This may be the most important painting (and preparation) you do and unless you have experience with painting you might want to consider leaving this for the pros, because if you make a mistake...
This is a general overview for painting the outside of your house - although much of what you'll need to know you'll find in other painting-related eHows. Here's what makes the exterior different.
Using a sprayer can be a real time saver. There's nothing like it for painting rough, uneven areas, or spaces where precision is not important and everything can look the same. Here are a few...
Is it time to finally say good bye to the god awful wallpaper that's covering your walls? If you want to save some money you could remove the old wallpaper yourself instead of paying for it. You...
You may not need a new roof, but replacing a few bad or missing shingles to avoid water damage can save you money later on.
Woodpeckers drill on houses for a variety of reasons: courtship drumming, drilling for insects or drilling for storage. Here's how to get them to stop.
When swallows migrate in spring, they immediately begin looking for textured surfaces to attach mud nests to. Keeping nests from being built on the eaves of your house involves dealing with each...
Torn or damaged wallpaper can be repaired if you have extra wallpaper that matches the pattern. Here's how to make and apply a patch.
For any sealing job that requires more caulk than a little squeeze tube, you'll need a caulking gun. Here's what to look for when you buy one.
You love the paint on your living room wall, and you'd like to touch it up - but what color is it, exactly? And what kind of paint? Here's how to find out.
Paint rollers make it easy to cover large flat areas such as ceilings, walls, and even floors. Roll on!
As with all painting jobs, the more preparation you do now, the less work you'll have to do later. And of course the window will look nicer, too.
Utility bills don't have to skyrocket just because the temperature does. These guidelines follow the recommendations of Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
If your heating bills are burning you up, follow these recommendations from Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
Perhaps the biggest single statement in any room--visually--is made by the walls. And, as your mother said, "If you can't say something nice..." The first step in saying something nice with your...
Because wallpaper comes in strips, you'll likely end up with more waste than you would with paint. You can figure out roughly how much you'll need - and minimize waste - with these instructions.
Pasting wallpaper can be a sticky, gooey job. Here's how to apply paste well and (relatively) neatly.
Unless you're wallpapering a round room, you're bound to hit a corner eventually ' and probably a window or door, too. Don't feel cornered yourself; here's how to keep going.
Dragging is a faux-painting technique that produces thin, vertical stripes on the wall. It works best on wood paneling or a smooth wall surface.
Striping is a faux-painting technique that simulates wallpaper. With a little creative thinking, you can come up with lots of interesting effects. Use this technique on a smooth wall surface.
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