Jeff Somers is a freelancer who has been writing about writing, books, personal finance, and home maintenance since 2012. When not writing, Jeff spends his free time fixing up his old house. He has ...

Worn and faded hardwood floors can drag down the look of a room. But having scuffed floors sanded down and restained can be expensive and messy. One alternative that's gaining popularity: painting ...

While you can paint hardwood floors, it might not be the best home DIY option. Painting hardwood floors is the type of personalized home renovation that takes time and preparation. Painting could be a ...

Are you looking for a way to spruce up your floors without breaking the bank? This trend will make a statement and can ...

After browsing reclaimed hardwoods and engineered alternatives with the couple, Billy came up with a vastly more cost-effective solution: Lay inexpensive strip oak floors for about $2 per square foot ...

Worn and faded hardwood floors can drag down the look of a room. But having scuffed floors sanded down and restained can be expensive and messy. One alternative that's gaining popularity: painting ...

Q. This week: After we moved into our house we tore out the carpets and planned to refinish the floors. Now we've decided it would involve too much work and mess, so we're thinking of painting the ...

Choosing paint colors for your home can be an exercise in patience—or frustration. Unless you have formal design training, colors can be hard to figure out, especially if some of your fixed surfaces ...

Shawn Bo-Abrams, who is renovating his house in Washington state with his husband, Leon Bo-Abrams, was eager to get rid of the carpet covering their top floor. “I have four animals, and they all like ...

Adding a coat of paint to pine floors can give them new life, but if you want a good result, do not skimp on the preparation. By Ronda Kaysen Q: I live in a house with a finished attic, which has old ...