If you’re looking to give your living space a fresh new look in a short period of time for not a lot of money, painting the walls a new hue can be the perfect way to do just that. While it sounds like ...

For most homeowners, learning how to paint a room is a quintessential part of maintaining or renovating a home. And, if you’re a beginning DIY’er on a journey of redesigning or updating your space, ...

Before painting, clean the surface well to eliminate dust and loose particles. Dust and loose particles prevent the paint from properly adhering to any surface. Use two-inch wide painter’s tape to ...

Though the term is used interchangeably with oil-based paints for most practical purposes, alkyd paints are actually not oil-based but alkyd resins mixed in some sort of thinner. When most people ...

If you're looking to refresh a room with paint, but don't want to move everything out, here are pro painters' top tips for ...

Finding a paint color is tricky in and of itself, but painting a kid’s room adds another complicated layer to the design process. Now, it’s you and your little design assistant’s opinions both being ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...