Nobody rolls white satin straight onto old pine any more: here’s what goes over the knots first (and it costs almost nothing)

Nobody rolls white satin straight onto old pine any more: here's what goes over the knots first (and it costs almost nothing)

Those mysterious ginger-brown rings appearing through your fresh white paint weeks after decorating aren’t a painting failure—they’re pine knots bleeding resin. Professional decorators have used one cheap, simple solution for generations: shellac knotting solution. Here’s exactly how to use it.

20 Years of Sanding Textured Walls: How a Damp Sponge Makes It Obsolete

20 Years of Sanding Textured Walls: How a Damp Sponge Makes It Obsolete

A seasoned decorator reveals the game-changing damp sponge method that eliminates the health hazards and physical toll of sanding textured walls. Using nothing more than joint compound and water, you can achieve beautifully smooth surfaces in older homes—without the crystalline silica dust or three-day cleanup ordeal.