From the category archives:

Redecorating Remodeling

Faux Finish Ideas – Tuscan Painting for Kitchens

Ready for a change in your kitchen? I’m thinking about it. But…really it’s the cabinets, countertops and layout I’d want to change…more than my current paint job. Lol! But maybe you’re ready to change the paint, too. How about a Tuscan kitchen? When you consider Tuscan painting for kitchens, a whole new world of [...]

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Choosing What to Paint

A lot of people write in before they start to paint to ask this question. “What wall do I paint?” Sometimes it is just as hard to choose which walls to paint and what to paint on them as it is to learn the techniques! Recently we received this question – How to choose what [...]

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Faux Painting Ideas | Tips on Choosing Faux Paint Ideas

Before you start a painting project for your home, you might want to consider a wider-range of possibilities. Not just straight up “painting”…but other applications, too. Think about adding a few faux painting styles to your home improvement vision. It’s a great way to add some simple pizzazz to your project. To take advantage 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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Budget Bathroom Makeover

We all have budgets to consider when starting a project. Especially these days! It’s a lot less expensive to “spruce up” your space rather than do a complete remodel and right now that’s a pretty good choice if you need a change. A newsletter subscriber recently wrote in to share her bathroom makeover with us [...]

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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 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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The Difference Between Home Staging and Home Decorating

Home staging television shows are the “rage”. In fact a new one was just released on TLC (The Learning Channel) called “Stager Invasion”. I remember selling my first home over 20 years ago. I purchased a book about how to help your house sell. The book taught me about neutral colors, de – personalization, de-cluttering [...]

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Reader Question – Painting in a Stairway

Painting in a stairway can be very difficult especially if the wall is over 12 feet high.Â Many of the new homes have entryways with that have 20 foot ceilings with stairs going up to the next level.Â How do you paint a wall that high where there are stairs?Â How do you cut in [...]

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Reader Question – Torn Tissue Paper Finish

The Tissue Paper finish is a really great finish to do on slightly imperfect walls. The texture will hide a lot. But if there are major cracks or holes, these should be filled before going over the wall surface with the tissue paper. We recently had a question from a reader asking about what glue [...]