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Disguising Imperfect Walls
DIYnet — Damaged bedroom walls gain dimension and texture when layered with wall compound and finished with green paint and black glaze. Covering an entire bathroom -- both walls and ceiling -- with pleated sheets is an exotic way to hide unattractive ...More…
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Marbleize a Wooden Column
DIYnet — After dipping the sponge in paint, press it over the black base coat on the column to marbleize. Marbleize a column with a faux finish that looks as good as the real thing. Marble accents can add elegance to a room -- but not inexpensively. Now ...More…
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Stenciled Trompe l'Oeil Niche
DIYnet — Stencils can help create a trompe l'oeil effect for those do-it-yourselfers who aren't comfortable with freehand painting. This stencil-cutting pen will allow you to carve out any design of your choosing -- using only a piece of Mylar placed on .. ...More…
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Faux Carved Embellishments
DIYnet — Look for raised, textured items -- like a resin "throwaway" cameo -- to create striking architectural wall embellishments. Author and lifestyle expert Tracey McBride creates faux embellishments that look carved but are actually created with a .. ...More…
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Finishing Techniques
DIYnet — The first finishing technique uses scrunched bubble wrap to apply glaze to a surface. The second finishing technique uses the edge of a corrugated-cardboard square to remove glaze in a checked pattern. The third finishing technique is created by ...More…
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Creating a Focal Wall
DIYnet — To create "limestone bricks" on the facing wall that Golden wants to make the foyer's focal point, she uses the trompe l'oeil painting technique. (More information on trompe l'oeil can be found in the Resources section.) As with any ...More…
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Block Printing
DIYnet — A pretty column of ivy trails down a kitchen column. Although it looks hand-painted, it was applied with rubber stamps. Achieve the look of hand-painted embellishments on your walls with a simple block-printing technique. Dense rubber-foam stamps ...More…
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Plaster Relief Walls
DIYnet — The effect of this plaster relief technique -- when used over an entire wall or room -- can be visually stunning. The same technique can be used to repair existing plaster relief or to add interesting to boring, flat walls. Interior designer ...More…
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Two-Color Paint Effects
DIYnet — DIY Decorating & Design host Nancy Golden demonstrates the difference between these positive and negative paint-application techniques. Positive paint application means using a tool to add paint to a surface ( The four paint-application ...More…
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Chalk Paint
DIYnet — Frame a wall painted with chalkboard paint to make a one of a kind growth chart. We will be redecorating my son's room very soon. I would like to use chalkboard paint for one of his walls. Can you tell me about this product? Is it easy or hard to ...More…
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Color Washing
DIYnet — Color washing ages the newly built gardener's cottage of landscape architect Karen Dominguez-Brann in a light and colorful way. It's fast too: Karen was able to paint the whole cottage -- sunny-yellow interior, periwinkle-blue door and ...More…
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Faux Paneling
DIYnet — Once the upper walls are done, it's time to create the appearance of paneling on the bottom half. Apply semigloss enamel to the chair rail itself and satin enamel to the lower half of the wall and let dry. With a straightedge and chalk, measure ...More…