“Textured paint is ideal for rooms where you want the walls to tell a story,” says Lisa Rickert, cofounder and principal designer at Jolie Home. “Maybe it’s a story of age and ...

You can drastically change the entire look of a room with paint. Why not jazz up your walls with some trendy horizontal or vertical stripes? Or take it up a notch and apply texture to add warmth ...

which looks like fairly smooth plaster with a minimum of texture. Is there a way I can fill in and/or sand down the wall and ceiling surfaces myself before painting to achieve the desired effect?

Interior walls have different finishes and textures, and are made of various materials, which requires matching painting tools and techniques to each specific type of wall for a professional end look.

Painted texture requires skimming the surface with drywall compound. Paint acts as a sealant against water, so soaking wouldn’t be effective very effective in softening the texture—you’re ...

If your textured wall has been painted, you’re going to have to employ a more complicated fix (see below). That’s because paint acts as a sealant, protecting the texture from its enemy (that ...

But how do you go about removing texture from walls? We asked a home improvement and painting expert to detail the processes as you say goodbye to textured walls. Robert Arroyo, General Manager of ...

Painting an interior wall might seem like an easy design fix, but like most home projects, it's more than a quick job. "Most people think that painting over a wall with a light color only needs ...

I find solace in painting a custom mural.” To follow her brushstrokes, here are the five steps to transform a blank canvas of a wall into a work of art. While you may be tempted to lean into ...

Lightly sand the surface of the painted texture if the paint is glossy. While the drywall compound you will be applying ...