The Practical House Painting Guide
There are many types of decorative paints available today. Although these specialized products tend to be more expensive than most standard paints, they can greatly simplify your decorative painting efforts. They also tend to produce very consistent results. Crackle Paint Crackle painting is a fun way to make surfaces look
House paint is made up of three main things: pigment (that’s the colour), a binder to keep the colour all together and make it stick to your walls, and a solvent, which keeps the paint liquid. The solvent can be anything from water to alcohol or petroleum products. The important
When painting your home, safety should always be your number one priority. Walls can be repainted and trim can be cleaned, but compromising your health and the health of those around you is not worth risking. Aside from ladder safety and eye protection while painting, a respirator is a great
From sprucing up old furniture to giving picture frames a cohesive look, spray paint is ideal for projects that are smaller in scale. Items with multiple and uneven surfaces can prove tricky to cover thoroughly with paint when using a normal paint brush or roller. Brushes also have a tendency
When you want to redecorate your home, painting is usually the easiest way to transform spaces within. A gallon of paint is much less expensive than rolls of wallpaper or sections of paneling. It is also less expensive than replacing handrails and mailboxes with chipped paint. The problem can arise,
Paint stripping is an important part of wood refinishing. It’s easy to get rid of old paint and finish in order to uncover wood’s natural beauty. Wood that looks black and ugly can often be transformed almost magically by removing the old finish. Often the ugly appearance is entirely on
Many people distress cabinets and make them look older by using wax. The wax distressing method comes about when beeswax or even candle wax is applied, and later when the top coat is removed, a distressed look is the result. Beeswax distressing allows the cabinets to have a textured look
Crackle painting is a great way to give a rustic, aged appearance to cabinets. In recent years, crackle finishing has become a very popular faux painting technique. Crackle painting is a faux painting technique that gives an old cracked paint appearance to the surface of wood. “Older” layers of paint
Are you ready for a new kitchen look? Before answering, first ask yourself if a change in cabinets alone will make a real difference to the overall kitchen decor. It probably will, especially if you consider any of the main methods used to antique cabinets. Revamp your entire kitchen by
You’ve probably heard that the cost of refinishing furniture is excessive. Actually, the cost of refinishing furniture varies greatly depending on a number of factors. And while I wouldn’t say it’s inexpensive, the cost of having a piece refinished is often one quarter to one half of the cost of
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