Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Paint can fade, chip, and peel over time, which will probably motivate you to plan a new painting project, stat. But before you ...

These safety items plus respirators will give you some protection from paint strippers’ toxic fumes. You’ll also want to protect surfaces from which you don’t want to remove any paint—including the ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 57th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

A college-age neighbor walked through our front door, took one look at the hallway and said, "Oh, wow, you all are living in a crack house now?" Yes, we have crack-house woodwork at the moment. It is ...

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Dear Pat: I lived in a 100-year-old house for three years now, and I need to strip and refinish the interior woodwork. There are different types of wood. How can I strip the old finish without harming ...