Scrape the surfaces to be painted with a single-edge razor blade to remove soap scum buildup. Focus on areas under the soap tray and the tub or sink drain. Wipe all scrapings into a garbage bag.

Tile in your bathroom or kitchen looking drab? You have a few options when it comes to upgrading them, including tearing out old tile and replacing it, or painting over tile. Replacing tile is usually ...

Dawn Weinberger is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon who has contributed to numerous publications and websites over the past 20 years, including RD.com, Glamour, Women's Health, Entrepreneur, and ...

Getting an itch to refresh your space is completely natural—and painting is an easy way to scratch it. In the bathroom especially, painting tile can feel like a fun way to bring in a pop of color or ...

A couple of weeks back, a reader asked me about painting bathroom tile a different color instead of spending thousands of dollars to replace it. As I always hope, many of you wrote in with ...

As the founder of a DIY school, Geneva Vanderzeil loves a shortcut – but she warns against skipping steps when painting floor tiles. Painted floor tiles can elevate any bathroom, kitchen, laundry or ...

My husband and I bought our 1960s home in a rush; it was one of only five homes in our price range on the market when we ...

You face a few different issues: how to prep brick and tile so paint sticks, which paint to use and how to apply the paint evenly to such textured surfaces. There’s considerable disagreement about ...