Ashlyn is one of Forbes Home's in-house writers and a former civil engineer-turned content writer with over six years experience. Until recently, Ashlyn focused on creating content for Forbes Home as ...

Painting a room can be an easy and inexpensive upgrade, whether you're freshening it up or dramatically changing the color. With a little planning and a few expert tips, this do-it-yourself project ...

Many people, including me, have painted their kitchen cabinets and been perfectly happy with the results. Painting cabinets sounds old school compared to today’s emphasis on tearing out the kitchen ...

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 ...

The average cost to paint the interior of a house is about $2,000. The average cost to paint the exterior is just over $3,000. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising ...