Repainting interior walls and ceilings is a quick and fairly inexpensive way to brighten or improve the appearance of a home. Here are some tips to help do-it-yourselfers achieve an attractive and ...

SALISBURY — Eric Slipp is a believer in the performing arts. Not only has Slipp acted on stage with Piedmont Players, but he also serves as the local theater company’s treasurer. Plays, musicals and ...

Textured ceilings have long shaped how homes look and sound, but not all finishes behave the same when it comes to ...

Q: I want to do some interior repainting, but the ceilings have dark stripes on them that I was told are caused by burning candles and my wood stove. The stripes don’t seem to wash off. The stripes ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Crews are cleaning up chips of lead-based paint that have drifted from the ceiling of the Missouri House of Representatives chamber onto desks and furniture below. A spokeswoman for ...

A few weeks back, I replied to a reader's question about "ghost shadows" on his ceiling. It isn't as spooky as it sounds. The reader was asking about paint he could use to hide the lines, which ...