24 JunWith a Little Help from Our Friends…


My wife, Carla, and I love to walk on the Delaware Canal Towpath, especially near Upper Black Eddy, close to where…

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06 JunA Tale of Two Roofs


You may not know this, but Odell Painting is a member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI). And…

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05 MarWallpaper and Bridesmaids Dresses


Recently, my wife, Carla, and I attended a 25th-wedding-anniversary party. The still-happy couple had posted photos from their late-1988 wedding. As…

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28 JanBroncos by Design


Tucked behind a fortress of trees in the Borough of Doylestown is an 1895 converted one-room schoolhouse that’s painted…Broncos colors. Owners…

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25 OctBatless in Bucks County


There we were, second story on a ladder leaning against a 150-year-old farmhouse. Just starting this full-exterior job, our first task…

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01 OctThe Church Walls Wept?


We initially thought the repair and painting of a few walls and apse (the vaulted recess in the sanctuary) of a…

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15 Aug5 Questions You Should Ask a House Painter


You want to paint your house. You hire the guy with the van your neighbor used 15 years ago. You pick…

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