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I am overwhelmed by color choices!!! I want to have a fun Mexican theme. I want a yellowish- gold wall (primary walls) with green and blue accent walls. There are soooo many yellow-golds out there, not to mention the blues and greens! Please …

I need a suggestion for wall color for a family room with a red brick fireplace. I am planning to paint the concrete floor to coordinate with the walls and fireplace. Any idea on a color for …

I have used blue painters tape in the past when painting different colors on adjacent surfaces and the paint always bleeds under the tape in spite of burnishing the edges.I have read that you can use acrylic gel medium to seal the edge of the blue painters tape …

This is a great reader question about how to tone done bright colored walls.

Love the site and your advice on red walls. I have a different question for you though…

My husband and I have bought a house we’re totally in love with. Every room has …

I am trying to get a venetian plaster look in my house. I wanted to try to use drywall mud to create the texture with deeper / thicker results and I am not sure now how to paint it. Does one have to use the plaster in a …

Here is a recent reader question who is asking for color suggestions for a kitchen with black and white appliances. Tawn has answered this one with some creative ideas.

I am painting a kitchen that has black appliances …

I am wanting to get a distressed look on the center isle in my kitchen. It is real wood and was stained in a medium to dark finish when we built the home.

I want it to be a different color from my cabinets and …

Here are a couple great questions from one of our readers:

What is the best way to ensure a faux finish is scrubbable and mold/mildew resistant (for a bathroom/vanity area)?

If you are concerned about mold and mildew, you will want to start the project by priming with a …

“What is the easiest way to apply a purchased glaze to my lightly textured walls?

The room is the kitchen which has texture on the walls like houses built in the 70s. The walls and ceiling are painted with Laura Ashley gold #3. It has been …

How do you make yellow pine look like driftwood? any paint techniques for that? I want the trim in my house to resemble driftwood. ~Susan

Hi Susan, this sounds like a fun and creative project. Be sure to get a few pieces of REAL driftwood to use as …

I plan on doing a colorwash or faux on our walls. What color paint do I use to achieve a soft Tuscan Yellow Paint Color Wash? My …

I am considering faux painting my bathroom to achieve a grasscloth effect. Is dragging the correct technique? Can you please forward me instructions and tips for the correct technique? Thank you so much ~Laura

Hi Laura, The grasscloth effect is a very beautiful finish, but there are some concerns …

Hi Debra,

I have been redoing my kitchen since before Christmas. I have completely striped off all paint to bare wood and I can not find a finish that I …

Call for help with Faux Wood Painting. It’s always fun to see what you come up with to “stump” THAT Painter Lady. You know… you haven’t stumped me yet.

Dear Debra, …..HELP!

I need some pointers as to how to create faux wood wainscoating on a wall that has the …

If you want the two rooms to feel “blended” or connected you will need spend time choosing adjoining room colors.

This is a continued “story”… see this …