For the past seven years, a prohibition ordinance against painted bricks has meant Lincolnwood homeowners have had to live in bare-bricked houses. That ordinance—adopted in 2008 as part of a set of ...

There are two distinct views about painting a brick house. One view is a newly painted brick house looks fresh, trendy and new. There is anecdotal evidence that well-done, painted brick houses, ...

Collier Heights is an officially designated historic district, a 1,750-home enclave mostly made up of brick ranch houses built in the 1950s and 1960s. It was home to Martin Luther King Sr. and Ralph ...

Tad Dunlap, an international logistics manager for Horizon Hobby LLC, had been renting a house in the Overton Square area. After watching the market trends, Tad felt the timing seemed right for him to ...

You may have a list of home-improvement projects you've been promising to get to. Maybe you started inside—by repainting the living room a mood-boosting shade or by redecorating the bedroom with ...

Homeowners who paint their houses unusual colors, like Mr. Plumbean in this classic children's book, are sometimes doing it just for fun. But sometimes their motivations are all about making a ...