Archive for August, 2008

Paint Manufacturers Turn To Environmentally Safe Paint

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Have you started using environmentally safe paint? Do you know how to find the paint brands that are safe for the environment? How do you dispose of your old paint? Do I have you …

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Baby Nursery Stirpe (Stripe) Idea

HI Debra,
I have a question, I a friend of mine has just gone to Vietnam to adopt a little baby girl, her husband asked me to surprise her and do the nursery for her.

There neighbors started the project for me and did a river rock technique on the bottom and …

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How to Refinish a Veneer Grandfather Clock

I have a veneer grandfather clock that I want to paint to match my dining rm furniture. The DR furn is black and cherry wood. The chairs are in black and have a worn look and you see a red color where it is worn. How can I

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Painting over White Brick Fireplace

I have a white brick fireplace that always looks dirty. I would like to faux paint it using colors of brown and blue. The surrounding bookshelves are white with brown interior paint. Walls and carpet are beige/taupe at this point. I have never tried to faux finish

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Faux Woodgrain over Formica Cabinets

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Hi, I would love to get the look of dark wood on my formica cabinets that have been painted white by the owners before me. We don’t have the money to

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