drywall

  • How to Fix Ugly Nail Pops in Your Walls

    How to Fix Ugly Nail Pops in Your Walls

    Drywall is relatively durable and cheap, and looks quite nice if installed and maintained correctly. But it’s also easy to damage while you’re just living your life—and it can even damage itself, most commonly through the appearance of little bumps under the surface known as “nail pops.” (Despite the name, nail pops can also be…


  • Stop Using Cheap Plastic Drywall Anchors

    Stop Using Cheap Plastic Drywall Anchors

    Even if you’re not handy, there are certain universal projects that just about everyone tackles at some point in their lives, like hanging a towel rack or a shelf on the wall. And trying to hang stuff on your walls leads to a crucial lesson: Drywall absolutely sucks when it comes to supporting weight.


  • How to Remove Unwanted Texture From Your Walls

    How to Remove Unwanted Texture From Your Walls

    One of the basic tenets of interior design — if you ever plan to sell your home — is to avoid overly personal choices of the more permanent variety. Yet, as anyone who has ever house- or apartment-hunted before can attest, many people think that textured walls are a universally appealing design choice. Fact: They…