A DIY bird feeder is a great way to involve kids in attracting and caring for your yard's feathered friends. This easy ...

In my experience, paint additives are a superpower when it comes to refreshing your house. Here are the ones I’ve used and ...

Oil paint is suitable for exterior surfaces, and you can clean oil-painted surfaces regularly without damaging the paint. (You’ll need to use a solvent to clean brushes and equipment.) Oil paints can ...

Our home is our sanctuary—the place where we spend much of our time and unwind from the outside world. It’s only natural to ...

You can spend $10 to $70 on an adjustable extension for rolling paint in high places. But if adjustability isn’t important or you just want to save a few bucks, try using a push broom handle as a DIY ...

Using a brush or roller offers more control for an amateur painter, but spraying will result in a finish closer to what a professional would give you. Ozgurcankaya/Getty Images Roman Surovtsev’s ...

A MAJOR DIY retailer has launched a new service in 150 stores — and it’s perfect for last-minute shoppers who need DIY and ...

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 ...

WITH temperatures starting to plummet now that we’re officially into November, most of us will notice our homes feeling a lot ...

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The walls of English mediaeval houses were decorated in one of a few ways: plastered with the bare surfaces white or colour-washed; or covered over with tapestry or painted cloths; or panelled with ...