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Mixing and Applying Texture to Paint....
Just steamed off some wallpaper and the walls really need some texture. I bought a box of the mix-it-yourself with paint and now I am having second thoughts ...
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- Dear C., I am a faux finisher and we do texture all the time. I would suggest that you kilz (prime) the walls before adding the texture. I generally use joint com...
- I saw this on one of those shows on HGTV and I'm considering doing it to one of the rooms in my home. It looks pretty easy - you just mix the paint with the texture an...
- Hi C., Yes -we did it in our master bathroom. You just have to make sure you get it all evened out before you roll it on, or you'll have areas that have huge textu...
How to texture over wallpaper?
It's not necessary to texture the walls, but the paint will look flat in the ... You can paint over wall paper but you will need to do the same thing and ...
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- It is totally fine to texture over the paper. Yes, I think you need texture. My husband is a homebuilder and gets this question a lot from friends doing the same. G...
- I wouldn't texture over wallpaper, but I'm not an expert. Depends on what kind of texture you want, but I just went through this and simply bought a box of texturing ...
- My kitchen was wallpapered when we moved in, it was hideous. I took a spray bottle filled with water and fabric softener and a spatula and took it off clean.Then the n...
How to Get Wallpaper Glue off of Walls
Wall paper is not fun to get off and that's why people hate wall paper. Just get off as much as you can, and then get a good primer before you paint. ...
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- Hi, We used a mixture of water and liquid fabric softener. Put it into a spray bottom and spray your walls. Line the floor w/ towels to sop up the stuff that runs do...
- We re-did a bedroom several years ago and went with all the fancy gadgets (adhesive remover, scrapping tools, ect) on one wall! That's as far as those went!!! It took ...
- You can use dishwasher soap with phosphates mixed with water. It removes the glue really well and leaves the room smelling clean. You will have to change the water fai...
Paint Color Opinions.
I can't wait til we get a home and paint some colorful walls, I am so sick of this dark depressing brown atmosphere surrounding me. 1 mom found this helpful ...
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- I love chocolate brown rooms! I think they're warm and mellow. http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/decorating/chocolate-brown-living-room-00400000008942/index....
- Try painting one wall the color you like (as an accent wall). Live with it for a couple of weeks. If you still like it finish painting the room. I've also seen wh...
- I hated the color brown and green for walls, till my DIL painted some rooms in her new home different shades of brown and green. One room is a dark brown, one a mocha ...
How to Paint My Dining Table
As long as you aren't using flat paint you probably won't need a top coat or sealant. .... Have You Tried Painting Panel Walls Before? ...
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- HI T., You probably already have completed this project. My name is P. and I do interior redesign and staging. In my experience you would have to give it a lite sand ...
- Hey T...Way cool idea on saving money and making something old, new again. If your table and Chairs have a shiny finish as I am sure it does. You will have to sand it ...
- I have done that a few time and it is a long process if you want to do it the right way. Yes you would first have to sand it, and yes you have to prime it, i recommend...
Opinions on Paint Color with Dark Brown Leather Couches
I would paint the walls a light turquoise and get a couple of cool throw pillows or a throw for the back or arm of the couch, a flower pot or bowl or ...
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- I love a light blue (not baby boy's room baby blue...but a light almost grey-blue) paired with brown. A pretty sage green would go well too. Good luck, I always have...
- Get Color and Cololr Splash on HGTV are great shows about how to chose color. You can check out tips on HGTV's website. You also can just add color with pillows,...
- If you are trying to lighten your room, I'd go with a shade of yellow to gold. Look for somethinf in your house, a dress, a stuffed animal, a game piece etc. that you ...
Washing Walls
I want to wash/disinfect the walls, but I'm not sure what the best way is. I don 't know what kind of paint is on them. I have used a magic eraser on them ...
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- I know of a Great health and Wellness company that has amazing cleaning products. If you would like to know more just let me know- their products are non toxic and be...
- As somebody else said, Simple Green is a good cleaner. I really like it, and I think it sort of smells like wintergreen. Also I just bought a new product by Clorox, ...
- Add lemon juice to your vinager water mixture. It will smell a little but not for long at all.
Smelly Paint
You could try to wash to walls down w/ a nontoxic cleaner. Wear a mask & gloves while washing the walls. If that doesn't work, you might have to paint over ...
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- Unless you used low VOC paint, that smell you smell is pretty toxic. Be aware if anyone starts developing respiratory symptoms. You could try to wash to walls down w...
- A open bag of charcoal has worked for me or just fill up a bix mixing bowl and top it off. Hope this helps.
- If your paint is a few years old and it smells this much, it could be that your paint has gotten moldy. Paint has to be stored in an area that doesn't have a lot of t...
Suggestions for Painting Kitchen Cabinets
Anway, I did paint my cabinets red. The color was Barn Red by Dutchboy Paint. The walls are yellow but I wish sometimes I painted them in tan. ...
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- I had a really old kitchen at my old house, and always wanted the white cabinets, etc... Instead of doing it ourselves, we hired Tom & Rae Dunlap, Kitchen Tuneup at #...
- Try going on the HGTV website. Designed to Sell always paints/stains kitchen cabinets. Good luck.
- I am in the same boat and I am so glad I didn't replace my cabinets.. with all the baby-proofing, I would be upset putting holes in my new cabinets.. once our baby (ho...
Vaporizor Left Streaks Coming down My Painted Walls...=(
We are not smokers, we used the magic eraser to have it take paint off the walls and leave the finnish weird, Fantastik, 409, Lysol, and Mr. Clean, ...
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- unfortunatley I have no suggestions for you. This may sound extremely selfish, but I am in the same boat. If you get any responses, I'd love some suggestions too. _...
- Perfect solution: Mr. Clean White Eraser. It works on just about everything. Be careful though if your walls are not white...test it first so the paint does not rem...
- I have always used lysol and water to clean my walls. It works great without damaging paint. SOmething no one asked you is do you have flat paint on your walls or is...
