Painting Skills & How Tos

If you want that cool rustic look, read this first.

If it's good enough for Joanna Gaines, it's good enough for me!

Apartment Therapy editors can’t stop gushing about these paint colors — so naturally, we had to share.

Even seasoned DIYers might not be able to name all four. Can you?

Instagram commenters were fooled.

It's totally beginner-friendly.

It would have saved me a lot of missed spots and day-after soreness.

The best non-toxic and low VOC paints for your entire home, from interior paint jobs to small DIY projects.

These six online paint retailers let you shop for a new look from home.

No pumpkin guts were harmed in the making of this decor.

This DIYer’s home is filled with tons of paint projects, large and small. Here’s the tool she says was essential for pulling them off.

This project might sound intimidating, but it’s actually pretty forgiving and great for beginners.

The tool promised paint prep time that was four times faster, so I put that claim to the test. Here’s what I thought.

I’ve always used rollers for the job, but I’m a convert now.

If you have a sample pot of paint, you can pull off this project.

One TikToker turned plain white renter walls into something unexpected and sophisticated.

Sometimes there’s just nothing better than a simple change of color. And, when it comes to giving furniture and decor a brand new lease on life, for the least money and effort, the hands-down winner is spray paint. I’ve tried a lotta lotta spray paint, and recently found my new favorite. It’s easier to think of things I haven’t spray painted—my dogs, maybe—than all the things I have.

It would fit right in at Barbie’s Dreamhouse.

Learn from my mistake!

There’s a reason black is a classic: it’s dark, it’s beautiful, it matches with almost everything. And it’s a great way to add a little contrast, drama and depth to an interior that needs a little extra pizazz. Here are six weekend painting projects that will add a little bit of black — and a whole lot of style — to your home.

This DIY is perfect for art lovers on a budget.

According to a real estate pro.

No black and white tiles here.

Make sure it looks perfect in any type of weather.

Apartment Therapy is looking to feature a creative professional like yourself who has a workspace inside their home that could use some professional paint upgrades as part of our partnership with a major paint brand.We will give three readers a workspace paint upgrade in their homes. Apartment Therapy’s paint experts will work with the readers to select the paint colors for the paint upgrades, documenting it all in a before-and-after photo shoot (you will not have to be on camera).

You'll need a paper template, painter's tape, and a little patience.

This little detail is the difference between good and great.

Don't let your artistic skill-level prevent you from creating your own masterpiece.

Expert tricks to take your next DIY project to new heights.

No more scratched, scuffed, or chipped paint!

Skip the tape, and try this painting trick instead.

A whole new world of paint will open up to you.

Here's what we learned.

It's so simple I was actually face palming as I watched it — and all you need is painter's tape!

Apple green plush or tweed linen? Each one gives a different lookwhat they can do…It’s true that even a simple change of fabric can change the look of a piece. Take this sofa, the Chet from CB2, which we’ve blogged before. In apple green velvet, the sofa reads nouveau 80s, modern and sleek. In linen, the look is softer and would easily fit in amongst the simple wood pieces we’ve been seeing a lot of.A good upholsterer can: change a straight arm to a rounded or flared arm.

Almost everyone who has worked on a DIY or renovation project has applied too much torque and stripped a screw head clean. It can feel like a frustrating dead end, especially if you don’t have a specialized extractor kit on hand. But you might be able to remove a stripped screw using a very common household item probably already sitting in your desk or kitchen drawer.Ready to try your hand at removing that stripped screw? Here’s what you’ll need.

Here's what you didn't know.

Repainting my windowsill made it onto my to-do list during the January Cure, and I decided to tackle it this past weekend. After a couple of hours of scraping and painting, my windowsill looks good as new.

It's meant to create a sense of calm and relaxation.

So what’s the deal with vinyl spray paint: does it work, or is it a waste of time? I put three different paints to the test on three of the exact same chairs and was pretty surprised with the results. Hint: as it turns out, vinyl and fabric spray paint can actually work! There are some pretty impressive Before & Afters floating around of old, ugly vinyl furniture having been given new life with paint.

This is a trick you can steal for your own mural painting projects.

You don't have to remove it to improve it.

Stuck with stubborn wallpaper? You don't have to rip it down to change the look.

You don't have to live with the splatter. We've got pro tricks for how to remove them, even if they're totally dry.

How to paint plastic without it chipping, cracking or flaking.

Let’s face it, baseboard radiators are ugly. They’re boxy, often institutional beige, and they tend to accumulate scuffs and splotches of rust. But baseboard radiators do serve an important purpose, and those of us who rely on them to heat our homes are more or less stuck with them. Fortunately, there are ways to work around these wall-space-hogging eyesores, and painting your baseboard heater covers to match your home’s walls or trim is a great place to start.

Get the fancy built-in look for less!

Before you pick up that paintbrush — or even before you pluck a color swatch from the paint aisle — read what this pro painter has to say.