A trip to the paint store can be a bit like visiting a candy store: lots of delicious choices, but lots of confusion about what to buy. With the vast selection, choosing one right color can cause a ...

We were a house divided. More to the point, we were a house color divided. Four residents (sorry cats, you don't get a vote), four different opinions. Make that at least 24 different opinions, ...

How many times has this happened to you? After spending hours agonizing over the perfect shade of paint, you gleefully coat every wall in your home in that shade. Then, years later, when there’s a ...

It happens to all of us – hopefully just once – in our home-dwelling lives. Picking the wrong paint color is bad enough inside the home, but when it happens to the outside it becomes – ugh! – a ...

Q: Please help me, Tim! I'm trying to select a new color for the outside of my house. Looking at samples on a brochure, I'm frozen and unable to make a decision. I don't want to make a mistake. Please ...

You know that wearing dark-colored clothing in the sun attracts heat, while lighter colors help reflect sunlight. The same is true for your home’s exterior paint. In fact, darker-colored homes absorb ...

Q: Two years ago, we filled out the appropriate form with paint samples for the house, trim, and a new roof and submitted it to our community association, which the board approved. Recently, the new ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Although choosing a new shade might sound pretty simple, there's actually a lot to consider. Think about ...