"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The average house needs to be repainted every five to 10 years. The same goes for porches, picket fences ...

With labor costs climbing and tariffs making prices for materials like lumber and steel soar, home upgrades can be especially expensive these days. But there’s one home upgrade that has remained ...

Kristin is a lead editor at Forbes Home and has nearly a decade of professional experience as a writer and editor. She's previously worked at sites like Talking Points Memo, Insider, Delish, Angi and ...

“Painting is a small upgrade with a big return,” says Ebonee Johnikin, a real estate agent based in Laurel, MS. “It’s one of the simplest, most cost-effective ways to make a home feel fresh, updated, ...