DEAR DEBBIE: We are moving into a new house and the walls will be stark-white flat paint and the woodwork semigloss white paint. I hope to paint the walls in earth tones (soft clays and greens). Is ...

Depending on your home’s age and style, you may have wood trim around your windows, doors, baseboards and ceiling. While contemporary-style homes are less likely to have extensive visible trim, some ...

Well-built older homes often have clear-finished trim made of oak, maple and even mahogany that’s almost an inch thick. At the other end of the spectrum, newer homes often have paintable grades like ...

I'm not one who goes for a lot of frou-frou or fussy detail, but I do like a good moulding, especially when it has been applied in the correct proportion to the surrounding architecture. Mouldings are ...