Paint Guide

I learned the hard way that “paint is paint” is a dangerous assumption. Last spring, I rolled what I thought was a durable trim color onto my son’s bedroom baseboards….

I used to think a worn-looking roof meant two choices: ignore the eyesore until the next big storm or fork over a small fortune for new shingles. Then last summer,…

The first time I painted our cedar‑clad cottage, I treated it like any old drywall job—scrape, slap on latex, call it a day. Two seasons later the south wall looked…

I knew it was time for a change when the mailman joked that my peeling mailbox post looked like it had shed more layers than his winter jacket. Between chipped…

If you’ve ever worked with chalk paint, you know wax is often used to protect and finish the surface. But what if you want to remove that wax? The easiest…

Painting your porch columns is a straightforward way to refresh your home’s look and shield the wood from weather. The key to a great paint job is proper preparation, like…

Color is everywhere, shaping our experiences and influencing our emotions, often without us even realizing it. So, how does color theory help you craft better designs? Understanding the color wheel…