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James Draine – Always Looking Ahead
James Draine’s simple wish for a job has led to a whole lot more: a career.
Starting with H.J. Holtz & Son in 2002 at the age of 19, Draine became a full-time employee in 2003 and just celebrated his 15th anniversary with the company.…

Holtz & Son on Display in Charlottesville Design House
Visitors to this year’s Charlottesville Design House, benefitting the Shelter for Help in Emergency (SHE), will see H.J. Holtz & Son craftsmanship in several areas: the entrance foyer, the living/dining room, and a guest bathroom. Holtz…

Floor Design Collaboration Creates Magical Transformation
Collaborating with designers is an important and wonderful way for us to work together to help clients visualize and achieve their goals. On the project below we collaborated with local designers Nan McVey and Margaret Valentine of McVey-Valentine…

Painted Graphic Ideas for Home and Business
At H.J. Holtz & Son our talented craftsmen are often asked to create a painted graphic for our customers. A painted graphic can be anything from a pattern to a stripe… whatever the customer desires! Below are some examples of what our…

2016 Symphony House
Pineapple Acre, the 2016 Designer House for the Richmond Symphony, at 3223 Hawthorne Ave in Ginter Park continues to be open to the public through October 10th. Every other year since 1984, The Richmond Symphony Orchestra League sponsors…

House Beautiful – Richmond Townhouse
We are so excited to have our work featured in House Beautiful this month. Well, not just in it, but... on the cover! Our longstanding partnership with Suellen Gregory has led to many interesting projects.
But this time it led us on to the…

2016 Richmond Homearama
Put on by the Home Building Association of Richmond, the 2016 Richmond Homearama features 9 designer furnished new homes in the Hallsley community of Chesterfield County. Priced between $950,000 to over $1 Million, these luxury homes were…

80th Anniversary Celebration
Richmond Family-Owned Painting Business Celebrates 80 Years
Going strong, even though only 12% of family businesses make it to third generation.
RICHMOND, VA, May 3, 2016 - Richmond's leading painting company, H.J Holtz & Son, recently…

Richmond Charity Painting Project
We are proud members of the Painting and Decorating Contractors of America (PDCA). I’ve been heavily involved in our local chapter for years and my dad held leadership positions at both the local and regional level for over 30 years. I was…

Ceiling Paint Ideas
Often our clients are looking for ceiling paint ideas (or even ceiling wallpaper ideas as you’ll see later in this post). To designers, the ceiling is often referred to as the “fifth wall.” The ceiling is just as important as any other…