Professional painters may make their work look easy, but there's more to their craft than meets the eye. Over the years, Matt Stanley of Astley Painting & Fine Finishes has gathered an arsenal of tips ...

Ever hammer down a paint can lid only to have paint splatter everywhere? You can prevent that by grabbing a 5-in-1 tool and using the pointy end to punch a few holes through the groove of the can’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smooth over. Scrape away cracked or peeling paint with a metal putty knife, and use it to remove bumps, dried-on paint, and edges ...

Paint jobs are a quick way to update and transform a room. Even though it is one of the easier DIY projects, slip-slapping paint over walls is not always a savvy approach. A shoddy paint job will need ...

For long-lasting results, apply exterior coatings on mild days. Earthtones tend to retain their color, while other hues, such as bright blue and bright red, will fade more quickly. The thicker the dry ...

Not long ago in this column, I shared why it’s so hard to preserve exterior wood using any number of products. One of them was paint. You may have been one of the many readers that reached out to me.