Boca Raton

Kitchen remodels, hands down, are the best return on your home investment and are considered money well spent. In a kitchen remodel, cabinetry will be one of your largest ticket items. So because they are such a large part of your budget, you want to make the best choice possible. We know you are itching...

Transitioning a child's rooms from toddler to preteen to teen can be a challenge. Through their years of changing interests and tastes, it can be hard to keep up. These four different color schemes should work no matter where you live, whether it’s in a sunny coastal area like Boca Raton or a mountainous forest...

As I stood in front of the towering wall of paint swatches, I wondered if paint color could completely change your mood. So I decided to do a little research. I wanted to find out if colors affect your mood. If so, in what ways? Do colors have the same effect or response on everyone?...

Are there rules for choosing ceiling color? The answer, no. Old school interior design thinking was rules, rules, rules for everything. There are visual guidelines to keep in mind to keep your rooms from looking dark and small or stark and to airy. Really though, the skies the limit when it comes to paint color....

Enjoy quality living in Boca Raton, FL. Beachside communities often are viewed by Americans as the ultimate dream, but few actually accomplish their dream because their impression is that living there comes at a high cost. This beautiful city was named No. 5 out of 141 beach cities, as best beach towns to make one’s...

Now that spring is upon us, and the cooler winter months are finally fading into the distance, many Florida homeowners are enjoying the milder weather we've been having lately as we wait for the summer heat to arrive in earnest. Spring is the time of year when many homeowners go around their homes to ensure...

Bright and clean family room There’s a basic rule of thumb to follow when choosing paint sheens: The higher the sheen, the higher the shine — and the higher the shine, the more durable it will be. Flat paint has no shine; high-gloss is all shine. In between you have eggshell, satin, and semi-gloss, each having...

It’s almost Christmas, making this the perfect season to deck the halls—and clean them too! Are fingerprints, a kitchen experiment gone wrong (with the splatters to prove it), and scuff marks making your walls look dingy and old? Over time, the walls in your Boynton Beach, MD home are bound to get dirty simply from...

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means pumpkin pie, green bean casserole, and lots of houseguests coming to Boynton Beach, FL. At Benchmark Painting & Carpentry, my painters and I know that the holidays can bring lots of fun – and lots of stress. That’s why we want to offer our services to help...

If you are planning to use real wood in any capacity for your home’s outdoor deck or your fence, it is highly recommended that you strongly consider using an exterior wood stain applied by a professional. While this may seem unnecessary to many homeowners, the simple truth of the matter is that there are a...