If you're replacing furniture, choose the paint last, not first. Never compare paint samples to a white wall; put them up against the furniture. ...

On another note, most paint samples come in a matte finish, which is slightly less glossy than eggshell, but more glossy than flat paint. ... When to use semi-gloss paint.

Got a home paint job but stumped whether your interior paint scheme needs eggshell or semi-gloss, acrylic or oil? Read on to find out how to buy the right indoor paint for you.

But when it came to the shade of purple Garten wanted in her apartment library, she wasn't able to settle on just anything. "When I'm picking a color, it's like a thousand paint samples," Garten ...