Paint colors, cabinet makeovers and small fixes for a free afternoon

Whites for kitchen cabinets side by side, whitewash on oak and brick, a painted mailbox or faucet, plus shelves, closets, coat racks and 7 ways to lift sticker residue.

Start with paint

Warm kitchen with Sherwin Williams Alabaster cabinets and natural light.

A solid-colored accent wall behind a fireplace.

A floating shelf made of plywood displaying books and a photo.

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Paint a test board, not the wall, before you commit.

Roll 2 coats on a scrap of primed board and look at it morning and evening, since light changes a color more than the chip suggests.

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Start with the job in front of you

A detached light blue metal mailbox on a workbench with a screwdriver and screws.

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Countertops, mailboxes, faucets, doors and trim, plus stain colors, limewash and whitewash on brick.

Close-up of a plastic floor scraper above carpet glue on a hardwood floor.

DIY Projects

Coat racks, shelves, closets and basement makeovers, and cleanup for siding, decking and carpet glue.

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Who picks the projects

Strips of tape behind my switch plates name each wall's paint color and sheen, so touch-ups start with a screwdriver, not a guess. Leonard K. Beale exists only as my byline, and I paint as an amateur, with no design course or contractor's exam. Sanding paint from before 1978 can stir up lead dust, so test a chip with a kit first. Fuzzy trim after one of these steps means the step needs work; report it to [email protected].

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