Indoor House Painting

Thermostat covers last for years. Which is great, because the chances are slim that you will ever have to replace it, and frustrating because they fade, and look as old as they are, after a few...

Painting is a great way to give your home an overhaul without spending a small fortune. Paint changes may be subtle or dramatic. A change in paint color is also the perfect complement for new...

Window ledges are subject to much wear and tear. People stand on them, put plant pots on them, and condensation pools on ledges and sun beats down on the paint. This leads to damage that needs...

Painting is the fastest and cheapest way to transform the look of any room. Let's get started....

When painting baseboards, you want to do your very best to protect your carpet. Although carpet is always at risk while painting a room, painting baseboards and trim puts your carpet at the...

Painting a room is a simple and inexpensive way to update your house. Whatever room you are looking to paint, and whichever color you choose, here are the steps to take to get the best results...

You can save a lot of money if you are willing to do your own painting. Even spray painting can be done with a rented sprayer. Before painting, however, you must cover or mask everything you don't...

High-gloss latex paints are great for trim, doors, window frames and other accent areas, giving them extra shine to stand out and making them easier to wipe clean. Working with high-gloss paint is...

When painting a ceiling, start with the edges, where the walls meet the ceiling. You will want to do this as neatly as possible so that your finished job will be professional and so that you won't...

Mastercraft steel doors come in a variety of colors and styles. If you tire of the color, or want to customize a new Mastercraft door, it's possible to paint the door a different color....

Picture this: You move into a new place and you realize the molding needs to be painted. It isn't always possible to replace the existing molding with new molding, so sometimes you have to paint....

Detail! Detail! Detail! This article gives you an explicit step by step approach to achieve a beautifully painted room. Print this article for your handy reference as you work to improve your...

Masking tape is made of easy-to-tear paper that is backed with a weak adhesive for easy removal. People use masking tape before painting to cover areas that should not be painted and sometimes to...

Vertical stripes on a wall can add such a visually interesting aspect to a room. It can make the ceiling look higher, and it will give the walls texture. It will look like a wallpaper finish if...

Do it the right way the first time some of these steps may not be necessary for you depending on what your project consists of.

If you need to paint a wall and you have window, door, or base trim that you do not want to get paint on, you can simply mask off the trim and paint around it. Masking the trim will allow you to...

Ever try to paint your window frames, have them taped, and still get paint on your window? Try this trick the next time you paint.

Painting a room in your home is a popular weekend project. However, at times a painting job stretches beyond one weekend leaving masking tape to completely dry and to become impossible to cleanly...

Painting baseboard next to carpet requires care and preparation to keep paint off the carpet. This article describes a way to keep carpet away from baseboards while you are painting and while the...

For an inexperienced painter--making sure paint doesn’t end up in the wrong places (like window trim) can be a real challenge. Taking the time to “mask” a room will probably end up saving time in...

Do you want to paint two of your walls different colors, but are worried about how to get clean corners? My how-to will explain how to do just that.

When you are painting the baseboards a different color than the walls, one of the most challenging aspects is getting a nice straight line between the baseboard and the wall. Most people will tell...

Putting the finishing touches on a paint job can be difficult, especially if you are accentuating a room with a straight line. It seems that no matter how diligently you tape off an area, there is...

Prep is an essential first step in painting a room, in order to protect areas from accidental paint drops. Follow these simple steps to prep a room for painting and avoid a major mess.