Freehand Ceiling Designs
Get familiar with the feel of painting on a vertical surface by practicing using the brush, loading the paint and applying it. Have a paper towel ready to catch any drips as you are painting on the wall (figure B). ... [... more]
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Embellishing Vinyl Floors
Lay out grid. Find the center of the floor, then mark off in 12-inch increments (figure C). Draw lines and place tape on the same side of the line each time so that the tiles are even. Use any width tape, depending ... [... more]
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Sponge-Painted Floor
Prep floor as needed. You can lightly sand if needed or begin with raw, unfinished wood. This is a great technique to use on birch plywood floors or old damaged pine floors. Two options are to either paint a base ... [... more]
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Painting Wooden Floor
4. Paint the floor using a roller. Begin at the corner farthest from the door so you can paint your way out of the room (figure C). Always roll from a dry area to a wet area to minimize lap marks. ... [... more]
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Painting A Popcorn Ceiling
3. Cover the stain with a spray pigmented shellac that matches the ceiling color. If you just paint over the stain, it will likely reappear in about a week. Motion is key here to achieving a smooth look. Start your ... [... more]
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Black And White Design
Splashes of brightly colored accent pieces added to variations of black and white create a new spin on decorating with black and white (figure A). Colors set against black and white make them pop and stronger by ... [... more]
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Bold Accent Colors
When cans of deep-tone and pastel bases are compared, the first has an almost milky white quality whereas the latter is pure white. Pastel bases are used for lighter colors because most of the lighter colors from the ... [... more]
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Swedish Country Style
Painted pieces are a wonderful alternative to dark woods (figure B) in a guest room, sunroom or child's bedroom. Periwinkle and white plaid fabric is popular in this style. ... [... more]
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Painting Stairs
2. Add a stairway runner down the middle, starting at the bottom. Measure each step several times for accurate placement. Put double-sided tape on the tread and smooth the runner in place on the bottom step. Using ... [... more]
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Painting Techniques
1. Paint the ceiling with one coat of off-white. Once dry, mark where the ceiling fixture goes if necessary, and draw the design. Make circles by tying a string to a pencil, and then hold the end of the string in the ... [... more]
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Faux Slate Floors
Pour a few ounces of each of the AquaPearl colors onto the plate. With a slightly dampened sponge, lightly dip the sponge into each of the three colors. Apply the paint in a parallel motion, sometimes padding the ... [... more]
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Fish Wall Hanging
Trace and transfer fish design. Base-coat the body in Hauser Green Light and let dry. Add transfer lines over the green paint to denote individual sections of the fish. Load a large flat brush with floating medium ... [... more]
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