Before you can paint your walls, you’ll need to prime them. With a paintbrush, outline the walls, ceilings, and windows, with a 2- to 3-inch strip of primer using angled brush.

Follow the careful restoration of a charming vintage wall cabinet as part of a larger project: turning an old Swedish schoolhouse into a beautiful home.

A well-painted wall is part science, part art. From clean surfaces to colour psychology, here’s how paint is redefining the spaces we live and work in ...