Additional Resources

General Painting Information

• Lead Safe Training — Lead-Based Paint Training Program for Renovators and Remodelers
• HGTV — Home and Garden TV's site
• Home Depot — The hardware chain's home page.
• Lowe's Hardware — The hardware chain's home page.
• Hometime — Hometime TV's program's How-To area, featuring painting instructions.
• PaintIdeas.com — A site designed to share creative paint ideas. There is a community area, guest designer tips and techniques, ask the expert, sweepstakes and more.
• The Rohm and Haas Paint Quality Institute — Contains do-it-yourself tips, a press room, and a resource library; information on contractors, paintsellers, specifiers.

Faux Finishes

• Faux Finishes — Detailed links and resources on faux finishes.

FAQs and How Tos

• FAQs about Paint — from the Paint & Decorating Retailers Association.
• How To Correct Common Paint Problems — from the How-To Series, provided by Cole Hardware in partnership with the National Retail Hardware Association
• How To Remove Paint & Varnish — from the How-To Series, provided by Cole Hardware in partnership with the National Retail Hardware Association
• How To Make Painting Easier — from the How-To Series, provided by Cole Hardware in partnership with the National Retail Hardware Association

Color Picker

• Color Previewer and Selector -- from Benjamin Moore

Hiring a Painting Contractor

• Hiring A Professional Contractor? — Information on how to select the best painting contractor, from the Painting & Decorating Contractors of America.