Spruce Up Your Inbox!
For beginners and experienced DIYers, our checklist will take any paint job from "good" to "amazing." Get it free when you sign up for our newsletter.
Painting
First-timers and expert painters alike can learn more about painting interiors and exteriors, paint types, and techniques in our painting guide.
Explore Painting
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1127886392-5fd9480ce1c5406a8e4c3e6891a2ec0e.jpg)
How to Calculate How Much Paint You Need
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/paint-calculator-4692607_hero-e6c14857237a4005aad2e07bb76e96d1.jpg)
Paint Calculator: How Much Paint Do I Need?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/desert-midwestern-white-house-527969194-58dbf8b55f9b5846831e14ff.jpg)
How to Fix Chipped, Peeling Paint Before Repainting
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/necessary-to-prime-before-painting-1821154-01-0359bfed69504eb4a4cee4f572d720f6.jpg)
Paint Primer: Guide to Basic Uses
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/choose-the-right-sandpaper-grit-1822681_hero-70f5c55bacdc47a4b8e1cf8fa694b4a7.jpg)
Sandpaper Grit: What to Know Before You Buy
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-98818575-58dbd0345f9b584683d1c64d.jpg)
How to Clean Paint From Vinyl Window Frames
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-fix-paint-drips-3536499_hero_0436-1761f1dcf65d41d39e180e921b2b3396.jpg)
Learn How to Fix Paint Drips
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ElectricSanderRemovingPaint-5c34087546e0fb0001bb39ef.jpg)
How to Scrape Paint With 3 Common Tools
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/can-you-paint-a-house-when-it-rains-1821060-03-6dbc177ad364447ea9a23fe96aee6a05.jpg)
Painting a House in Rainy Weather
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/online-paint-visualizers-1822412-hero-ea5d7950997042939ad80450c13156f5.jpg)
3 Best Online Paint Visualizers
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/StainingBrickWithaBrush-f391063702a842b5afc953bd117e3e80.jpg)
How to Stain Brick
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/paintbrush-balancing-on-open-tins-of-paint--overhead-view--close-up-200410192-001-92fc49d4ffdc4af5a7d768702ac3d0d5.jpg)
How to Dispose of Paint the Right Way
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/architecture-color-application-557696981-crop-5bbd6d6146e0fb0051e33faf.jpg)
Apps and Tools to Choose and Match Your Paint Colors
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/RustedMetalGate-146227cf701a45a6bb38c6920302fb5b.jpg)
How to Paint Rusted Metal
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/high-angle-view-of-aerosol-can-on-table-1160736070-e4a4a22083ae4faa9df107515e1db818.jpg)
How to Remove Spray Paint
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-use-paint-edgers-4689137-hero-2a15d37375644699906ac48734fdfc92.jpg)
How to Use a Paint Edger
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-629361015-ca01169aa4434b468a8c1dd553b6dbe2.jpg)
Everything You Should Know About Paint
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-paint-is-made-4587730_hero-d34be5b1f79746c2badb232ec0b4e395.jpg)
How Is Paint Made?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/the-art-of-ceramics-1202478801-06570c5599f34e108d8d7de2bdecec51.jpg)
Refresh Your Ceramic Tile by Painting It
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-172704017-aa3af05407b248a39549dbe85ba3cc46.jpg)
Hiring a Painter: Everything You Need to Know
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-paint-with-a-roller-4586919-hero-df242adb1d064486a36b8dbdc35c47b1.jpg)
Paint and Primer in One: What to Know Before You Buy
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/washing-interior-walls-recirc-34ea1a9bfd9d4d49ac4c8d6d4bfff57a.jpg)
Find Out If You Need to Clean Walls Before Painting
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/taping-vs-cutting-in-1821157_hero-9fef0468e24141969ef91487e6b83ef5.jpg)
Painting Without Tape: How Cutting-In Can Save Taping
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-paint-with-a-roller-4586919-11-d668ecca97f947f28ef7d148fc154a1e.jpg)
Should You Spray On Paint or Roll It?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/when-to-remove-painters-tape-1822387_hero_-cdbfc6df578747658eb700b88c68e9c1.jpg)
When and How to Remove Painter's Tape
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-paint-with-a-roller-4586919-08-ad473ffccb5c4b218defb64131d3d7e2.jpg)
Understand the Difference Between Low and No VOC Paints
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/Coloredwashers-5c2e4f7d46e0fb00018fff51.jpg)
Make a Statement With a DIY Painted Washer and Dryer
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-887647466-aac0fb0e0ff54bed85fc932a94660085.jpg)
How to Choose a Paint Roller
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/GettyImages-1249041528-82283a8a13f74396819a21547c3fa64c.jpg)
How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets with Chalk Paint
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/mature-adult-female-painting-door-white-with-paint-roller-1278900691-7aa9163d1d4a4129be0f654034d8a106.jpg)
How to Paint an Interior Door
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/empty-room-with-window-154925970-bd96005a1ef749bcaab4933964c645f8.jpg)
How to Paint Trim
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/BeadboardWall-7f1b4c713f5f48ef96c04d92a323e48c.jpg)
How to Pick the Best Paint for Wainscoting and Other Wood Paneling
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/PaintingPopcornCeiling-de586720c664484ba51e4cf364c45500.jpg)
How to Paint a Popcorn Ceiling (Without Making a Huge Mess)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-make-a-diy-painted-arch-5197372-hero-f4b03264520943dfa13faea9adcb566e.jpg)
Join the Painted Arch Trend With Your Own DIY Arch
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/toilet-with-copyspace-157331586-2118eff4461848c192efed980e805be6.jpg)
How to Paint Behind a Toilet
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-touch-up-paint-5193834-hero-752c16bc905e4ed3a5eaa6baf43f7b9c.jpg)
How to Touch up Paint Without Repainting the Whole Wall
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/PaintedBrickFireplace-a1a48bb2a05d40db9614212b26887ed8.jpg)
How to Remove Paint From Brick
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/painting-kitchen-cabinets-175262426-32678cfc1bd94da2bb9bf3b4f93f233f.jpg)
How to Repaint Kitchen Cabinets
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/home-workspace-with-chalkboard-625742874-1b3c5fe1b2d74979bd3003387bc4c705.jpg)
How to Make a Chalkboard Wall for Your Very Own at-Home Message Board
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/MixingUpPaint-011d9580235b46bfa02d4e02e181eda5.jpg)
How to Make Chalk Paint (It's Easier Than You Think)
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/wait-between-coats-of-paint-4770225_hero-8b22901e5c3045c39ab7f88c9bf3ad98.jpg)
How Long to Wait Between Coats of Paint
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/paint-brush-and-tin-144965693-276ad00e70d34bc6a58d40040eee134a.jpg)
What Is Enamel Paint?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/additional-coat-of-baseboard-paint-1822391-hero-50e387b97ec94f0598f4d927e556ad34.jpg)
How to Paint Baseboards
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/hide-flaws-with-stipple-texture-4121027_hero-c88911f8621a48f9bb03e6556ecf6670.jpg)
How to Texture a Wall With a Roller
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/freshen-up-melamine-and-laminate-surfaces-1822210-hero-8b8e431a553647e88057ce36f4d4332d.jpg)
Tips for Painting Melamine and Laminate Surfaces
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/paint-wood-paneling-2213358-hero-d37ec62c6bc7495a91772ad5382cf6bf.jpg)
How to Update Wood Veneer Paneling With Paint
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/house-painting-172705831-0e7d6c5a967844ae8e2f507a17b2853b.jpg)
How to Paint Vinyl-Panel Walls Like a Pro
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/ceiling-paint-costs-1821156_hero-5c151a95965a499197cf4d502bdbdaed.jpg)
Best Ceiling Paint: What to Know Before You Buy
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-thin-latex-paint-4586974-hero-8119f2021fd64802b2263db9504855f6.jpg)
How to Thin Latex Paint
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/recommended-tile-paints-1822653-hero-7b4d3c2c2d8d449aa50d260d9a038b92.jpg)
4 Best Tile Paints Reviewed
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/interior-paint-guide-room-by-room-1821161_hero-cdd082790607473e8e08da9fbb1d157e.jpg)
Best Type of Paint for Each Room in Your Home
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/do-it-yourself-carpenter-546947381-581a0ff73df78cc2e8075ed1.jpg)
How to Paint Over Oil-Based Paint
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-paint-kitchen-cabinets-4163348-hero-b51a87eced024a3486aa9172ee481008.jpg)
How to Paint Wood Kitchen Cabinets
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-paint-your-bathroom-the-right-way-1822373-hero-e3e00031bccc41ab8d90293acda95695.jpg)
How to Paint a Bathroom the Right Way
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/cabinet-paint-brands-4134632-hero-d7cf2b38f8394a6e9bdd9c80c5b6b343.jpg)
7 Best Cabinet Paint Brands for a Flawless Finish
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/RackScrewedtoTileWall-5b04e766fa6bcc0037b3e2e4.jpg)
How to Paint Tile
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/bathroom-paint-colors-797910-hero-165e260c2cd04043a4c7ed30784f19c6.jpg)
8 Best Bathroom Paint Colors Picked by Experts
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/HomeDepot_PaintBuying_Guide_Hero-e013c182e6f249569702b49fd3c0e882.jpg)
What Is the Best Home Depot Paint?
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/how-to-paint-with-a-roller-4586919-06-501803e0e353468b8843267b16fd9b12.jpg)
One-Coat Paint Basics for Interiors and Exteriors
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/intetior-room-with-orange-wall-and-white-sofa-111932440-f27031ee709c46a1a4f6ffe679721f9e.jpg)
Classic Venetian Plaster Finishes Are Easy With Modern Products