Chalk paint creates a soft, chalky patina that gives furniture an antique look and it makes refinishing furniture and cabinets easier because it requires little prep work. Although it is a useful and ...

Painting is a gateway DIY for fledgling home improvement recruits—after all, you’ve probably wielded some version of a paintbrush since preschool and armed yourself with a roller at some point in ...

Mother and child painting cardboard house outside - Fiona Jackson-downes And Dirk Lindner/Getty Images Painting can be a therapeutic activity, and you don't have to be Van Gogh or Kahlo to enjoy it.

Lee Wallender is a home improvement writer of nearly 20 years and specializes in home remodeling, repair and maintenance. Sami Allen is the managing editor at Forbes Home, with over seven years of ...

The act of personalizing a home always comes with a well-known tip: It’s best to go bold with paint. But there’s another solution that happens to be even more of a personality pick-me-up, and it’s not ...

For those of you who have asked yourselves, "Can I paint my car myself?" note the efforts of an ambitious car enthusiast named Ray Jackson. Ray worked the railroads in Chicago for 42 years and is now ...

If you want a flawless finish on your paint job, it pays to pay attention to the details, especially when it comes to how ...

Have you found yourself with a little more time on your hands lately? Sounds to me like the perfect time learn a new form of art. Mercedes Maltese is the lead educator at the Washington Pavilion, and ...

Paint is the cheapest, easiest renovation you can do: it makes everything fresh and new, it covers defects, and it’s something almost anyone can do to a reasonable level of quality. If you just read ...

An even better trick is filling paint pens with your leftover wall colors. These fillable brush pens let you quickly dab over ...