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Woman painting dark paint swatches on a white wall.
Painting & Finishing

Dark Interior Paint Colors Are Back—Here’s Why the Trend Is Not for Me

By Sandi Schwartz

A person sanding a wood desk getting ready to refinish it.
Painting & Finishing

How to Refinish Wood Furniture, According to a Seasoned Woodworker

By Tony Carrick

Person painting a door with with a paint roller.
Painting & Finishing

Painting Laminate Cabinets: How to Get Pro Results

By Manasa Reddigari, Tony Carrick

Older couple looking at paint color wand to choose a paint color for interior walls
Painting & Finishing

These Dark Interior Colors Can Sell Your House for More Money, According to Zillow

By Sandi Schwartz

A woman wearing white paints a white deck with a gazebo while on a ladder.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Deck 

By Bob Vila, Glenda Taylor, Updated by Timothy Dale

A closeup image of a man painting baseboards with an angled brush.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Baseboards

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Hand holding a spray gun and painting a piece of wood.
Painting & Finishing

A Paint Sprayer Can Give You a Perfect Finish—Unless You Make One of These Mistakes

By Sandi Schwartz

Bed and night table in bedroom that is all green.
Painting & Finishing

How to “Drench” a Room, One of the Hottest Design Trends This Summer

By Sandi Schwartz

A smiling younger man paints wall trim with white paint.
Painting & Finishing

Do You Paint Trim or Walls First? This Is What the Pros Say

By Bob Vila, Katie Nolan, Updated by Paul Rankin

Woman sitting on her kitchen floor, painting her brown lower kitchen cabinets blue.
Painting & Finishing

Should I Paint My Kitchen Cabinets? Consider These 5 Things First

By Melissa Graham, Updated by Theresa Clement

How to Paint Formica Countertops and Cabinets
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Formica Countertops and Cabinets

By Michelle Ullman, Bob Vila

A can of white paint and paintbrush in front of a half-painted wall of brown floral wallpaper.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Over Wallpaper

By Bob Vila

Smiling woman and man painting an interior wall.
Painting & Finishing

The Home Project That Brings the Most Joy Is One You Can DIY

By Sandi Schwartz

A designer and contractor painting a wall beige and looking at paint fan deck.
Painting & Finishing

The 11 Best Beige Paint Colors for Any Room in Your Home

By Savannah Sher

Man with green baseball cap varnishes a plank of wood.
Painting & Finishing

How to Varnish Wood Furniture and Flooring

By Joe Provey

Group of Tested Paint Sprayers
Painting & Finishing

We Tested the Best HVLP Guns on the Market—Here’s What We Found

By Bob Beacham, Mike Larson

The Best Paint Sprayers Option
Painting & Finishing

Paint More in Less Time With This Handy Tool

By Mark Wolfe

Man holding brush and staining wooden deck a dark brown color.
Painting & Finishing

We’re Over White-Washed Woods: See the Colors of the Year from 4 Major Stain Companies

By Sandi Schwartz

How to Paint Aluminum Siding
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Aluminum Siding

By Bob Vila

A wide shot of a garage that's been painted with the best garage floor paint option
Painting & Finishing

Upgrade Your Garage Flooring With This Easy-to-Apply Product

By Manasa Reddigari, Glenda Taylor, Bob Beacham

A woman with a grey sweater uses a tall roller brush to paint an interior wall with white paint.
Painting & Finishing

Satin vs. Semi-Gloss Paint: What’s the Difference?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

A girl paints a wall with white paint hand with roller for painting close up.
Painting & Finishing

Can You Paint Over Mold?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

A paint brush, roller and bucket in front of a white garage door.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Garage Door

By Faith Towers, Bob Vila

7 Cool Colors for Kids’ Rooms
Painting & Finishing

7 Cool Colors for Kids’ Rooms

By Debra Immergut

Rear view of a woman peeling paint from the wall.
Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Texture From Walls

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Man holding a paint tray in right hand and painting the gray exterior siding of a home with a paintbrush in his left hand.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Vinyl Siding

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

How to Paint a Metal Door - Steel Entry Door Colored Yellow
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Metal Door

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A young woman wearing a white shirt and a hair bun paints a brick wall white.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Brick, According to a Pro Painter

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

Paint tray and paint roller sitting on top of a closed toilet seat.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Behind a Toilet

By Bob Vila, Andreana Lefton

Person holding paint scraper against metal gutter with bubbling paint.
Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Paint From Metal

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

An empty room with painted baseboards and carpet.
Painting & Finishing

This Is the Easiest Way to Paint Baseboards With Carpet 

By Timothy Dale

Peeling white paint on an old brick wall.
Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Paint From Brick

By Bob Vila

Wiping down a wooden surface to remove wood stain.
Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Stain From Wood

By Debbie Wolfe, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A woman wearing casual clothing and a headband is painting her wood panelled wall with blue paint while standing on a ladder.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Wood Wall Paneling

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

Close up image of a retro radiator with fins in dappled sunlight.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Radiator

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A freshly painted garage floor with a gray epoxy finish, a white sedan parked inside.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Garage Floor

By Bob Vila

Woman holds swatch of pink paints in front of a field of pink flowers.
Painting & Finishing

How to Match Paint: 7 Effective Methods

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

Person chalk painting wooden chair leg with white paint, pink chair cushion and brass nail heads visible.
Painting & Finishing

How to Use Chalk Paint

By Manasa Reddigari

A DIYer painting a room green.
Painting & Finishing

19 of the Best Green Paint Colors for Any Room in Your Home

By Savannah Sher

Orange peel textured blue-and-white striped walls in an Alice in Wonderland-themed bathroom.
Painting & Finishing

How to Texture Walls 5 Different Ways

By Michael Franco, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman paints primer over a stained wood bench.
Painting & Finishing

Can You Paint Over Wood Stain?

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

A worker with white gloves uses a roller brush to paint a concrete wall blue.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Concrete

By Bob Vila

Multiple buckets of colored paints lined up next to a pile of paint brushes and rollers on a wooden floor
Painting & Finishing

Types of Paint and Paint Finishes: A Complete Guide 

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Woman using a roller to paint a piece of white MDF a shade of green.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint IKEA Furniture

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

The Best Applicator for Deck Stain Options
Painting & Finishing

Here Are The Best Deck Stain Applicators According to Our Tests

By Mike Larson

The Best Spray Paints for Metal Options
Painting & Finishing

We Tested the Best Spray Paints for Metal and This Was The Winner

By Amber Guetebier, Timothy Dale

Best Airless Paint Sprayer
Painting & Finishing

We Tested the Best Airless Paint Sprayers and Our Favorite Provided Professional Looking Results with Ease

By Glenda Taylor, Timothy Dale

Magnum X5 Airless Paint Sprayer Review
Painting & Finishing

I May Never Paint With a Brush Again Thanks to This Paint Sprayer

By Glenda Taylor

Handyman kneels in front of a white brick fireplace, painting it with a paint roller.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint a Brick Fireplace

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A white wall with bubbling paint.
Painting & Finishing

What Causes Paint Bubbling on a Wall—and How You Can Fix It 

By Bob Vila, Updated by Evelyn Auer

Painted Leather in Different Colors
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Leather

By Manasa Reddigari

wooden board laying flat, using paintbrush and white paint.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Laminate

By Jenna Burger @ SAS Interiors

Potted plants outside a window in summer time; grey stucco exterior.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint Stucco

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A variety of Hyde Tool scrapers for different tasks
Painting & Finishing

How to Choose the Right Scraper for the Job

By Glenda Taylor

The Best Painter’s Tape Options
Painting & Finishing

The Best Painter’s Tape, Tested

By Andreana Lefton, Debbie Wolfe

Wood stain and materials needed to stain pressure treated wood.
Painting & Finishing

How to Stain Pressure-Treated Wood

By Bob Vila

Woman wearing safety glasses spray paints a small metal table outdoors.
Painting & Finishing

How to Spray Paint Metal

By Jennifer Noonan

PVC pipe and the materials needed to prepare and paint the piping.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint PVC Pipe

By Bob Vila

Woman in navy polo shirt uses a paint roller to paint a sheet of MDF green.
Painting & Finishing

How to Paint MDF Furniture and Cabinets

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

add sand to paint
Painting & Finishing

How To: Mix Sand with Paint for Non-Slip Surfaces

By Bob Vila

The Best Exterior Paints Options
Painting & Finishing

The Best Exterior Paints for Every Outdoor Surface

By Glenda Taylor

Person opening a can of white paint.
Painting & Finishing

How to Open a Paint Can the Right Way

By Jill Lawrence O'Hara, Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

Someone using a paint brush to apply stain to wood flooring
Painting & Finishing

The Best Brushes for Polyurethane Applications

By Timothy Dale

On top of a top-load washing machine, a paint-spattered shirt and the materials needed to remove paint from the shirt.
Painting & Finishing

How to Remove Paint From Clothes

By Steffani Cameron