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How To: Paint Your Pad So you moved into your new, bigger bachelor pad. Congrats. Or maybe you're tired of plain ol' white on your walls and want to make your living space more exciting. Good on you. |
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The Right Brush For the perfect paint job, invest in the best... |
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A Fresh Coat of Paint A good paint job protects the outside of your house like a thin, waterproof raincoat. |
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Old Cabinets, New Color How to transform your kitchen cabinets with a paintbrush instead of a sprayer. |
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Elizabeth Lilly |
Don't be Afraid to Paint Your Ceiling Make your fifth wall pop with a color expert's how-to steps. |
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October 10, 2008
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5 Pro Painting Tips Every Amateur Should Know: DIY Guy Try one or all of the following techniques and you'll end up with a paint job nice enough to show off to the neighbors. |
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Paint Proud There are techniques to use for a lasting exterior paint job. Most of them have nothing to do with a brush. |
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Jeanne Huber |
Why Is My Paint Peeling? Bad paint jobs can happen to good people with old houses -- even when they listen faithfully to everything the paint salesman tells them. The reason is a surprising revelation about the compatibility of oil and latex paints. |
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Keith Pandolfi |
5 Things We Hate About Painting This intuitive line of tools makes painting bearable. |
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John Kelsey |
Speed Demons Nothing is faster than a roller or a pad for getting paint out of the tray and onto the wall. Made from absorbent fabric or foam, rollers and pads hold more liquid than brushes and distribute it more evenly, and sometimes more neatly, than their bristled counterparts. How to choose and use them |
This Old House
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Choosing Interior Colors Trade secrets to make painting your rooms as easy as 1-2-3. |
Popular Mechanics
November 18, 2008 |
Quick Painting Tips From the Experts The pros know it's often the simplest household item that can make an existing tool work better -- or substitute in a pinch for a more expensive piece of equipment you might only use once in a lifetime. |
Popular Mechanics
September 26, 2008
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12 Wacky Painting Tools You Never Thought You'd Need: DIY Guy Here are some of those "why didn't I think of that" products. |
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Time-Saving Paint Tips Make quick work of painting cleanup with these tips. |
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Scrape, Sand, Prime (repeat) The secret to the perfect paint job? Preparation, preparation, preparation... |
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December 4, 2009
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Painting Tool Showdown: Brush & Roller vs. Paint Sprayer In my tests, I discovered two important things about paint sprayers. First, they go through paint like it's an unlimited resource. Second, they're fast. |
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Jefferson Kolle |
Stripped Bare What stands between the Winchester house and new paint? Ten tenacious coats of the old stuff. |
This Old House
December 3, 2000
Scott Gibson |
Painting Kitchen Cabinets A fresh coat will bring your kitchen back to life without breaking your budget... |
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Paints Be Praised Make your boat look like new without breaking the bank---or your back. |
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Roy Barnhart |
Neater Paint Rolling "Cutting in" along the ceiling with a brush is an essential first step when painting a wall with a roller. |
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Jill Connors |
How To Choose the Right Colors for Your Rooms Bold can be beautiful without being garish. Learn how to give your home rich personality. |
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No Less Than 52 Skills You Need to Survive Homeownership From pulling nails without denting trim to getting a big paint spill off your carpet -- fast fix-it advice when it's time for you to do your homeowning duty. |
Popular Mechanics
September 3, 2008
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15 MacGyver Tricks to Rethink Razor Blades Around the House The disposable razor blade can do more than just tame your five-o'clock shadow. From painting to cooking, here's how to creatively reinterpret single-edge blades enough times to make them a must-have in any toolbox. |
This Old House
Elizabeth Lilly |
Pro Tips for Painting Trim Harriette Martins, brand manager of Benjamin Moore, let us in on a few pro secrets about painting trim that will come in handy for your next project. |
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Thomas J. Baker |
Rust on the Run Outdoor metal takes a beating from the weather. Here's how to fight back. |
Popular Mechanics
August 2008 |
6 Easy Steps to a Long-Lasting Paint Job: DIY Guide Six key steps to preparation -- which unlocks the mystery of why paint jobs by pros last and those done by a homeowner may not. |
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Deborah Baldwin |
Use Shape Tape to Create a Punchy Planter Before putting down your container plants' roots, dress up their pots |
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Fran J. Donegan |
Picking House Paint There are lots of exterior paints out there. Knowing how to pick the best from a lineup of look-alike cans will help your paint job last well into the next century. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2003
Neal Barrett |
Painting Kitchen Cabinets Every kitchen eventually reaches the point at which it looks worn-out. That's the time to take stock of your options. Everyone is well aware that kitchen remodeling is costly and inconvenient. However, a simple and low-cost alternative is to paint the cabinets. |
Popular Mechanics
February 6, 2009
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18 Uses for an old Favorite, the Utility Knife: DIY Guy Don't cut that tool short. It has more utility than you might think. |
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August 2009 |
How to Clean, Wax and Detail Your Car: Expert Tips Here's how to protect your auto investment and maximize its value down the road -- inside and out. |
This Old House
Michelle Brunner |
Must-Know Tips for Dust-Busting A cleaning expert dishes the dirt on project cleanup. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2009
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How to Paint and Clean High Vaulted Ceilings The cleaning is the easiest to handle; painting is just hard work. |
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November 2008
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How To Refinish Hardwood Floors With Water-Based Finishes: Homeowner's Clinic Can a homeowner handle the job? Definitely. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
The Cleaner Cleanup How to responsibly rid your house of three major health and environmental hazards -- asbestos, lead, and mold. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2008 |
100 Skills Every Man Should Know: The Instructions (With Videos!) From auto repair to outdoor survival skills to cooking, sewing, and using tools -- things men should know. |
This Old House
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Stripping Painted Furniture Sometimes ugly is only skin deep. Getting under those layers of old paint might reveal a valuable piece of furniture. |
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July 2001
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Installing A Tub Surround Sooner or later, every bathroom needs a tuneup -- and the tub's shower enclosure is often the best place to start... |
This Old House
March 9, 2000
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Lofty Ambitions Try one of these seven ceiling treatments to improve the space overhead. |
This Old House
November 2005
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Making Sure the Paint Tint is Right for a Room Be bold with your paint colors, but also be prudent before you buy a gallon. |
This Old House
Deborah Baldwin |
How to Paint a Color-Washed Plank Wall Use latex paint and glaze to bring out a wood's grain and add translucent layers of color. |
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Deborah Baldwin |
How to Create Faux Wall Frames Brush on a paneled look to add dimension to blank walls. |
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Nicole Fornabaio |
How to Choose the Right White Paint Overwhelmed with white paint options? Consider these three things. |
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Deborah Baldwin |
Roll on a Graphic Rug With Paint Bold geometric squares go down quickly with an oversize stencil |
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19 Reader Tips That Save Time and Money Readers' best time-saving tricks, inventive problem-solvers, and ingenious discoveries are presented. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2002
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Storing Your Car A 2- to 4-month driving season followed by eight to 10 months of storage is something many car enthusiasts go through every year. You want to be able to store the vehicle without big expense, yet with minimum deterioration and an easy return to operation. |
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Elizabeth Lilly |
Paint a High-Gloss Front Door Get the European look by upgrading to a reflective door paint. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007
John Decker |
How to Repair Your Car Scratch: Saturday Mechanic This new step-by-step DIY guide walks you through diagnosing and repairing the dreaded car scratch. |
