Painting How To & DIY
Improve the value of your home by discovering our painting step-by-step tips & ideas.
Blending Old Paints
How to get the most bang for your bucket
Stripping Painted Furniture
Sometimes ugly is only skin deep. Getting under those layers of old paint might reveal a valuable piece of furniture.
How to Spray Latex Paint
First, rent an airless paint sprayer
How to Paint Your Home's Exterior
For the cost of a few cases of exterior paint, plus some patching and sanding, you can have a whole new home.
Painting Double-Hungs From the Outside
It's all about how you move the sash
Creating An Antiqued, Aged Look
Distressed paint and a pigmented glaze re-create the aged look
Choose Paint Colors With a Color Wheel
Learn how to pick a complementary color scheme for your next paint job.
Using a Paint Roller Like a Pro
A bucket and screen trump a paint tray
How to Paint a Room
From start to finish, we show you how to give your interior walls a new personality in just one weekend.
Interior Paint Buying Guide
Color isn't your only choice when picking out a paint—should you use oil or latex, eggshell or matte, and what does low-VOC even mean? Here's a guide to decoding the various formulas and finishes available in paint today
Norm's Notebook: Paintbrush Care
Master carpenter Norm Abram's techniques for paintbrushes
Decorative Painting Techniques: Strie
Strie mimics centuries-old painted woodwork
Decorative Painting Techniques: Two-Tone Patina
Two-tone patina gives a smooth wall the appearance of textured plaster
Mix Your Own Shellac
Stirred and shaken with alcohol, flakes are the way to go
How to Strip Paint from Hardware
A simple "spa treatment"—using an old crockpot—restores the gleam to paint-encrusted hardware
How to Paint a Cast Iron Radiator
In this how-to video, This Old House plumbing and heating contractor Richard Trethewey explains how to revive an old painted radiator.
Installing & Painting Wood Beadboard
Take these steps to minimize unsightly cracks
Secrets of Smooth Brushwork
The unforgiving art of painting woodwork
Learn the Secrets of a Perfect Paint Job
Read these 24 pro tips to ensure our walls and trim get a flawless finish.
Brilliant Interior Paint Color Schemes
Color can be used as a surprising counterpoint or it can vividly reinforce a building's design. Challenge your ideas of color.
Patching Plaster
Jim Marshall makes plaster beautiful.
How to Pick Paint Colors for Interior Rooms
Here are 12 tips, from the pros, on choosing interior paint colors that give your home rich personality.
Create Your Own Caulk Color
Red Devil lets you inject any hue of latex paint into its caulk.
Speed Demons
Choosing and using paint rollers and pads
Screening Paint
Strain impurities out of your paint before you pick up a brush or roller
Stay-Fresh Paint Roller
Save yourself some rinsing work, and keep your roller ready to go, with this simple trick.
Unclogging Spray Paint Nozzles
Keep your spray paint flowing with this revival technique
Painting Edges with a Drywall Taping Knife
Get a tidy edge by using a tool you probably already own
Recycling Paint Thinner
Don't throw out your paint thinner after a single use
Pro Window Painting Secret
How the pros manage to paint windows without making a mess of the glass
Removing Trim
Removing baseboards, chair rails, or window or door casing requires little more than a hammer and pry bar
Paint Spatter Protection
Don't tap a lid back onto a paint can without taking this precaution