As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

A modern, wooden kitchen countertop with sink and stove - Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images When it comes to ways to easily and cheaply update your kitchen, painting your countertops is a tempting ...

Create the kitchen of your dreams with this DIY project. There are many different ways to stylishly update your kitchen without investing the time and money for a full renovation. When it comes to the ...

A coat of paint is an easy and inexpensive way to outsmart a multitude of design sins, from down-on-its-luck furniture to dark, cramped rooms. Given paint’s power, if you’re faced with outdated ...

Anyone who has ever embarked on a kitchen renovation knows just how quickly the costs can pile up—and replacing your kitchen countertops can be one of the priciest endeavors. But it's not always ...

If you’ve gone down a DIY rabbit hole lately on TikTok or Instagram, there’s a decent chance you’ve come across homeowners painting their kitchen or bathroom counters as a low-budget way of making ...

QUESTION: I would like to update my kitchen but can't afford new countertops. Could you please tell me how to paint mine? -- Tina, Huntington. ANSWER: I'm assuming that your countertops are laminate.

The Formica countertops in our kitchen are scratched and worn, plus the color doesn’t fit with our decorating anymore. We can’t afford new countertops at this point, but would like to spruce up what ...

There are many different ways to stylishly update your kitchen without investing the time and money for a full renovation. When it comes to the kitchen, you can paint or stain the cabinets a new color ...

Hodges has never incorporated painted countertops into her own decorating schemes, but that doesn’t mean she’s opposed to doing so. “I think it could be a great ...