DIY paint projects are oftentimes the best place to hone your home maintenance and renovation skills. Beginners can find the right paint color and grab a brush or roller, but before getting started, a ...

It’s paint! It’s a pen! Actually, it’s an oil-based marker, so it’s kind of both—and neither. Broadly, many implements can be considered oil-based markers: Most inks branded as “permanent” contain ...

Living in a 1920s-era house and, for years, periodically scraping peeling paint from its wood siding before repainting, we’ve decided that this is the summer to do a more comprehensive job and remove ...