Lori – The Practical House Painting Guide

Table Top

February 18, 2014

How to remove steel wool scratches on a wood table top?

What do I do with a room that was drywalled improperly?

February 17, 2012

The previous owners of my home drywalled the basement bedroom and family room. They didn’t do it correctly and I can see each piece on the walls and ceilings. What can I do to repair this without having to tear it down and start over?

Painting old paneling wood interior doors.

October 6, 2011

I am buying a home that has brown paneling interior doors. I can not afford to replace them with new doors. So I am thinking of painting them white. How do I go about doing this? What type of paint do I use?

Re-painting or possibly staining a wooden deck.

July 1, 2010

I have a wooden deck that was painted by the previous owners. It doesn’t look like the paint is very thick and they didn’t even paint the whole thing. I would like to either re-paint or stain but don’t know what’s the best route. I’m going to power-wash the deck

Refinishing wood bunk beds.

November 19, 2009

I have a set of bunk beds that are real wood (medium brown color). I want them to be black. They were factory done – no DIY refinishing has been done on them before. They are stained now. Should I paint them black and if yes, how do I prep