Comments on: Create Dimensional Palm Trees On A Wall http://www.thatpainterlady.com/create-dimensional-palm-trees-on-a-wall/ Interior Paint Ideas for your home. Debra Conrad THAT Painter Lady answers your questions about decorating, style and painting your home. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:59:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan Davison http://www.thatpainterlady.com/create-dimensional-palm-trees-on-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-5906 Susan Davison Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:32:25 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=1581#comment-5906 Debra/All: Hey ladies, for a luau at the lake a couple of years ago, we also gathered up used carpet tubes to make faux palm trees. To make them look more 'real', we took machetes and 'chopped' all around the cardboard tube to make the rough, palm tree-type surface. Then, we hammered an iron rod (used rebar) into the ground, slid the carpet tubes over them and stuck masses amounts of weeping willow and other cut tree branches in the top. They looked perfect! Everybody was shocked when they showed up at the normally barren lakeside area for the party! Hope this helps! Debra/All:

Hey ladies, for a luau at the lake a couple of years ago, we also gathered up used carpet tubes to make faux palm trees. To make them look more ‘real’, we took machetes and ‘chopped’ all around the cardboard tube to make the rough, palm tree-type surface. Then, we hammered an iron rod (used rebar) into the ground, slid the carpet tubes over them and stuck masses amounts of weeping willow and other cut tree branches in the top. They looked perfect! Everybody was shocked when they showed up at the normally barren lakeside area for the party! Hope this helps!

]]> By: Erin http://www.thatpainterlady.com/create-dimensional-palm-trees-on-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-5852 Erin Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:28:25 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=1581#comment-5852 Wow! Barbra, your palm trees are stunning! What did you use to make the tree tops? I love Deb's advice about using the water putty product too. Now I'm dying to come up with a project just so I can play with that putty. LOL Anyway, I was thinking you also might want to add some extra tecture by dabbing the putty with a skrunched up plastic grocery bag or try pressing a piece of burlap maybe.Obviously do a practice board so you don't ruin it. I can't wait to see how your vision comes alive. Make sure you take some pics. Hey Kat, I don't know what your theme is in that room with the sorta popcorn ceiling but what about draping the ceiling with fabric? I'm sick right now but got such a great boost checking out everyones creativity. Thanks Deb for doing this newsletter. Erin Wow! Barbra,
your palm trees are stunning!
What did you use to make the tree tops?
I love Deb’s advice about using the water putty product too. Now I’m dying to come up with a project just so I can play with that putty. LOL
Anyway, I was thinking you also might want to add some extra tecture by dabbing the putty with a skrunched up plastic grocery bag or try pressing a piece of burlap maybe.Obviously do a practice board so you don’t ruin it. I can’t wait to see how your vision comes alive. Make sure you take some pics.

Hey Kat,
I don’t know what your theme is in that room with the sorta popcorn ceiling but what about draping the ceiling with fabric?

I’m sick right now but got such a great boost checking out everyones creativity.
Thanks Deb for doing this newsletter.
Erin

]]> By: THAT Painter Lady http://www.thatpainterlady.com/create-dimensional-palm-trees-on-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-5851 THAT Painter Lady Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:52:20 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=1581#comment-5851 Kat The Rock Hard Putty would "not" be a product to use on ceilings. It is actually a concrete crack filler product. Use joint compound - it's lighter and easy to manipulate. Kat

The Rock Hard Putty would “not” be a product to use on ceilings. It is actually a concrete crack filler product.

Use joint compound – it’s lighter and easy to manipulate.

]]> By: Kat http://www.thatpainterlady.com/create-dimensional-palm-trees-on-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-5850 Kat Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:08:12 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=1581#comment-5850 I love your summer porch too! And this sounds like great stuff. Has anyone ever used it on a ceiling? I've got a room with a popcorn ceiling that's peeling. It doesn't look like the traditional popcorn and doesn't come off with water. I've faux painted the walls, leaving the ceiling for last. I'm considering putting ceiling tiles over it, but it would be difficult since I can't move the furniture out. It weighs a ton. This might be a good alternative. What do you think Debra? I love your summer porch too! And this sounds like great stuff. Has anyone ever used it on a ceiling? I’ve got a room with a popcorn ceiling that’s peeling. It doesn’t look like the traditional popcorn and doesn’t come off with water.

I’ve faux painted the walls, leaving the ceiling for last. I’m considering putting ceiling tiles over it, but it would be difficult since I can’t move the furniture out. It weighs a ton. This might be a good alternative.

What do you think Debra?

]]> By: Rose-Ann http://www.thatpainterlady.com/create-dimensional-palm-trees-on-a-wall/comment-page-1/#comment-5849 Rose-Ann Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:39:03 +0000 http://www.thatpainterlady.com/?p=1581#comment-5849 I love the porch and agree with Debra one hundred percent. I love tecture and that would give you the most realistic effect you could get. I'd go one step further and antique it as well. May as be as realistic as possible. Good luck and happy sculpting. It'll be well wroth the time. I love the porch and agree with Debra one hundred percent. I love tecture and that would give you the most realistic effect you could get. I’d go one step further and antique it as well. May as be as realistic as possible. Good luck and happy sculpting. It’ll be well wroth the time.

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