Painting: Tips and Articles

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Bids for Interior or Exterior Painting: The best way to find out how much it will cost to do a painting project is to collect three or four bids from qualified licensed contractors...

Caulking: Is it necessary to caulk between wall and baseboard molding?

Checklist: Exterior Painting Preparation: If you do decide to tackle the project yourself, here is a checklist to help homeowners prepare...

Choosing Exterior Paint Colors: There are many things to consider when repainting the exterior of your home. After you choose a painter and decide on the type of paint...

Color Washing Technique: Q: I am interested in painting a bedroom using a technique I believe is referred to as color washing...

Cost of Exterior Painting: I am attempting to get a ball-park figure on what it would cost to have someone paint the exterior of our house...

Cost of Interior Painting: How much does it cost to have the interior of a house painted?

Electrostatic Painting / Powder Coating: Electrostatic painting, also known as "powder coating," uses the principal of "opposites attract" to create a uniform and durable finish on metal and some plastics...

Exterior Paint: Outdoor paint durability depends on the type of paint, the quality of paint and the weather conditions you live in...

Exterior Paint Problems: If your house has an alligator look to the paint finish...

Exterior Painting: What is involved in exterior surface preparations?

Faux Finishes: Faux, literally "false" in French, originally referred to painting surfaces, including walls, furniture, floors, countertops and trim, to look like something else...

Fun Painting Techniques: Sponging, rag-rolling, stippling and paneling are a few of the decorative paint techniques that can give your home unique charm and character...

House Painting: My house needs repainting, inside and out. Where should I start?

Lead Paint Common Sense: Since 1978, lead-based paint has been banned in the United States, so there is practically no risk in newer homes, except from older painted furniture...

Marbleizing: Can you give me step-by-step instructions on how to marbleize?

Modern Painting Techniques: Rapidly changing technology affects every aspect of modern life, even when it comes to painting our homes...

Murals and Trompe L'oeil: Murals are scenes or objects painted on walls or other surfaces such as floors, countertops, and furniture which may or may not be life sized or realistic looking...

Paint a Popcorn Ceiling: We have bumpy ceilings in all rooms of our home. They really need to be painted. When I tried painting the bathroom...

Paint a Popcorn Textured Ceiling: The most efficient way to paint a textured ceiling is with spray paint -- a flat latex. It's a difficult job, best left to a professional...

Paint Basics: Latex-based paints are used for most interior paint jobs. They come in a variety of colors...

Paint Early: While homeowners often hope they can put off repainting their homes just one more year, such procrastination may be costly...

Paint Over Paneling: We have purposely purchased cheap paneling with the intention of painting over it...

Paint Preparation: Ready to paint the interior of your home but have no clue as to what kind of preparation, paint or tools you need to do a quality job?

Paint Removal: Paint and other coating may need to be removed for many different reasons. When intending to repaint, preparation is the most important step...

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