If you love the idea of painting a mural on a bare wall but are hesitant to begin in the living room or another common area of the home, consider beginning in a child’s bedroom. Kids are generally easy to please, and their minds are fueled by imagination. Even someone

Metallic paint adds a shine and shimmer to your living space that a flat coat of paint cannot. Some people shy away from the use of metallics because they fear their walls might come off as too reflective or create too opulent a look. However, there are various ways one

These popular decorative painting techniques provide interesting textural finish to a wall. They generally involve a coat of base paint allowed to dry, then an application of glaze or paint in a secondary color. Consult your local home improvement store for more detailed techniques and choice of paint. Color washing

Doors within the home are typically plain, and most are either stained or painted a solid color. Although household doors are available with raised panels, most do not add color or impact the theme or decorating scheme of the room. Surprising to some, interior doors of all styles can be

Clouding Paint your base color a soft sky blue and allow to dry. Mix a glaze of white and another glaze of light silver-gray. Apply white glaze to about 25% of surface of base with a soft rag in a circular rubbing motion. While the white glaze is still wet,

I was in one of those home improvement stores one day, and near the area where they advertise for their home interior painting classes there was a wall model with faux painted stripes on it. Now painting stripes for me has always been one of those things I was afraid