Maria – The Practical House Painting Guide

Almost-black Paint

April 17, 2014

I painted one wall of my kitchen with an almost-black flat paint. Rollers didn’t leave any marks, etc, but when I passed lightly my clean hand over the well-dried paint my fingers left light marks. I made it worse when I tried to slightly clean it with a soft cloth.

Trim Painting Rules

July 12, 2009

I am painting the wood trim in the interior of my house of a lighter color than the walls. What color are door frames painted? The color of the wood trim or the color of the walls? I would like to know what are the rules to paint the wood

Why is there a whitish streaked residue on our newly painted black door with semi-gloss black paint?

July 11, 2009

The house was painted two weeks ago with varying temperatures ranging from upper 30s to 70s. I cannot remember the exact temperature of the day it was painted. When I tried to clean it there was a soapy residue. The painter tried to clean the windows above the front door