For most homeowners, learning how to paint a room is a quintessential part of maintaining or renovating a home. And, if ...

From soft and welcoming to bold and statement-making, these are the paint color trends transforming home exteriors this year.

Paint House. With an assistant, paint the house with the backrolling method. After fully suiting up with personal protection gear, one person should spray a section of the house about 4-by-4 feet.

Our gutters are made of old-fashioned galvanized steel. That type of gutter was on the house when we bought it 32 years ago. We have since replaced all of the gutters with new galvanized steel.

This year, for example, I spent about $200 on paint, a few tubes of caulk and some new brushes. And I spent three full days, mostly by myself, scraping and painting the west side of the house.

Our gutters are made of old-fashioned galvanized steel. That type of gutter was on the house when we bought it 32 years ago. We have since replaced all of the gutters with new galvanized steel.