As any do-it-yourself-er knows, there can be immense satisfaction and pride in completing a home-improvement project—and the quickest, easiest way to experience those feelings of accomplishment just ...

Wall treatments invariably stamp a house with their era. Think about the bright (even garish) mixed-pattern papers used in Victorian design, or the bold geometric papers used in the ’30s, ’40s and ...

This is an article I never thought I’d write, because I’m a paint-the-paneling kind of girl. If you read my style blog on a regular basis, I’m pretty sure you know how I feel about wood paneling. To ...

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 ...

When it comes to cottages and cabins, I have a not-so-hidden agenda: My plan is to paint knotty pine one summer home at a time. Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com Read the E-Edition, our ...