When you texture the walls of your house, you accomplish two things. First, you transform boring-to-look-at surfaces into pitted, peaked, and otherwise visually appealing objects of interest. Second, ...

A limewash treatment can help you achieve an aged, textured look on a variety of surfaces—in particular, it can be a great way to accent one wall to create a focal point of any room. The method was ...

If your gallery wall is feeling dated, it could be due to a lack of depth. Find out what types of pieces to add to bring it back to life.

Q:I live in a home built in 1979 and want to create a smoother surface on my walls. They were finished with a textured finish of long strokes of finishing mud, which I have heard called a skip-trough ...

Paneled walls were all the rage in the '70s but now they just make a room look dark and dated. But paneling, whether it's real wood or a plastic or vinyl simulation, can be painted. Here's how to give ...

A statement wall should feel like the heartbeat of a room. It draws the eye, sparks conversation, and quietly sets the rhythm ...

Q. Years ago, I opened an in-home child-care program. I had to treat my old knotty pine paneling with fire retardant. It used to be a beautiful accent in my beach cottage home. Now the finish on the ...