Transform walls, floors, and countertops with peel-and-stick solutions and easy repairs.
4 options compared side-by-side. Click any card to browse its guides.
Refresh any wall. Most beginner-friendly.
Statement walls. Removable options available.
Wet areas, backsplashes, floors. Permanent.
Warm and classic. Floors, paneling, trim.
Three different ceiling bubbles showed up in my first week in a 1962 rental. They turned out to be three different problems. Here's the 30-second test that tells them apart.
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Block filler primer is what turns rough concrete or multi-layer old walls into a paintable surface. An eight-step weekend method that saves the paint job.
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Spackle vs caulk looks like a small choice, but using the wrong one is the most common reason renter patches fail inspection. Five spots for each, plus two that decide.
Filling carpenter bee holes the wrong way traps bees and invites ants. Here is the four-step fall method, what not to do, and how to keep them closed next spring.
How to remove paint from cabinets without ruining the wood. A seven-day diary of stripping paint with stripper, heat gun, and sanding, plus what to do differently next time.
Black spots on wall showed up in four rentals. They look the same but the fix changes. Six causes, four stories, one diagnosis order that saves the wrong repaint.
Can you put wallpaper over wallpaper? Here are the three walls where it works, four where it fails, and the ten-minute check that saves a weekend of stripping.
Four friends, four water stains on wall surfaces, four sources. Daniel's tub, Sofia's pipe, Marcus's window, Lila's roof. Each fix was different from what they tried first.
I spent $340 over four apartments learning discolored walls aren't one problem. They're six different problems that look the same from a distance. Here's the right primer for each.
I asked the hardware clerk if I could paint my cabinets oil enamel over white latex. He shook his head. Here's what 5 years and two projects taught me about doing it right.
I chipped my kitchen counter opening a pasta sauce jar. The landlord quoted $180 to replace the laminate. A $14 tube of Seamfil fixed it in 20 minutes and lasted fourteen months.
Nail pops in ceiling look like a small white bump that cracks open over a few weeks. Most are renter-friendly 20-minute fixes. Three cases mean it's the landlord's job.