It’s a common image: Someone selecting a wall color paints several sheets of paper or sample boards and hangs them on the ...

When left undisturbed, lead paint is mostly a dormant hazard, but during a remodel it can become a serious health issue. Any contractor dealing with it should know how to properly handle lead paint ...

What’s the worst home improvement project? I’ll go first: It’s painting rooms. It takes forever, you need to find a billion tarps to cover up all your stuff, and half the time you don’t even know if ...

My husband and I recently bought a house built just after World War II with rooms stuck in nearly every decade since. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it and make it our own. However, picking the ...

The bright colors in most paints come from pigments. But over time these paints often lose their color, and some pigments can be toxic in certain applications. Now, researchers have developed a method ...

Am I the only one who noticed you can't spell "painting" without "pain"? And in this case, we're talking about actual physical pain. Turns out, Marcia wrenched something in her back while doing the ...