Got some outdoor trim to paint? Here are some tips to help you choose the right paint and complete the job like a pro. The ...

While the VOCs will eventually disperse, this could take days or weeks. Some VOC-laden substances off-gas for years. If you use exterior paint inside, you are releasing up to 17 times more VOCs ...

Decades of renovations can hide, or even erase, a lot of a historic home’s original features. For Claudia L’mann’s 1930s ...

The developers of the RH Guesthouse in Aspen are seeking permission from the Historic Preservation Commission to reconstruct ...

There isn’t anything I can do about the electric meter, cable lines, and other mess on the brick wall—or at least I haven’t thought of a good way to hide those things yet. Okay, getting back to ...

2. Find the Area of Each Wall Find the area of each wall that needs painting by multiplying its height by its width. Round each number to the nearest foot to make calculations easier. Divide the ...

Definitely paint over it, Nungesser says, because chances are high that the builder didn’t prime the walls before putting the wallpaper up (a far-too-common practice in new construction).