Painting & Finishing

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A woman with a grey sweater uses a tall roller brush to paint an interior wall with white paint.
DIY

Satin vs. Semi-Gloss Paint: What’s the Difference?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

A girl paints a wall with white paint hand with roller for painting close up.
DIY

Can You Paint Over Mold?

By Katie Flannery, Evelyn Auer, Updated by Paul Rankin

A paint brush, roller and bucket in front of a white garage door.
DIY

How to Paint a Garage Door

By Faith Towers, Bob Vila

Interior

7 Cool Colors for Kids’ Rooms

By Debra Immergut

10 Paint Color Mistakes Everyone Makes
Interior

10 Paint Color Mistakes Everyone Makes

By Marie Proeller Hueston

Rear view of a woman peeling paint from the wall.
DIY

How to Remove Texture From Walls

By Glenda Taylor, Bob Vila

Man holding a paint tray in right hand and painting the gray exterior siding of a home with a paintbrush in his left hand.
DIY

How to Paint Vinyl Siding

By Bob Vila, Theresa Clement

How to Paint a Metal Door - Steel Entry Door Colored Yellow
DIY

How to Paint a Metal Door

By Jennifer Noonan, Bob Vila

A young woman wearing a white shirt and a hair bun paints a brick wall white.
DIY

How to Paint Brick, According to a Pro Painter

By Bob Vila, Tony Carrick

Paint tray and paint roller sitting on top of a closed toilet seat.
DIY

How to Paint Behind a Toilet

By Bob Vila, Andreana Lefton

Person holding paint scraper against metal gutter with bubbling paint.
DIY

How to Remove Paint From Metal

By Bob Vila, Jennifer Noonan

An empty room with painted baseboards and carpet.
DIY

This Is the Easiest Way to Paint Baseboards With Carpet 

By Timothy Dale

Peeling white paint on an old brick wall.
DIY

How to Remove Paint From Brick

By Bob Vila

Table filled with the best paint primers tested and reviewed.
Reviews

8 ​​Paint Primers That Provide a Blank Slate For Painting

By Manasa Reddigari, Debbie Wolfe

Wiping down a wooden surface to remove wood stain.
DIY

How to Remove Stain From Wood

By Debbie Wolfe, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

A woman wearing casual clothing and a headband is painting her wood panelled wall with blue paint while standing on a ladder.
DIY

How to Paint Wood Wall Paneling

By Joe Provey, Bob Vila

Close up image of a retro radiator with fins in dappled sunlight.
DIY

How to Paint a Radiator

By Manasa Reddigari, Bob Vila

A freshly painted garage floor with a gray epoxy finish, a white sedan parked inside.
DIY

How to Paint a Garage Floor

By Bob Vila

Woman holds swatch of pink paints in front of a field of pink flowers.
DIY

How to Match Paint: 7 Effective Methods

By Kat Hodgins, Bob Vila, Michelle Ullman

Person chalk painting wooden chair leg with white paint, pink chair cushion and brass nail heads visible.
DIY

How to Use Chalk Paint

By Manasa Reddigari