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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: Whatā€™s the Difference?

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Amy Anderson

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 CarpetĀ 

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 ā€‹ā€‹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

A DIYer painting a room green.
Interior

19 of the Best Green Paint Colors for Any Room in Your Home

By Savannah Sher

Orange peel textured blue-and-white striped walls in an Alice in Wonderland-themed bathroom.
DIY

How to Texture Walls 5 Different Ways

By Michael Franco, Bob Vila, Updated by Teresa Odle

Woman paints primer over a stained wood bench.
DIY

Can You Paint Over Wood Stain?

By Andreana Lefton, Bob Vila

A worker with white gloves uses a roller brush to paint a concrete wall blue.
DIY

How to Paint Concrete

By Bob Vila

Multiple buckets of colored paints lined up next to a pile of paint brushes and rollers on a wooden floor
DIY

Types of Paint and Paint Finishes: A Complete GuideĀ 

By Amy Lynch, Bob Vila, Updated by Tony Carrick

Woman using a roller to paint a piece of white MDF a shade of green.
DIY

How to Paint IKEA Furniture

By Donna Boyle Schwartz, Bob Vila

The Best Applicator for Deck Stain Options
Reviews

Here Are The Best Deck Stain Applicators According to Our Tests

By Mike Larson

The Best Spray Paints for Metal Options
Reviews

We Tested the Best Spray Paints for Metal and This Was The Winner

By Amber Guetebier, Timothy Dale