On the first day of painting, our down-the-street neighbor came by for a beer in the evening. When we showed him the beginning of our makeover, he laughed: He’d started painting his house black ...

A dark exterior could lead to a warmer interior. Here's what to do if you want to choose a moody color anyway.

Pell's analysis found that painting your house black could mean an electricity bill that's about 2% higher for the year. But it might also help keep your house warmer in the winter!

In 1960, famed Black artist Norman Lewis made a trip to Cape Cod. He visited his friends, Hampton and Marguerite Gill, and somehow ended up painting a piece on the chimney of their house in South ...

A Young Painter Puts Black Nudes Among Old Masters Somaya Critchlow, 31, is showing her provocative paintings alongside a storied collection that includes work by Rubens, van Dyck and Velázquez.

The White House Historical Association, after researching our Black history, has launched the 'Slavery in the President’s Neighborhood' initiative.

Braque’s Painter and Model (1939) was a more ambitious essay in shadow and substance. The black and tan model and black and grey artist—who, unlike clean-shaven, square-cut Braque, sported a ...

The nation's capital city will remove the large painting of the words “Black Lives Matter” on a street one block from the White House as Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser struggles to fend off ...

A piece of real estate in Greenwood has gone viral online for its “unique” design style. The listing pulled in more than 100,000 views on Zillow in less than a ...

Two homes in Santa Monica — one pink and purple, the other pitch-black — have gone viral due to their clashing styles. What's the story behind the internet-famous abodes?

French painter Pierre Soulages, who was famed for his use of black and was an icon of post-World War II European abstract art, has died, according to the Soulages Museum in his hometown. He was 102.