Painting Planning

Trying to choose a paint finish? Read this guide to learn how to pick the right sheen to make your next interior paint project pop.

This Old House painting expert Mauro Henrique shares his best practices for achieving a flawless finish.

Read about these alternatives to traditional, harsh paint strippers that are making furniture refinishing easier on the lungs.

Bathrooms are constantly exposed to water and humidity, so selecting a moisture-resistant paint is crucial.

Need to know how much paint to buy? A little math can save you a lot of time when it comes to interior painting.

Finished a major project? Here’s how to deal with a little extra paint (or a lot)

Take the stress out of color matching by visualizing your wall paint on a mobile app first.

The TOH pros offer advice on your most difficult interior and exterior paint, painted flooring, and paint-removal questions

Expert advice on choosing the best formulations for your siding type, selecting the most eye-catching colors, and getting long-lasting results

Use this guide to learn more about how to choose the best type of polyurethane and apply it to furniture to bring out the beauty of wood around your house.

This Old House decodes the differences between the various types of stain so that you can get the look you want.

The experts at This Old House help you navigate the paint aisle like a pro so that you can choose the perfect finish for your rooms

From start to finish, we show you how to give your interior walls a new personality in just one weekend.

Plucked from a hog or synthesized in a lab, the right bristles are the key to a perfect paint job

To get the quality paint job you're paying for, ask these questions and make sure your contract is very specific.

Bad paint jobs can happen to good people with old houses — even when they listen faithfully to everything the paint salesman tells them. The reason is a surprising revelation about the compatibility of oil and latex paints.