By Sophie Ulman · Updated August 2026 Most homeowners reaching for energy savings think of solar panels, better windows, or extra insulation. Few consider the paint already on their walls. Energy saving paint — also called insulating or thermal paint — claims to reduce heat transfer, keep interiors cooler in summer, and cut heating bills…
By Sophie Ulman · Updated October 2026 Milk paint is a powdered paint made from milk protein (casein), lime and pigment that you mix with water just before you use it. It dries to a flat, slightly uneven matte that soaks into raw wood and, on sealed or painted surfaces, chips away into the worn…
Does storing paint cans upside down actually work? Technically yes — and it is still the wrong default. Flipping the can does form a liquid seal against the lid, which is why the trick has survived for decades. But it only works on a can you sealed properly in the first place, and if you…
By Sophie Ulman · Updated August 2026 Learning how to match paint already on a wall is really two problems wearing one coat. Getting the color right is the easy half — a paint store scanner does that in about ninety seconds. The hard half is that a perfectly matched color still shows as a…
Yes — it is safe to paint an old radiator, with two conditions that almost nobody mentions: the existing paint has to be handled as lead until you prove otherwise, and the colour you choose changes how much heat the radiator puts into the room. Get either one wrong and you are not looking at…