Painting your home can be a fun, creative and enjoyable process — especially if you’re really into interior design. And when deciding on what direction you want a certain room to go, choosing your ...

Q: How do I clean walls, especially those with flat paint that seems to peel or crumble when I wipe it down? A: Paint comes in an array of sheen levels, with high gloss at one end of the spectrum and ...

Low sheen finishes hide imperfections but are hard to clean. Use them in low-traffic areas. Glossy sheens are easy to clean but highlight imperfections. Use them for high-traffic areas and trim. When ...

When your mom was painting a space, the rules were straightforward: flats on the ceiling, eggshell on the walls and gloss on cabinetry, windowsills and trim. Today those rules are more like ...

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If YOU’RE dressing up your house with a fresh coat of color, a new generation of paints will help the environment, though not your pocketbook. Starting July 1, all flat paints made, sold and used ...

Whether it comes to you in an inspired moment right after watching your favorite home design show, or you’ve been slowly warming up to the idea over some stretch of time, making the decision to change ...

Walls covered in an eggshell-finish paint clean up well, but homeowners must be gentle in their approach. If you scrub too hard, you might leave behind faded or discolored areas. Eggshell- and ...

Who has the best exterior paint? Consumer Reports’ new winner among satin and semigloss finishes is Sherwin-Williams, and it shares top honors with California for flat paints. But CR’s recent tests ...