Smooth ceilings might look elegant, but they can lead to more noise and echoes throughout your home. Muffle the sound with one of these textures.

A trip to the thrift store is the perfect way to escape the summer heat for a few hours. The most satisfying part, however, ...

Our thoughts turn to porches, patios and decks and to how they should be furnished. Lazy afternoons with iced tea on the ...

There are five different levels of drywall finishes and the best for your home depends on the area the wall is located and your final wall finishing.

The water line inside the house shows it went up to the ceiling. The couple used a small door that opened to the rooftop to escape.

Popcorn ceiling If you have a heavily textured ceiling and just don’t like the look, you have a few options. With unpainted texture, the most common approach is to mist it with a spray bottle and ...

Just like any DIY home improvement project, mudding and taping drywall requires some specialized tools and materials — especially if you want the results to appear as close to professional as possible ...

AS I SEE IT Breaking the mud ceiling “As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.