Here is a how-to for painting Red Griotte faux marble. This example is painted on a small baseboard piece. In this case, we base coated a dark brick color in oil – 2 coats. After, the surface needed to be degreased with whiting to prepare the surface. A water-based paint can be used, but it […]
Order to paint an entire room
October 3, 2014 by Leave a Comment
When you are looking at a large room and say, “where do I begin?”, this post will tell you in what order to paint an entire room. On this diagram below, the numbers correspond to the correct order to paint a typical room. Most rooms will not contain all of these elements. Your average room […]
Dado
July 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A dado (day-doe) refers to the area below a chair rail (aka dado rail or skirting board). The lower boundary is typically a baseboard. The original function of the chair rail was to stop chairs from damaging the wall. The space below the rail quickly developed into a design opportunity. A dado (or wainscot) is […]
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