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Debra Conrad Portfolio

Mural Project: Kids Room Ideas

Originally uploaded by THAT Painter Lady. Lots of people write in for ideas. They want ideas on what to paint their walls. What color they should paint their cabinets. What to paint in their dining room. While we LOVE helping people it’s really hard to tell someone else what to paint on their walls for [...]

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You Can Turn A Door Into An Iron Gate

This was a fun project.Â The door is outside and leads to an exterior laundry room. The entire patio area was painted to look like a garden room. (I’ll share more of this mural later) The door was a plain white 3 panel door. We purchased 3 square decorative frames and one metal decorative ironwork [...]

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Painting Rooms Ideas on Design Talk With Debra Conrad THAT Painter Lady

This is so cool! Anyone who is decorating their home will find a ton of information on the DesignTalk.com website. They have special sections for guest authors and DesignTalk.com asked me to join in the fun. Choosing a theme is an important decision to make before you jump in and start painting rooms.Â I answer [...]

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Faux Brick Wall | Restoring Painted Brick to Look Like Brick

Have you ever thought of painting a Faux Brick Wall on Brick? Do you have brick in your home that has been painted? All too often this is the solution used by homeowners to “freshen up” worn red brick. Maybe the design of the room called for something other than worn red brick. The easy [...]

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Tuscan Style Fireplace Mural

I know you think you recognize this Tuscan Style Mural… but it is my own morphing of some other art and then I painted it on the actual wall. The niche over the fireplace is molded in drywall and textured the same as the surrounding walls, as is the mantle. Getting a ladder up to [...]

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How to Paint Faux Brick on a Wall – Part 1

Read entire chapter from the Faux Brick Book: Are you half a bubble off? Before starting to measure and draw in your faux painting brick painted wall, be sure you have something to keep your faux bricks level. Really, don’t try to draw in faux bricks without finding a level and plumb line for your [...]