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Each of these finishes offers unique characteristics to consider when choosing paint.

Q: You recommended using satin or semi-gloss paint on a popcorn ceiling. I’m getting conflicting advice. Lots of folks say no, use flat. What do you think? — Barbara A: The reason you paint a popcorn ...

Most pro painters won’t give you a paint finish option when it comes to painting ceilings. It’s flat paint or bust. They’ll give you all sorts of reasons. Flat paint will hide any imperfections in the ...

High gloss paint is the definition of high risk, high reward. Here's how designers use it in interiors for the best and most ...

When your mom was painting a space, the rules were straightforward: flats on the ceiling, eggshell on the walls and gloss on cabinetry, windowsills and trim. Today those rules are more like ...

The pandemic turned us into a nation of painters. Confined within our four walls, we could not resist the temptation to contemplate a color change. We wanted drama, but we also wanted a peaceful ...

Though the term is used interchangeably with oil-based paints for most practical purposes, alkyd paints are actually not oil-based but alkyd resins mixed in some sort of thinner. When most people ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To make the complex simple, we asked Jessica Barr at Behr Paints to break it all down for us. Chances are ...