Professional painters may make their work look easy, but there's more to their craft than meets the eye. Over the years, Matt Stanley of Astley Painting & Fine Finishes has gathered an arsenal of tips ...

Ever hammer down a paint can lid only to have paint splatter everywhere? You can prevent that by grabbing a 5-in-1 tool and using the pointy end to punch a few holes through the groove of the can’s ...

Applying the finish paint as soon as the primer says it can be recoated is the best practice. This ensures the primer doesn’t ...

Spring is the perfect time to update the house. What’s the easiest way? Adding clean, new paint, which breathes fresh life into your home. Slifer Designs’ experts weigh in on tips and color ideas for ...

Smooth over. Scrape away cracked or peeling paint with a metal putty knife, and use it to remove bumps, dried-on paint, and edges around nail holes. Taper any sharp edges where old paint remains by ...

Key Points Remove all fragile items, and move all furniture to the middle of the room.Cover all furniture and exposed ...

Paint jobs are a quick way to update and transform a room. Even though it is one of the easier DIY projects, slip-slapping paint over walls is not always a savvy approach. A shoddy paint job will need ...

For long-lasting results, apply exterior coatings on mild days. Earthtones tend to retain their color, while other hues, such as bright blue and bright red, will fade more quickly. The thicker the dry ...

Not long ago in this column, I shared why it’s so hard to preserve exterior wood using any number of products. One of them was paint. You may have been one of the many readers that reached out to me.