To paint a room, start with the ceiling and then paint the walls. Finish with the trim.
When selecting a paintbrush for exterior or interior painting jobs, consider your personal comfort as well as the type of paint you'll be using and what kind of job it is.
A roller consists of a handle, a cage and a roller cover, also known as a sleeve. Here's how to pick a quality paint roller for the job.
Removing water-based paint from paintbrushes is easy as long as you clean them immediately after use. This is also essential for maintaining the quality and durability of your brush.
A door is likely to be the first thing you see when you enter a room, so it should look nice. Painting a door is easier than painting an entire room, but as with any good job, quality is in the...
No need to walk into a paint store and feel overwhelmed by the selection. Here's how to know what you need.
It's all in the preparation. Take the time (probably more time than the actual painting will take) and you'll get the best result possible.
Prepping the wood can be tedious and time-consuming. Staining your furniture is the fun part.
Painting furniture involves sanding, priming and painting. Having the patience to apply a second coat of paint, will reward you with a better-looking, longer-lasting finish. Painting wood...
The word "faux" means "false" in French. Faux painting refers to a variety of decorative finishes that can be applied to walls, including sponging, rag rolling, stippling and dragging.
With minimum effort and just a few tools, you can use a stencil to create a decorative border along a wall.
Everything needs to be cleaned every now and then, and while some wallpapers stand up well to cleaning, it's best not to count on that fact.
Grab yourself a paint-can-opening tool and get to work. Smaller cans are a breeze, but five-gallon buckets take a little more effort. There are, typically, three different types of lids for...
A good brush, well-tended, can be a thing of beauty if it's used for the right job.
When it comes to painting the house, your primary choice is between water-based and oil-based paints. Beyond that, considerations such as sheen (which refers to the amount of light reflected by...
Most faux painting techniques use washes or glazes, applied over a solid-color base coat, to create texture and other special effects on walls.
Stippling is a faux painting technique that gives new surfaces an elegant, aged look. While most methods of faux painting hide imperfections on the wall surface, stippling actually highlights...
Stenciling adds a homey touch to walls, furniture or paper art such as greeting cards. Make and collect a variety of stencils to use for kids' art projects or home decorating. Be creative and...
When putting your creative talent to use with stencils, make sure you're using the right tools for the job.
Free-form stenciling is a stenciling method using overlaps and grouping to create free-flowing designs that are uninhibited by straight-border repetition.
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