Archive for August, 2007

How To Decoupage A Painting On The Wall So I Looks Old and Worn

Questions From Readers An unique paint treatment actually embeds or uses decoupage to place a print on a wall that looks like the paint is peeling and chipping away from the picture.  Usually the print is hidden behind a faux …

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How To Choose Colors For Tuscan Style Kitchen Filled With Pink and Oak

Questions From Readers Yikes! You would think turning a kitchen with oak cabinets and pink tile floors and pink counters into an Tuscan style kitchen would be impossible.  As luck would have it… I have faux painted a kitchen with …

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How To Create a Paint and Torn Tissue Paper Metallic Wall Finish

Questions From Readers  Have you ever gone into a store or other commercial space and noticed a great faux finish on the wall? Most of the time you can figure out what products or colors were used… but sometimes you …

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Samples of Underwater and Sky Murals - Pictures - Photographs By Request

Debra Conrad at DesignTalk.comDebra, please tell me how to paint underwater and cloudy sky murals for my children's rooms.  I get these requests often… and I am determined to create a video showing all the detailed techniques …

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Paint Your Dull Laminate Counters To Look Like Fantastic Granite Counters

Questions From Readers  Do you want to remodel your kitchen adding new granite counters? Don't we all? It just isn't in the budget at this point… someday I will have it all!   In the meantime… …

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More Problems With Using Crackle Medium On Walls

 Questions From Readers  I wonder why the use of crackle medium has suddenly increased?    The magazines are full of modern, retro style furniture and crisp, clean painted walls… but if you are anything like me, it just doesn't suit …

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Create A Wood Look On A Smooth Finish Fiberglass Door

Questions From Readers What if your front or entry door is a smooth white fiberglass door and all of your interior doors are oak stained wood?  Would you want to create a wood looking entry door …

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Tuscan Painting - Faux Painting the Entire House to Look Authentic

Questions From Readers  This brave homeowner wants to faux paint with Tuscan painting style finishes in every room! The question is how to migrate the colors and textures throughout the house so it all blends and looks great.  They want …

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Painting a Fake Tray Ceiling - Creating The Look of a Tray Ceiling With Just Paint.

 Questions From Readers A Trompe L'Oeil question! You remember… it means "fool the eye" in French.  It has been a very long time, these questions are so rare. It is difficult to teach this elevated art style with the written …

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