Decorative Painting Made EasyFeatures: Painting techniques including frottage, wood grain, and crackling are presented in real room settings; Full-size, half-page samples of 16 finishes allow readers to see how an application might look in their homes; Features step-by-step instructions for each technique along with complete materials listings; Provides additional information for choosing the right paint for a particular technique and the right technique for different decorating styles; Decorative-painting techniques explained through detailed instructions and photography. |
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acrylic paint alkyd Apply the base apply the glaze/paint base coat color blue Bucket and mixing casual ceiling chair rail chalk lines Choosing Colors COAT Behr coat in desired COAT Valspar colored pencil colorwashing combing crisp decoupage desired color Glaze desired color Satin diamonds DIFFICULTY LEVEL INTERMEDIATE dragging drywall floor frottage Gallery & How-To glaze/paint mixture green grid hand-painted horizontal How-To Instructions HOW-TO steps joint compound layers let dry linen lint-free cloth look marble measure and mark mixing tool moiré pattern molding motifs NEED Satin Optional paint colors paint for base paint for top paint tray painter's tape paper pattern Photo plaid polyurethane primed sample board primer project surface ragging Remove the tape Roller and paint Satin or semi-gloss sea sponge semi-gloss latex paint shades Sherwin Williams space squeegee stamp stencil strié stripes Technique Gallery techniques featured texture top coat paint vertical wall wallpaper width Wipe yellow