Paint & Paper Library

Can you paint over wallpaper? When it works, when it does not, and a step-by-step guide to preparing, priming and painting papered walls so the finish lasts.

How to paint a front door that lasts: choosing an exterior eggshell or gloss, preparing the timber, painting the panels in the right order, the weather to wait for and colours that wear well.

Double drenching uses two related colours on every surface of a room. How to choose the pair, where each colour goes, and a step-by-step guide to painting it well.