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Attach Siding Properly to Avoid Stains Jul. 27, 2023
Dear James: We live by a pond, and the weather stays humid. I plan to replace some wood siding mysel... Read More
How to Repair Plaster Wall Cracks Jul. 06, 2023
Dear James: I have an old house with plaster walls and many cracks that need to be repaired. How can... Read More
Refinish an Older Linoleum Floor with Paint May. 18, 2023
Dear James: Our kitchen linoleum floor is discolored and worn but is still sound. Can a linoleum flo... Read More
Preferred Color Apr. 15, 2023
Color is the most defining design element in a room. Colors can make a room appear cold and institut... Read More
Install Drywall Properly to Avoid Shadowing Mar. 02, 2023
Dear James: We remodeled our bathroom and tried to do the drywalling ourselves. There is shadowing b... Read More
The Great Paint Rescue and Other Clever Reader-submitted Tips Dec. 22, 2022
PAINT FOR PICK-UP Most counties have Hazardous Household Material programs and collection sites wher... Read More
How to Match Fresh Paint to Old Wall Paint Dec. 08, 2022
Dear James: I made some patches on my bedroom wall. I don't have more of the original paint, and I d... Read More
Take Back the Colors in Our Adult Lives Aug. 14, 2022
There are some battles you don't pick. One that I wasn't going to pick happened in front of the pain... Read More
If Walls Could Talk Apr. 09, 2022
If walls could talk, what would they say? Walls are the most important components of a room. They d... Read More
A Paler Shade of Gray Mar. 19, 2022
Over the last five to 10 year years, designers and homeowners have seen a shift in the go-to neutral... Read More
Paint Savvy Feb. 19, 2022
How you want to feel in your home generally determines the way it looks. Choosing a style that is ap... Read More
Paint is the Best Decorating Tool Jun. 26, 2021
Have you ever come up with a decorating idea for your home and then been able to see it through comp... Read More
If These Walls Could Talk Apr. 10, 2021
What if your walls could talk? What would they say about you? Would they be a dead giveaway of the l... Read More
The Luxury of Your Bedroom Oct. 17, 2020
Home has never been at the forefront the way it is now. Lockdowns and quarantines have impacted youn... Read More
Some Commonsense Advice for Your Home Jun. 27, 2020
Your home is not a museum, so mix your styles freely. If you layer a space with color, texture and a... Read More
Bright Ideas Sep. 26, 2019
"It's... bright." This is about the closest thing to a compliment that the new shutters on my house ... Read More
Bright Ideas Sep. 07, 2019
"It's... bright." This is about the closest thing to a compliment that the new shutters on my house ... Read More
Old Discolored Aluminum Gutters Can Be Painted Mar. 07, 2019
Dear James: My house has old white aluminum gutters. They look terrible, but they leak at just two s... Read More
Paint Interior Walls With Old-Fashioned Glazes Feb. 07, 2019
Dear James: I am remodeling my living room, and I thought about using glazing instead of flat paint ... Read More
