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

When buying baseboards in the past, you only had just one choice: natural wood, usually pine or hemlock. Now, the choice of materials for baseboards and trim has expanded to include MDF and plastic.

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 ...

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 ...