Wednesday, February 25, 2009

New blood, new perspective

Like most people in our industry, we are always looking for the new angle on business. I am a firm believer in leveraging referral partner relationships to get leads. The fact is that over time if you keep dipping into the same well it can become dry. Becaus of all the information we get calling or emailing people too much can start to look a little too much like stalking. Today I got out of the box and went around to several businesses to meet new people and mix it up. With samples in hand the folks I met were warm and welcoming. I love meeting new people being a people collector. A few of them said that they have clients asking for our types of services. Now it's just time to nurture these relationships. This is just confirmation that when things get slow it's time to start marketing. As always check out our faux finish site when you get a moment.

Monday, February 9, 2009

A price comparison of new cabinets, refacing, refinishing, and training

There is so much information out there about everything. Finding good credible, reliable, and honest insight is tough. With regards to the options for kitchen cabinets it is high time that somebody cleared the air. Here's the deal.

New Cabinets
-Creates a huge mess
-Installation can take a long time
-Good only if your existing cabinets are way, way too far gone
-Costs $25,000 on the low end and goes much higher from there

Cabinet Refacing
-Provides a "cheap" alternative to getting new cabinets
-Can take a while to get installed
-Cost is usually between $12,000 and $20,000, but can go up from there

Cabinet Refinishing
-Little mess
-Projects are usually finished in 4 to 6 days
-Uses existing cabinet base
-Investment of only $3,000 to $5,000 for most kitchens

Cabinet Refinishing Class
-Same benefits as cabinet refinishing
-Can use finishes you learn to also transform kitchen vanities and furniture
-With Mojo Faux Finishes, total cost for class + supplies is only between $600 and $800!

As you can tell I am a fan of cabinet refinishing. For more info call or email us!

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Faux finish dictionary. Funny stuff

So we live in the Nashville, Tennessee area. I thought it might be appropriate in the spirit of songwriting and punnyness to do a short series of terms that we have come up with that have the word "faux" in them. With the industry having such a stuffy reputation (not everyone, just some) this will give us permission to let our hair down and have some fun with this. The first word is:

Fauxcuss (fow-cuss): The obscenities one blurts out when one falls short of the desired finish one wishes to achieve. Example: I tried and tried to mimick the 48-layered look that my client said she wanted on her 54 vaulted ceiling. Despite my efforts everything I did fell short of it. In fact I was so angry that I began to fauxcuss, and just let it fly. Now I feel much better.

If you have any puns you'd like to share it would be great! Feel free to send them to me and we'll get them posted.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

"Cool and Amazing Cabinet Finishes" class coming up!

The Faux Pro is at it again. On March 6 and 7, she will be teaching a class called "Cool and Amazing Cabinet Finishes". It will be held in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Besides the 8 great looks that students will learn the training will also include:

1) Breakfast
2) Lunch
3) Tools and supplies for the class
4) 8 samples to take home and blow your significant other's mind!

For more info or to get signed up all you need to do is go to:

http://estore.websitepros.com/2037472/Categories.bok?category=Live+Classes