is best if you keep that awareness of what you like. I remember my wife telling me that she wanted to do a rose color in our bed room five pink samples latter we decided on a green.
3. Be very careful when selecting colors from small chips. I use the small sample to get colors narrowed down to one color. Even though I'm almost positive you need to do a larger painted sample to make sure that the color is what you pictured. If I sense a real hesitancy from the customer I will tell them we can do the whole wall.
4. If you are using a professional painter don't forget to get everything in writing. I had one customer who said that her previous painter had talked to her about doing a satin finish on the walls and then she ended up with flat. Take your time and get all the details in writing. SAMPLE COLOR LIST
5. Important Items needed are: Color with color brand and Sheen (reflective quality e.g. flat satin, semi-gloss or gloss)
6. There are some projects that I would never want to do with out a professional designer.

Take some risks and have fun!

Shiloh Painting History

Shiloh Painting, Inc. is a young, family-owned business with an Old World heritage going back five generations. In the year 2000, with a dime in his pocket, a prayer, and a great entrepreneurial spirit, Isaac Klepac moved from Kentucky to Western North Carolina and founded the company. He stands on the shoulders of four generations of painters going back to Eastern Europe.
Isaac's great-grandfather, Steven Klepacz (b. 1894), was a Ruthanean (a distinct Eastern European people group) trained in Europe as an artist, painter, and woodworker by his father, Ilia Klepacz. Steven later immigrated to the United States where he owned several paint stores and a contracting business in Cleveland, Ohio.
Steven Klepac, Jr. (b. 1920) entered his father's business upon his return from World War II and specialized in wall covering installation. Upon the retirement of his father, Steven assumed leadership of the business.
Steven's son, Mark Steven Klepac (b. 1950) entered the painting field after attending college. He also attended decorating schools and trained with some of the most talented artisans in Northeastern Ohio. He founded and ran a decorative arts company in the Cleveland area.
Isaac Steven Klepac was born in 1974 and began working with his father at a young age learning every aspect of the painting and decorative arts craft. During college he met and later married his wife, Molly Sullivan, and upon graduation, returned to his roots...the painting business.
Isaac takes great pride in his rich heritage. In 2006 his father moved to North Carolina to encourage and work with his son. Mark Klepac brings over 30 years of expertise in the painting and decorative arts field and will spearhead the Decorative and Faux Finishing division.
Isaac and Molly Klepac have three sons, the oldest bearing the middle name Shiloh from which the company derives its name.
It is with great pleasure that we serve you, the customer, with great care, respect, expertise and excellence that has been faithfully handed down to the fifth generation.
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