Designers are increasingly blunt about one thing: the wrong wood finish can date your home faster than almost any other ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." To make the complex simple, we asked Jessica Barr at Behr Paints to break it all down for us. Chances are ...

At Interzum 2015, EGGER presents for the first time the new generation of the highest quality matt and high-gloss surfaces. With the PerfectSense innovation, EGGER raises its melamine-faced boards, as ...

Close-up of a red front door with a high-gloss finish - Artography/Shutterstock Since it's one of the first things that people see, finding the perfect paint finish for your front door is a must. If ...

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 ...

Gone are the days of high-gloss hardwood floors so reflective they look wet to the touch. Thanks perhaps to the Scandinavians (and a bit of good old-fashioned practicality), matte wood finishes are ...

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 ...