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Faux Finish How To: Painting Metallic Walls In A Bathroom

Holy Trinity Church, New Orleans. Interior of ...

I was recently talking about creating a patina or verdigris on “stuff” to make it look older and a friend I’m going to visit now wants to do it on their pergola! The difference is they have actual copper on the pergola so we’ll just be accelerating the aging process rather than faux painting it [...]

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Faux Finish How To: Hand Painted Paper

Okay…I know..I know…it’s PAPER. But it’s a very popular look in wall coverings. MUCH better than any roll of wallpaper because this look can be individualized. You can make it look like anything you want! Leather, wood, metal, and abstract painting! It’s a real durable finish as well. Easily wiped down with a mild detergent [...]

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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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Fixing A Faux Finish

Question: “How can I fix my faux finish if I don’t like the way it turned out? The rest of the room is beautiful but the swirls and color accumulation near the door is too heavy.” Have you ever had this happen to you? Finish up your faux finish and then when you look back [...]

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Faux Painting Ideas | Colorwash Blending Too Much

Example of the color wash in multiple hues

Do you ever have a problem with a colorwash blending together tooooo much? You aren’t alone. It happens more often than you’d think, really. Suzy wrote in with just that problem, so I thought I’d share it with you … just in case you know someone that could use this information. Not YOU, of [...]

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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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Faux Finish A Heavy Textured Wall or Just Paint It

So, simple enough question at first glance, right? What is the best type of faux finish to use when painting over a heavy swirled plaster wall ? A faux finish on a heavy texture requires different tools and also a different mindset for the results. If you decide to paint a faux finish on a [...]

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Faux Wood Graining – Dark Brown Mahogany or an Espresso Color

Faux wood graining seems to be the hottest new trend around here these days! Or… is it just that its hot and we think we need a new faux painting technique to learn? Lol! Either way, another question about wood graining has come in to the “THATPainterLady” desk. Hi there! I would like to paint [...]

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Paint Faux Stone Around A Window

We just love it when readers write in and share their projects…and include pictures. Sometimes it’s just the thing to inspire us to get that project going we’ve been thinking about doing. I know Debra and I are often inspired to make changes around our houses by seeing pictures of someone else’s projects. Either through [...]