The first steps of painting walls that have a slightly rough, textured surface is essentially the same as previously painted drywall and plaster. However, to ensure that the topcoat of paint flows ...

Painting a wall with a textured roller can make a room look fabulous if it's done correctly. If you're not careful, though, ...

Can't be done. Except that it can, and it's not all that difficult -- even on textured walls -- to get a sharp paint line where two colors meet. The trick is to seal your painter's tape with the ...

“Textured paint is ideal for rooms where you want the walls to tell a story,” says Lisa Rickert, cofounder and principal designer at Jolie Home. “Maybe it’s a story of age and ...

Instead, I thought of covering them with burlap fabric, leaving it for a while to adhere and then painting the surfaces, resulting in a textured finish. A: We think you'll have walls and ceilings ...

They were finished with a textured finish of long strokes ... Is there a way I can fill in and/or sand down the wall and ceiling surfaces myself before painting to achieve the desired effect?

Consider painting an accent wall in a bold hue or highlighting moldings ... But that’s just a rough guideline: To get a more precise number, which you’ll definitely want for large projects ...

A Smooth out your paint-textured walls by sanding them with a medium sandpaper. It takes a bit of time for the sanding and the cleanup of dust, but it will give you the result you want.

If your textured wall has been painted, you’re going to have to employ a more complicated fix (see below). That’s because paint acts as a sealant, protecting the texture from its enemy (that ...

“Painted walls require special care to clean them without damaging the surface,” says Leanne Stapf, chief operating officer at The Cleaning Authority. And luckily, this doesn’t require a ...