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How-To Tips

Faux Wood Grain on Curved Surfaces

Sometimes an idea about a technique is hard to imagine in “real life” terms. Debra’s written many times about her easy faux wood graining technique and how FABULOUSLY it works on straight surfaces (items without grooves or carving). But… what if you wanted to create a faux wood grain on a carved or turned post? [...]

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Fixing A Faux Finish

Question: “How can I fix my faux finish if I don’t like the way it turned out? The rest of the room is beautiful but the swirls and color accumulation near the door is too heavy.” Have you ever had this happen to you? Finish up your faux finish and then when you look back [...]

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Faux Painting Ideas | Colorwash Blending Too Much

Example of the color wash in multiple hues

Do you ever have a problem with a colorwash blending together tooooo much? You aren’t alone. It happens more often than you’d think, really. Suzy wrote in with just that problem, so I thought I’d share it with you … just in case you know someone that could use this information. Not YOU, of [...]

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Beach Theme Powder Room – Reader Remodel Project

Remember a while back…maybe a month or so ago I posted an article about the unappreciated powder room? How overlooked it often is even though it’s often one of the most used spaces in the house. Well check THIS out! Sue wrote in and shared her “new” powder room. And I just HAD to share [...]

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Prep Your Surfaces – Whatever it may be – Part 4 – Ceramics

This is Part 4 in the series of prepping surfaces. If you missed any of the previous parts you can find links to them all at the bottom of this article. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ceramics Okay…here we are. Prepping ceramics. Really it is not a great idea to paint over a ceramic surface that is going to [...]

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Prep Your Surfaces – Whatever it may be – Part 3 – Metal & Plastic

Did you miss Part 1 or Part 2? You can find them by clicking on these links: To read Part 1 about prepping walls click on this link–> Prepping walls before you paint To read Part 2 about prepping wood click on this link–> Prepping wood before you paint ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ METALS Rarely do we get [...]

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Prep Your Surfaces – Whatever it may be – Part 2 – Wood

If you missed Part 1 – about prepping your walls, no problem! You can find it here–> Prep your walls before you paint. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + [...]

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Prep Your Surfaces – Whatever it may be – Part 1 – Walls

The key to a good paint finish is all in the prep work. If you don’t prep your surface your hard work – painting – will end up failing. It won’t stick or it’ll bubble or it’ll flake or it’ll peel. I mean…who wants to spend the money on paint and the time on applying [...]

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Painting a Gradient | Blending colors on your wall

Have you ever seen one of those rooms where the wall starts at the ceiling as a soft yellow but by the time it gets to the floor it’s now more of a burnt sienna or brown? And in between it’s a spectrum of yellows and orange but in a nice slow blend from one [...]

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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 [...]