Contractor using a caulking gun along a baseboard - Aquaarts Studio/Getty Images When you think of a home renovation project, tasks like painting the walls and installing new fixtures might be the ...

Baseboards serve a pretty basic purpose, and they serve it well: hide the part of a room where the drywall meets the flooring. Sometimes, though, they’ve got to go, whether it’s because you need to ...

Cleaning baseboards is an easy job to overlook, and it has a reputation as a tedious household chore. But keeping baseboards clean of dust, hair, and splatters can greatly improve the appearance of ...

Nate Berkus seated on stage with a blue background - Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images Color has returned to interior residential design after years of beiges and grays. Paint is an easy and affordable way ...

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When was the last time you cleaned your baseboards? If you’re like me, it’s been a while. When all of the sweeping, vacuuming and mopping are complete, cleaning baseboards around the house is the last ...

Key Points Clean baseboards last, starting with vacuuming to remove dust before wiping.Use gentle soap and water (or a degreaser in kitchens), matching the cleaner to the baseboard material.Dry with a ...

Last weekend, I had the good fortune to show my son how to install wood baseboard and interior door casing. We’re in the final stages of finishing over 1,000 square feet of living space in the ...