Country Finish
Bruce Johnson fashions a special paint finish for an inexpensive unfinished-wood footstool. The "aged" paint finish is designed to mimic the look of an authentic country antique. Original pieces, however, can command very high prices -- [... more]
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Faux Painting With Your Hands
These beautiful decorative boxes were painted using fingers, not paintbrushes. Guest Robin Reed demonstrates how fun and simple this painting technique is. Here's a more contemporary look using the "hand and fingers" painting technique. Sand [... more]
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Cardboard Faux Tiles
Suze Weinberg's Ultra-Thick Embossing Enamel (clear, gold, black) Use a sharp knife and metal ruler to cut cardboard into 3" squares. Apply embossing ink to the entire surface of one side of a cardboard square. Sprinkle with embossing powder ... [... more]
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Metallic Glass Mosaic
Metallic-glass mosaic tiles and metallic-colored grout give a sheen to this tabletop. Artist and designer Andy Jones of PCM Studios adds sparkle to an end table with metallic glass mosaics applied to the top. Tile grout (suitable for indoor use ... [... more]
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Airbrushing
After airbrushing a background color, place different objects such as a piece of lace or screen, a comb or a feather over the surface and airbrush another color onto the canvas. Mask off letters and airbrush over the top for a crisp look on a ... [... more]
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Crackle and Patina Finishes
Next, the area around the large bathroom mirror is getting a crackle treatment. Prime the area around the mirror with the same primer you used on the walls. Let dry -- it's important that the glaze be applied over primer that's completely ... [... more]
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Old-World Portrait
Any favorite photograph or painting can be color-photocopied and turned into a print with an Old World look. Crafts expert Marty Brooks turns a color copy into a faux antique painting using crackle medium. Begin by having photo color-copied onto ... [... more]
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Stained-Glass Flowerpots
Vicki Payne, host of the PBS series Stained Glass With Vicki Payne, demonstrates a simple way to transform a terra-cotta flowerpot with decorative glass mosaics. Black mosaic glass grout (available from craft shops, home-improvement centers and ... [... more]
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Stamped Metallic Finishes
This flea-market find has been transformed into an elegant table with metallic rubber stamping. A rubber-stamped and gold-leafed note card takes on a special look. Use rubber stamps to add elegant metallic designs to furniture and cards. Apply a ... [... more]
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Milk-Paint Finish
Unfinished furniture can be given a distinctive antique look with milk paint, a method of finishing that was popular a century ago. During the early and mid-1800s furniture was often painted rather than stained. Paints were sometimes made from a ... [... more]
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Chair Spruce-Ups, Part One
Worn furniture can find new life by simply tightening any loose areas and distressing to intensify the item's shabby chic appearance. Carl Mueller, the host of DIY Tools and Techniques, shows how easily a squeaky or loose chair can be ... [... more]
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Metal Leaf Seashells
These silver-leafed seashells make wonderful bathroom accessories. Place a sheet of silver leaf over the adhesive, and smooth it onto the shells with a stiff brush ( DIY Crafts host Vicki Payne adds silver leaf to seashells. Apply leafing ... [... more]
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