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Decorating

Kids Rooms – Creating a Fun and Safe Place for Children to Dream

Do you have children? Or grandchildren? Or friends with children? Or maybe you know of a shelter that cares for children. It can be hard to figure out what it is our kids really want. The newest video game? A bike? Peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and honey? One area that’s actually easier [...]

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Gilding – Is it Back?

Picture of a gilded frame ready to be burnishe...

Is Gilding back? It sure seems to be…and in a BIG way! Who knew? Gilding has been used as a form of decoration for thousands of years. What’s even more amazing is that it really hasn’t changed in it’s method all that much, either. Some types of gilding take much more skill and practice but [...]

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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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New Color Trends for 2012 – Hot or Not?

Turquoise and Brown. Pink. Rose. What could be next? Every year new designs and colors hit the fashion world. And they hit the home design world as well. Pink was the color for 2011. Did you use it in your home? It’s not always a good way to go. Jumping on the “what’s hot” paint [...]

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New Idea for Your Small Powder Room – Go BIG

While the “powder room” is one of the most used rooms in the house, it’s often overlooked when it comes to “freshening”. Our first thought is usually our bedrooms (and the kids’ rooms cuz their fun!), then living spaces like the family or living room. After that it’s the kitchen because we spend a LOT [...]

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Paint Concrete Columns to look like Granite Columns

Do you have those amazing massive concrete columns in your home? They make such a statement! Grandeur. I love ‘em and wish I had some, but they just wouldn’t fit in the house I have right now. If you have them, maybe you’re ready for a change. Something a little different? You could paint the [...]

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10 Cheap And Easy Holiday Bathroom Decorating Ideas

Here we go again… It’s time to talk about the Holiday’s. Holiday Decorating is pretty stressful for me… I don’t want to do over the top decorating any more. But… I also don’t want to look like a Scrooge. I do like to give my guest bathroom a bit of a sprucing up as well [...]

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Creating A Beautiful Bedroom For Your Child

If you have children you will know that decorating their bedroom can be both costly and all too frequent as they outgrow different trends and themes. Setting yourself a budget with each redecoration project is essential. After trawling through many furniture stores I have personally found Homebase Bedroom Furniture to be of a decent quality [...]

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5 Budget Tips for Decorating Your Home

The first thing you’ll want to remember when decorating is that there are no rules- well, except the ones you set for yourself. However, having a plan – always a good idea… and it’ll help you to keep on budget. Like my dad always said, “Measure twice – cut once.” That’s contractor talk for “have a plan” (and double check it too!).

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Faux Marble | How to Paint Faux Marble Technique

Example of a faux painting in antique verde marble

Being asked how to paint Faux Marble is like asking your grandmother how she makes bread. It’s a little of this and that and a ton of talent and practice. Faux painting marble to make it look real is a bit of an art. We learned to paint faux marble early in our faux painting [...]