Q: How do I clean walls, especially those with flat paint that seems to peel or crumble when I wipe it down? A: Paint comes in an array of sheen levels, with high gloss at one end of the spectrum and ...

Remember the time you tried to wash your garage walls and it didn't go smoothly? You scrubbed so hard, the paint came off.

Low sheen finishes hide imperfections but are hard to clean. Use them in low-traffic areas. Glossy sheens are easy to clean but highlight imperfections. Use them for high-traffic areas and trim. When ...

When your mom was painting a space, the rules were straightforward: flats on the ceiling, eggshell on the walls and gloss on cabinetry, windowsills and trim. Today those rules are more like ...