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How to Paint Trim…Properly!

The longer you live in the same home, the more likely it is you’ll have to occasionally tend to a few decorative duties. One of which being the seemingly simple job of touching up interior trim. It’s not until you actually go ahead and get …

Covering Up Faux Brick

Contrary to popular belief, faux bricks are by no means a new edition to the American home. They may have been popularized once again by industrial design and general hipster movements, but faux brick has been around in one form or another for generations. In …

Update Your Kitchen on the Cheap…With Paint

Contrary to popular belief, updating your kitchen doesn’t have to be an expensive project. It can be as expensive as you want it to be, but it doesn’t have to be. As with most things, it’s simply a case of being savvy with your plan …

How to Strip Wallpaper…Properly

Mention the idea of stripping wallpaper to the average DIYer and you’ll probably be greeted with the same response. That being, a snarl and a grimace. As far as everyday domestic duties are concerned, few are more uninspiring and foreboding than stripping wallpaper. In theory, …

How to Spruce-Up a Wooden Picnic Table

A wooden picnic table makes a great addition to any garden. Not to mention, an incredibly cost-effective alternative to more expensive garden furniture. Brilliant for making the most of the warmer months of the year, a good picnic table can go on serving you and …

Enhance Any Room with a Lick of Paint

Looking to spruce up your interiors but don’t have a huge amount of time and money to spare? Trust us when we say a can or two of paint is all you need! Well, aside from the obvious brushes and basic accessories, but still…you get …

How to Paint Your…Toilet?

From time to time, we come across the kinds of queries that have us scratching our collective heads in disbelief. But then there are those times when we hear the same query on so many occasions that we begin to think…maybe it’s not so crazy …

How to Paint a Ceiling and Retain Your Sanity

When decorating the home, ceilings often end up being neglected for two reasons. First of all, they’re far from the first things that catch the eye when entering the room. Secondly, painting the ceiling can be a uniquely challenging and infuriating experience. Or at least, …

Four Painting Shortcuts That Aren’t Worth Taking

Most people would probably agree with the notion that laying a strong and reliable foundation is important. Whatever it is you intend to do, laying the groundwork can and will have a significant impact on the final result. Which is why it always comes as …

Buying Paint and Painting Supplies Online: Worth a Shot?

For occasional hobbyists and dedicated DIY-types alike, picking up supplies online has become something of a new standard. The same also goes for those on the commercial side of the spectrum, for whom picking up paint and painting supplies online has the potential to be …