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Going green to conserve the environment and promote sustainable designs sounds like an amazing thing to do for your country. You can go green by building your home in a good location, painting or repainting your house with paint that is environmentally friendly, such as Benjamin Moore paint.

This year, we expect deck stain finishing trends to part ways with the neutral sober colors we’ve grown accustomed to, away from traditional house painting colors, shifting toward bolder looks that will give decks, gazebos and other special projects the ability to showcase some bright new motifs. Learn about more wood stain trends for 2017.

House painting can be a daunting task when considering the infinite options for home renovating, including paint color, room theme and maintaining an ideal home atmosphere for family and guests. The interior paint brings together a room’s style, as furniture, linen and wall décor colors and styles are revolved around the idea that less is more.

Hester Paining & Decorating has won numerous awards for quality workmanship and customer service, and employs more than 60 skilled painters and craftsmen who embrace the company’s philosophy. Their painters regularly attend training seminars to ensure they’re knowledgeable of the latest techniques, and aware of the newest and most unique faux and specialty finishes.

Looking for a professional grade power sander that will deliver unequaled results, handle a multitude of tasks and pay for itself in no time flat? Stop into your local J.C. Licht store and check out the new Rotex RO 90 DX Multi-Mode Sander from Festool.

Die-hard Chicago Cubs fans might not be able to re-create Wrigley Field’s famous outfield ivy or historic marquee at home, but paint-maker Benjamin Moore is hoping some will want to add a splash of Friendly Confines colors. Newly added to Benjamin Moore’s 3,500 paint colors are hues dubbed Cubbies Blue SC-60, Marquee Red SC-61, and Wrigley Field Green SC-62, the paint brand announced in a new release Tuesday.

Listen to JC Licht’s Owner and Chairman Elliot Greenberg speak on 95.9 The River, about the Company’s involvement in the local community and the products and services it provides the entire Chicagoland area.

Ready Seal® is an oil-based, semi-transparent stain and sealer in one. This biodegradable product has a unique blend of resin, pigment, oil and algaecide that penetrates deeply into wood providing beauty and superior protection from the elements.

Nerto’s Painting was established in 2009 by Javier Hernandez.  Javier has spent almost 20 years perfecting his passion for painting, and expanded his business to cover a full spectrum of services including tile installation, carpentry, wood staining, refinishing and wallpaper.

C Licht, a near-legendary brand in Chicago’s retail paint industry, has been acquired from Benjamin Moore by private investors with extensive industry experience who will pursue an expansion of Licht’s retail business.

J.C. Licht prides itself in offering customers the best products in the industry. Since adding Festool’s industry best sanders and dust extractors to its product lineup, the Company has sent over 40 sales associates and managers to Festool’s headquarters outside Indianapolis, IN for intensive hands-on training.