Q: I have just taken back a rental property that I am going to live in. After painting and repairs, I am thinking of replacing the baseboards with something nice looking. Is this expensive and/or ...

A reader recently asked the costs of replacing baseboards. Hers were made of dark wood that was painted white but which is now chipping. Her thought was to replace the existing trim with already ...

Even though we love how it creates a clean, attractive finish following a remodel, it's safe to say most of us would rather watch paint dry than be the ones to put it on the wall. It isn't just that ...

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.

No matter how careful you are, baseboards are bound to get chipped and damaged by furniture legs or errant feet. Instead of finding and installing a replacement board, you can repair them yourself ...

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 ...

If you've ever decided to repaint a room in your house, you already know there are a lot of little details to consider. How to pick the perfect shade of paint for your space is an important one, of ...

Dear Leanne: How important is it that window trims and base-boards match? We have bought an older home and are replacing the windows. The new options for trims will not match the cur-rent baseboards, ...

Q. What does it cost to replace baseboards? Mine are made of dark wood that was painted white, but is now chipping. I’m interested in replacing the existing trim with pre-painted, faux-wood baseboard.

Dear Angie: What does it cost to replace baseboards? Mine are made of dark wood that was painted white, but is now chipping. I'm interested in replacing the existing trim with pre-painted, faux-wood ...