It can be a mighty labor-intensive and time-consuming process to remove paint, which is why many DIYers dread or even avoid the task. That’s a shame, given that the results usually are worth the ...

Paint can fade, chip, and peel over time, which will probably motivate you to plan a new painting project, stat. But before you can repaint the deck or stain your fence, you need to learn how to ...

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Q. How can I remove tiny dried paint spatters from a cherry table without harming the finish? Fingernails do the trick on some of them, but not all, and it still leaves very faint paint marks. I do ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 57th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

Q. We’ve just pulled up a room full of carpet squares that had been on our wood floors. Now, we are finding it difficult to remove the sticky residue. We’ve mopped with Formula 409 and nail polish ...

Unlike spilled milk, spilling paint on your floors is certainly something you can cry about — or at least fret over. If you've recently painted and found there were spills on your wood flooring, it is ...

Q: For many years we have painted our front steps. They are in very bad shape, and the paint is starting to peel and chip. We have power-washed them to remove the loose paint. I’d like to know the ...

Q: Some of the walls in our house are covered in fake wood paneling. Should we replace it? To be clear, Nelson said, some older homes have high-quality wood-veneer paneling that isn’t faux, and that’s ...

Q: Is it possible to paint over wood stained a dark walnut color? There is so much of it in our house – cabinets, trim and so forth. I don’t want to have to sand them. A: There is no need to sand ...