Paint & Stain
Color Terminology and Color Wheel
Better understand color terminology and how it applies to creating a better-looking paint project with this Color Wheel & Palette Guide from True Value.
Painting Safety: 6 Tips to Avoid Hazards
6 Steps - Paint safely by prepping your work area with proper ventilation, being safe around outlets, testing for lead, and wearing a mark or ventilator.
How to Paint Your Ceiling & High Walls
5 Steps - Safely learn how to paint ceilings and high walls using a ladder or scaffold to paint hard to reach places with this DIY guide from True Value.
How to Dispose of Old Paint
Learn how to reuse and properly dispose of leftover paint, both latex and oil-based.
How to Paint Neutral Over Bright Walls
Do you have a room in your home that has wild, bright or dark color walls? One that needs a new color to update it? In my house I had such a room… with not one, but two tones of neon green! I bet you can tell that this was once the room of a […]
How to Connect Rooms with Cohesive Color Flow
5 Steps - Connect your rooms by painting using a color scheme that compliments or contrasts with the connecting rooms with the help of this DIY guide.
How to Refinish Your Wood Dresser or Table
Do you have an old dresser or table with a damaged, dirty or faded surface? Make it look new by stripping the old finish and applying a coat of stain.
How to Paint Over a Faux Finish
6 Steps - Update your room with fresh paint to replace outdated faux finishes by sanding and priming walls using this DIY guide from True Value.
How to Paint a Stone Fireplace
4 steps - Paint your fireplace to merge it with your room's new look.
Faux Suede Painting Techniques
6 Steps - Give your walls a faux suede look with a base coat, using these painting techniques and glazing tips from our DIY guide at True Value.
How to Install & Paint Wainscoting
Learn how to install basic wainscoting (8 Steps) as well as painting your paneling (3 Steps) using this easy-to-follow DIY guide from True Value.
How to Stain Your Banister
3 Steps - Learn how to strip away old finish from your wooden banister, stain it and seal it by using this easy-to-follow DIY guide from True Value.
How to Restore a Fireplace Mantel
6 Steps - Learn how to restore your mantel including repairing veneers and refinishing hardwood with this DIY fireplace restoration guide.
My Tips & Tricks to Store Leftover Paint
If you are a homeowner and tackle DIY and home improvement projects, then I am pretty sure you have a few cans of paint hanging around in your basement or garage that are leftover from previous projects. I probably have more than most people since I write about paint for a living and save all […]
How to Spray Paint Metal
Learn about properly spry paint metal including how to clean the metal, remove flaking paint and rust with this 6 step DIY guide from True Value.