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Simple question … or so it seems.  A faux finish on a heavy texture requires different tools and also a different mindset for the results. 

What is the best type of faux finish to use when painting over a heavy swrilled plaster wall ?

 When you decide to paint a faux …

Painting over wallpaper question… Again!  Now you know why I am constantly questioning the practicality of wallpaper.  With proper preparation, wallpaper is very easy to remove.  It is the wallpaper that is already on the walls, put up by who knows who and who know when. It is the wallpaper that …

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I was wondering where I could find a good source on how to paint sky and cloud murals.  I can't seem to find any good sources on the web. Please let me know.  Thank

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Hi Debra,

I have a Formica bath (half bath) counter that I would like to do a faux finish on.

This bath doesn't get used much.  Can I do this, what products can I use, and is what are the steps in doing the process?Thanks,Marianne

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This age old problem is one that plagues every decorative painter.  Textured walls don't like tape.  It is very difficult to get painters tape to stick in all the tiny grooves of the wall… leaving tiny voids for paint to seep under and ruin out perfect straight lines.  I had …

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A quick response to a reader request: Creating Faux Wood is discussed on another page : Painting Faux Wood  This fake wood graining would require a different color combination.  Still using the yellow ocher undercoat and Raw Sienna over glaze.  This will be RED, wait for it to …

You would think I would have the answer to every question I get in my mailbox… well here I am again, trying to answer a perplexing color question.

DebraI recently painted an accent wall a dark "brick" red.  It's a beautiful color, but I think I would like to

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