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Water combined with UV radiation and changes in weather and temperature can cause your deck to look dull by washing away your deck's finish, natural resins, and color. Sealing your deck will help sustain its finish, which may save you time and money.
A child's room is his or her special place, so use your imagination to create an inspiring and fun environment. While a new coat of paint can work wonders on the walls, don't forget the furniture. Whether a table, chair, bed, desk or dresser, painting your kid's furniture is a simple and creative way to give the room a makeover.
Repairing holes and dings in walls with spackle and paint is one of the easiest home improvement projects you can undertake to vastly improve the look of your home’s interior. Learn proper spackling technique so that you know how to do it easily and correctly every time.
If you have wood siding, you know how great it looks when it's well-maintained. You may have also noticed how worn it looks when time and the elements have gotten the upper hand. A new paint job will increase your home's beauty while protecting the exterior and saving you the high cost of extensive repairs down the road.
While latex-based primers and paints are convenient and versatile, oil-based primers and paints are good choices in certain applications. However, if you are going to use oil-based products, know how to use paint thinners or solvents to thin paint, and clean brushes and other equipment when you’re done.
Maintaining the rich color and smooth finish of your home’s interior doesn’t mean you have to repaint the whole room to fix the dents, dings, scratches and marks that mar your walls’ surfaces. By using the proper technique and the right color, you can touch up select spots of your wall paint, and keep your walls looking flawless and freshly painted.
High ceilings and walls make a home feel open, spacious and stately. When it’s time to paint them though, it may at first seem like a daunting task. It’s not, as long as you know how to safely close the gap between your brush and the surfaces you want to paint.
Like the rest of your home's exterior, your garage door is exposed to the elements all year. A fresh coat of paint can extend the life expectancy of your garage door, as well as enhance your home's overall appearance.
Shutters are great accents to windows but not if they look shabby and in need of a new finish. Even if they are in great-looking shape, you can change up the appearance of your home by painting shutters a new accent color.
Your front porch is the first thing guests see when visiting your house. Whether it's wood or concrete, every porch needs a bit of upkeep. If yours is looking a little worse for wear, now is a good time to take a weekend to renew it to its original glory.
A good-looking fence is part of your home’s curb appeal. If your fence is starting to look a little worn, now is a good time to paint or stain it. Whether you have a wood or chain-link fence, a well-applied stain or paint job every few years will help your fence last longer and keep it looking great.
Wrought iron railings, fences and patio furniture have been a classically elegant staple of homes for decades. Over time, exposed to the elements, wrought iron can become pitted and rusty and in need of refinishing. Even if your wrought iron pieces look good, you can paint them a different color to add a personal touch.
Like most DIYers, you probably have a handful of half-empty, old paint cans stored in the garage or basement from previous paint projects. While storing unused, leftover paint is a great practice, at some point, you may need to dispose of leftover paint properly.
A natural stone fireplace can be a compelling, rustic centerpiece for a room. However, if you’re looking to blend the fireplace with a different aesthetic when moving into a new home or you are simply looking for an update, try painting the fireplace to merge it with your room’s new look.
Your outdoor furniture receives the worst of Mother Nature's extremes. Over time, wood, metal and plastic furniture pieces can begin to look worn from the weather. There's no need to replace what isn't broken. You can refinish your outdoor furniture with paint or stain and make it look new again.
No matter how many coats of paint you apply, finished walls rarely look perfect if the surface hasn't been prepared with primer first. But how do you know which one is the right one for the job?