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Redecorating Remodeling

Reader Question – Faux Limewash over Rough Walls

We have another great question from a reader. She asks about doing a faux lime wash finish over walls that are in bad shape. Here is what she wrote….. Hi Painter Lady, Thank you so much for emailing me the painting & faux finishing tips. I LOVE them! I do have a question if you [...]

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Painting Kitchen Cabinets To Give Them A New Life

I've thought about painting kitchen cabinets for a while. Mine are stock golden oak and they just don't fit with my style any longer. The cabinets are still in great condition… it's just that painting them will make me "think" I have a new kitchen. The thought of sanding all those cabinets is probably what [...]

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Faux Glazing Kitchen Cabinets

This reader has problems with her Faux Glazing Kitchen Cabinets. We painted my dark cabinets white then put a dark, almost black glaze on them… all done with oil base. I think the glaze needs to be toned down more. While I like the distressed look, it almost looks a little overdone. Is there anyway [...]

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Christopher Lowell Is Back In Prime Time!

I hope I'm not dating myself… but Christopher Lowell has been around for a very long time… tho he has been missing for the last several years. I am not a huge fan of CL as a TV personality… but his ideas and techniques are in my top 10 list of genius DIY designers. [...]

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Decorating A Baby Girl Room

Hi Debra, I recently had a baby girl, Addison Grace. Usually when I begin to redo a room I have a vision of what I want the room to look like, and then run with it. For some reason I am having a block with Addison's room. I have had the walls painted for months, [...]

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The Power Of Paint | Curing Your Nerves By Painting

The slight appreciation of the power of paint by property owners is understandable; but the slight appreciation of the power of paint by house painters is not so easily understood. How many house painters would dream of assuring a woman that paint would help her shattered nerves? Yet paint would help her. Government farm experts [...]

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Paris Style Kitchen Makeover Video | HGTV Look What I Did!

Can you remodel your kitchen with just paint? This video shows you that – yes you can! This is Jennifer Benjamins’ segment on HGTV’s “Look What I Did!” that aired on June 15th, 2007. She transformed her entire kitchen with just paint! You can watch it here:Parisian Kitchen Kitchen remodel projects include: Formica counter tops [...]

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Painting Over Wallpaper That is Applied Over Wood Paneling

Painting over wallpaper question… Again! Now you know why I am constantly questioning the practicality of wallpaper. With proper preparation, wallpaper is very easy to remove. It is the wallpaper that is already on the walls, put up by who knows who and who know when. It is the wallpaper that just doesn't want to [...]

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Decorating Ideas from Real Homeowners – HGTV Rate My Space

You have to love a new idea! This is not a take off of MySpace but a community site for those of us that love to decorate. Do you have pictures of decorating ideas you have used in your own home? Post them on the new HGTV RateMySpace.com and let the world rate your decorating [...]

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Faux Brick Wall | Restoring Painted Brick to Look Like Brick

Have you ever thought of painting a Faux Brick Wall on Brick? Do you have brick in your home that has been painted? All too often this is the solution used by homeowners to “freshen up” worn red brick. Maybe the design of the room called for something other than worn red brick. The easy [...]