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kitchen

Paint over Formica Cabinets? Sure – Faux Woodgrain!

This happens a lot. You buy a home that someone else has personalized to suit their taste. Problem is…it isn’t your taste. So what do you do? Paint it of course! Yes, you paint it. Paint can change anything to be more “user friendly”. That’s why we LOVE it so much!! You can even [...]

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Toning Down Walls Painted Bright Yellow

Have you ever made a paint color choice by just that little square of paint chip you got from the store and when you got the paint all applied and it dried you were stunned at the intensity? WAY tooooo bright for your space…or your taste? Happens more often than you’d think. It’s why we [...]

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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 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 [...]

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Things To Consider When Choosing Kitchen Counter Tops

photo credit: avidtile Kitchen counter tops are very important, thus, if you are remodeling your kitchen plan, you should spend sometime choosing the types of materials that you will use for your kitchen counter tops. Some types of kitchen counter top materials can be quite expensive so you should be careful about you choices especially [...]

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Glass, Marble Tiles, & Ceramic Tiles

Tiles are a great way to get that new look for your kitchen or bathroom. New bathroom wall tiles or kitchen wall tiles can be used to give even the most boring rooms in your home some much needed revitalization. There are a wide range of different tile fabrics available, each of which can be [...]

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Color Suggestions For A Black and White Kitchen

Here is a recent reader question who is asking for color suggestions for a kitchen with black and white appliances. Tawn has answered this one with some creative ideas. I am painting a kitchen that has black appliances and white countertops. What color would you suggest for the walls, cabinets and for the floor? ~Nydia [...]