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How-To Tips

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 [...]

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Painting Faux Granite On Laminate Counter Tops

Have you ever wanted to update your laminate counter tops with something…well…NOT laminate? BUT…that price tag on granite and marble is just a little overwhelming? Well, there is an option. PAINT!! Until you can save up for the real thing. Here’s a question we got: Hi Debra & Tawn – We are thinking about painting [...]

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Painting Old Cabinets

Do you have “old” cabinets you’d like to refresh? Everyone still wants to make changes in their homes but in this economy who can afford to rip out and put in new? It isn’t hard to change up your old dark cabinets at all. A little paint…some new hardware and ShaZAM! Gorgeous new cabinets! Well…new [...]

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Painting over White Brick Fireplace

Recently we’ve been asked by numerous newsletter subscribers about painting over their white brick fireplaces. Figured if so many of you are doing this project it was time to get the steps out here for you! Here’s a letter from Carol. “I have a white brick fireplace that always looks dirty. I would like to [...]

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Painting Ceramic Tile – Part Two

Did you read Part One? If you missed it you can click here–> Painting Ceramic Tile with Semi-Gloss Paint – Part One – to get the prep steps. Remember, the key to any GREAT finish is GREAT prep work. So don’t skip part one. And now? Time to get out that paint! Paint – Latex, [...]

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Painting Ceramic Tile with Semi-Gloss Paint

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Getting ready to Paint Ceramic Tile I get asked all the time if it’s possible to paint over ceramic tile. Yup, shiney ol’ ceramic tile. Usually they want to know about painting a backsplash or actual wall tile, but more often than not it’s tile around a fireplace. Sometimes it’s even a floor. The answer [...]