The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that Americans are spending more than $150 billion annually to improve their piece of the Great American Dream. Spiffed-up kitchens and baths, extra elbow room ...

Q: Our home was built in 1970 and has a textured ceiling and paneled walls in the living room. We started to remove the paneling, which caused some of the ceiling texture to be scraped off. It then ...

If your home has popcorn ceilings, the chances are good that you've considered removing them. Not only is the style outdated, but some popcorn ceilings are also contaminated with asbestos. Luckily, ...

Much to the relief of homeowners everywhere, some bold and bizarre home design trends from the past (like avocado-colored bathrooms ... what?) can be easily updated. Yet for owners or prospective ...

Q. The ceilings throughout our house are a rough textured surface. I think they're made by spraying a heavy textured material over the drywall ceiling construction. We would prefer a smoother ceiling.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. someone scraping popcorn finish off ceiling - Banksphotos/Getty Images Popcorn ceilings are a common type of ceiling finish in ...