141|08/29/2001|17:07:22|Patty|Faux color combinations%2C need help.|Hi%3A%0D%0AI am getting ready to paint my living room and want to do a ragging off technique%2C but I can%27t find a good color combination. Do you kn||0||7
345|08/27/2001|07:09:59|Deann|color for wash|Hi%2C we just finished painting living room and dining room.  We used behr stone taupe sand wash paint because the walls weren%27t in very good condit||0||0
343|08/26/2001|12:39:11|kr|Wall color for home gym|I%27m looking for a cheery color for my gym. It has plenty of lighting%2C both natural and florescent. ||0||1
203|08/24/2001|19:19:39|ellen|my own is always hardest|Why is it hardest to decide what to do in my own home%2C while helping clients decide is relatively easy%3F  I%27m looking for suggestions for colors ||0||10
173|08/23/2001|18:07:16|Kim|colors for Italian tuscany kitchen|Does anybody know some great color combinations %28I need specifics in terms of paints%2C colors%2C brands%2C etc.%29 that will result in that olde wo||0||9
344|08/20/2001|17:23:30|Ana Fernandez|OLD WORLD WHITE|I have a knockdown finish on my walls.  In the living room my sofa is taupes and beige I would like to achieve an old world look.  any suggestions.  R||0||0
330|08/13/2001|18:11:22|Libby|metallic gold help|I am trying to achieve a rich ivory tuscan type finish with a metallic gold glimmer on the top.%0D%0AI have my ivory base coat but I can%27t seem to f||0||3
342|08/09/2001|08:29:18|Michele|Crackle Finishing Cabinets|I am interested in crackle finishing my kitchen cabinets %28which are now pickled%29 to a white background with blue crackles. Will this look good or ||0||3
341|08/08/2001|00:59:10|dixie|walls|can anyone explain to me what ragging on and ragging off on walls is%3F%0D%0Aalso what colors would look good on walls using this technique%2C my lr s||0||1
340|08/06/2001|19:48:49|jojo|Earth tones|I am having a travertine stone %28torreon%29 put on the shower walls and would like to faux the adjoining walls.  The stone is quite busy so I don%27t||0||0
339|08/02/2001|09:58:40|Barb|Red color faux%2Fwash%3F|I am new to all this.  I would like to paint a basement room red %28%22Vermillion%22 at Sherwin Williams%29. The room is used for working out%2C laund||0||0
338|08/01/2001|10:20:41|Jodie|Wild colors%2C what to do|I am re-doing my daughters room in pink%2Cred %26 black leopard print.  I have all the bedding%2C border %26 accessories to match.  My dilemma is what||0||0
337|07/23/2001|07:47:59|cineman|HELP%21 Dark floor is a foe%21 %3A %29|I have a wood floor that has been painted dark brown. The wood is decaying and chipping%2C too. Replacing the floor %28or major sanding and refinishin||0||2
336|07/22/2001|06:10:06|VANESSA|HELP CHOOSING COLORS PLEASE%21 I AM NEW TO THIS|HEY GUYS I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK OF WHAT I WANT TO DO%2C I AM PLANNING ON DECORATING MY WHITE LIVINGROOM%2C IN A LEOPARD THEME%2CI EVEN W||0||0
335|07/21/2001|20:23:23|teresa|color recommendations for colorwashing|I am interested in colorwashing my kitchen.  I really only have one wall to do.  I have just repainted the brick in my kitchen taupe.  have curtains i||0||0
331|07/19/2001|22:04:50|marlin|My faux finish is to colorfull|Hi%3A%0D%0AMy wife and I just finished a room that came out too yellow%2C like cheese.  We were thinking more neutral and subtle%2C but this is too br||0||1
334|07/19/2001|11:41:26|Marie|Help...|I have pick out a SW Luminary Gold to paint my Dining Room.  I would like to wash it to get that %22old world%22 look.  I need suggestions on how to d||0||0
328|07/18/2001|07:44:43|FoxyFaux|Base color|We have a faux finishing business%2C but my own home has me stumped.  I have a two-year-old home %28VERY open floor plan with many two-story ceilings%||0||3
332|07/18/2001|07:29:06|mary|Ben Moore Base|I%27ve seen similar aged%2C fresco%2C tuscan type walls in many many magazines.  They all say start with a cream or base color.  What is the best Ben ||0||2
333|07/16/2001|08:09:25|micky|color combo%2Ftechnique|hi.. a friend wants me to do something with her bedroom walls before she installs carpet next week. the walls are currently white %28ewww%29 and the c||0||1
329|07/10/2001|10:39:07|kim|dark colors|My son has a room approx. 14x18 he wants to paint the ceiling black or a very dark navy. He wants to put up the glow in the dark stars. How will this ||0||1
327|07/07/2001|16:01:50|Tobi|Southwestern look|My house is decorated Southwestern.  Very rustic with vibrant blues and reds and some yellows and greens.  I painted my kitchen to look like an old ad||0||0
194|07/07/2001|15:44:24|mitch|faux adobe wall|I live in a log home and want to do a faux adobe technique has anyone ever done this and do you have any pictures%3F I need to add I have never faux f||0||2
326|06/28/2001|03:22:25|Kim|I am on the right track%3F|Okay folks...yesterday%2C I painted my kitchen trying to achieve the old worlde Italian look.  I used a roller to apply Behr %22old locket%22 %28butte||0||2
298|06/26/2001|11:45:07|Kam |What%27s a good green%3F|I%27m trying to pick what I would discribe as a greyed green for a small east facing living room.I%27m affraid I will get the walls to dark trying to ||0||5
323|06/22/2001|07:39:47|sonda|color too dark|I painted two of my rooms a dark rose.  It is too dark for my living room.  I want to faux over it but sponging or ragging would make the room too bus||0||4
325|06/21/2001|10:23:42|mary|toning down yellow|Can anyone tell me how to tone down%2C age %28on the brownish side%29 a creamy buttery yellow.  The yellow really looks like a stick of butter.  I hav||0||8
324|06/18/2001|18:19:23|Pat Vance|Fauxing over Laura Ashley Yellow|I am going to try to tone-down...dramatically tone-down Laura Ashley yellow.  Does anyone know how I can get a nice depth%2C but using the palest shad||0||1
322|06/12/2001|17:50:45|clancy's mom|foyer%2Fhall|I%27m planning to purchase maroon %28deep burgundy with brownish undertones in lieu of purplish%29 tone-on-tone carpet for stairs and upper hallway.  ||0||4
321|06/07/2001|06:59:36|Nancy|Nightime sky|I would like to put a nightime sky on one of my daughters bedroom walls%28this wall has 2 large windows on it%29and then stencil some moon and stars i||0||0
320|06/03/2001|02:54:42|DN|Powdery Finnish%3F|Hello%2C Which Faux technique would I use to create a real soft powdery effect%3F. Almost like clouds but of the same colors. I%27ve faux painted many||0||1
319|06/01/2001|13:25:51|nancy|need help with picture on web site|the picture under stenciling at the faux like a pro website shows the stars and moon stencils. My question is what type of faux painting did they do t||0||0
318|05/26/2001|13:46:01|sajemak|Underpainting for Mural|On Monday I will be starting a mural of two whales in the ocean. I have done a sketch and colorwash%2C but in preparation%2C I%27m not sure what color||0||4
317|05/24/2001|08:57:22|DonnaGasser|Newcomer%21|I am new to faux painting but absolutely love the outcome%21  I have Benjamin Moore Twilight Gold walls in a den and want to give the room more charac||0||2
313|05/20/2001|18:31:12|Jared|i%27m gonna cry|The bricks in the fireplace have been sprayed with multi spec HOT PINK or barbie pink i cant tell I am suffering from an odd feeling that has to be li||0||6
315|05/18/2001|18:26:36|warren|Color problems|im new to faux painting but i love the effects of it im using two blue gray colors called wickam grey and north sea and they compliment each other bea||0||1
316|05/18/2001|18:23:29|di|What color do I add%3F%3F%3F%3F|I live in the country and my house is brand new.  All the walls are cream and I would like to start with my kitchen and do a color tech. that gives it||0||3
309|05/17/2001|18:25:00|pam|old italian wall colors|i have already applied a textured terra cotta paint to my dining room walls....but it is too bland looking...i would like to give it some depth...but ||0||5
314|05/12/2001|16:47:47|Paul Murray|using gold flake and crackle|Hi. I just need to be pointed in the right direction. I have a dining room with chinese traditional rosewood furniture. I have this idea of painting 3||0||0
307|05/08/2001|15:15:07|Terry|%27Venetian%27 Powder room ceiling|I am hoping for suggestions for colour for the ceiling of my powder room. I have been holding off wallpapering as I can%27t decide on what to do with ||0||12
312|05/07/2001|16:14:34|C.|Wrong colors%21|My VERY terra cotta colored foyer leads to a family room.  The family room just received a light yellow base with a deeper yellow ragged on finish tha||0||0
311|05/05/2001|21:36:02|Carol|Where to begin...|I need ideas on how to decorate my ds%27s%2C 20 months%2C and dd%27s%2C 5yrs%2C shared bedroom. I would love to start with painting their khaki colore||0||3
310|05/04/2001|16:08:39|Bonnie|Universal Tint|I would like to do a mulit-color wash on stucco.  I have primed with oil and painted a light color base with laytex.  Can I use laytex glaze and unive||0||1
308|05/01/2001|10:45:58|Carolee|color for difficult living room|I am going to paint a large livingroom that has  quite dark older pine ceiling%2C beams and woodwork.  The wall is now an off-white%2Ccarpet is beige ||0||2
306|04/30/2001|19:31:28|kim|Electric Purple Mistake%21|I just painted my daughter%27s bedroom and I have made a huge mistake.  She wanted purple so I carefully matched the purple from her bed comforter %28||0||5
283|04/29/2001|05:59:23|Carol Lesiuk|METAL SERIES...SILVER   - BILL ARE YOU THERE%3F%3F|Hi...I did my living and dining room with a product called metal series%2C color is silver.  I want to change these walls to an acid green.  someone s||0||6
304|04/28/2001|20:37:14|Ginger Lee|colors|I%27m trying to achieve an under-the-sea look using cloth distress what colors should I use%3F||0||2
305|04/21/2001|00:20:29|kendall|Donald Kaufman Paint report|I bought a test pint of D Kaufman paint color %233 %28high end %26 available only at 2 stores in the US%29 and tested it on a sample next to Martha St||0||0
303|04/14/2001|11:53:56|edie|choosing colors|I want to color wash my master bath.  It is off the bedroom which is wallpapered in a hunter green with a border of flowers in pinks%2C blues%2C yello||0||1
302|04/13/2001|13:45:28|sajemak|First Practice Marble|A few days ago I did my first %22practice%22 marble in my kitchen.  I have white-washed looking cabinets and I basecoated the wall behind my stove an ||0||0
301|04/12/2001|18:19:38|muscles|living room|a yuky orange tan coloured carpet%2C  pale yellow%2C peach%2C burgandy%2C with tiny black dots sofas and teak wood.  Oh what to do will the walls%3F  ||0||5
299|04/09/2001|14:54:59|Liz|What goes with Hunter Green%3F|I am planning on sponging my living room and I am trying to figure some good colors. The carpet is beige and the furniture is hunter green. I would li||0||3
300|04/07/2001|15:53:06|Karen T.|Faux too orange|My husband and I stippled our kitchen a few months ago and ever since%2C I haven%27t liked it.  We started with a creme background and stippled on a m||0||1
297|04/05/2001|16:39:49|Joyce|Kitchen cabinets-alkyd faux technique and crackle|I am painting my worn kitchen cabinets.  I have cleaned and sanded them.I want to use oil based products for the durability.  My plan was to do a faux||0||6
296|04/03/2001|22:53:55|shelley slade|What colors go best%3F%3F%3F |I am attempting to panit my patio floor to look like a %22rock%22 patio.  I want to get the illusion of a laid rock floor.  My problem is I don%27t kn||0||0
295|03/21/2001|20:00:44|sajemak|Color Theory|Can anyone recommend any good online websites about color theory%3F  And how about any good books on the subject as well.  I would greatly appreciate ||0||1
291|03/21/2001|17:59:32|Bella|Paprika....|Anyone have a recommendation for a good Paprika color.  I%27ve tried Ben Moore ChiliPepper and Navajo Red%2C but I am not happy with either.%0D%0A%0D%||0||12
294|03/21/2001|08:38:17|Elegant Dimensions|Country blue %28periwinkle%3F%29|A client wants me to modernize her house.  It is a color disaster.  And she wants her curtains to stay.  Living Room-furnishings are primarily black w||0||0
292|03/17/2001|18:44:23|BAB|Stippling|I want my walls to look like pink Bermuda sand. In the real sand sample there is light beige%2C white and rose.  Should I paint the wall with the beig||0||1
290|03/17/2001|12:40:26|sajemak|Need Help with Ice Blue%3A%27%28 |I am just getting into the business of faux finishing%2C and my friend wants me to do her bedroom.  %28so that I can %27practice%27 8-%29%29 I am happ||0||2
271|03/16/2001|08:35:59|linda|color combinations|Someone posted a list of different color combinations that go well together%2C  I bet it was almost a year ago.  I cant find it again.  Can anyone ste||0||5
287|03/15/2001|14:36:08|vanessa2k|HELP WHAT COLORS SHOULD I CHOOSE FOR SPONGE PAINTING A BORING LIVINGROOM WITH ALL BEIGE FURNITURE|HI I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT COLORS FOR SPONGE PAINTING SHOULD I USE IF I  USE A BEIGE BASE PAINT%2C I NEVER REALLY PAINTED THE WALLS ANY OTHER COLOR ASID||0||1
289|03/13/2001|16:31:06|Sarah|Color Schemes with Brick|We are redecorating our family room%2C which has a brick fireplace. Right now%2C the room is a light mint green%2C but our furniture is a hunter green||0||0
288|03/13/2001|15:38:53|vanessa2k|HELP WHAT COLORS SHOULD I CHOOSE FOR SPONGE PAINTING A BORING LIVINGROOM WITH ALL BEIGE FURNITURE|HI I WANTED TO KNOW WHAT COLORS FOR SPONGE PAINTING SHOULD I USE IF I  USE A BEIGE BASE PAINT%2C I NEVER REALLY PAINTED THE WALLS ANY OTHER COLOR ASID||0||1
285|03/07/2001|11:16:41|luvs2paint|lightening up...|I just used an RL color called Golden Retriever.  Of course%2C I had another company mix it.  RL paint is the worst.  Anyway%2C I would like to soften||0||1
286|03/07/2001|11:11:42|luvs2paint|red foyer|I have a 2 story foyer that open to my kitchen..  when you walk through my front door the first thing you see is my kitchen drapes which are red%2Fgol||0||1
253|03/06/2001|13:54:58|Michelle|Trouble With Red|Help help help%21 I decided to be just a tad bit bold and paint my foyer red - Ralph Lauren%27s Relay Red in semi-gloss%2C to be exact. The paint sale||0||14
284|03/04/2001|14:49:37|niceflowrs|color%2C floors and walls|Hi%21  I need help selecting colors for vinyl tile and paint.  My cabinets are a light color with a definite pink tone.  For vinyl tile%2C I%27m think||0||0
280|03/02/2001|22:00:12|MJ|Old Greece|I%27m trying to get an old world greece feel in my bedroom.  I collect pegasus and this the room I keep them.  I have some marble top bed side tables%||0||2
282|02/26/2001|17:14:38|Dawn|Slanted Walls|Our loft bedroom used to be the attic of the house and a considerable amount of %22wall space%22 is slanted due to the roof and dormers.  I have been ||0||1
279|02/26/2001|10:57:13| Marrhea|Trim Color%3F|I%27ve just finished %28almost%29 my first faux project and I%27m thrilled with the result.  We ragged on a burnt orange color over a soft peach and i||0||3
276|02/26/2001|10:20:45|AloeVera4|FIRST POST. HELLO EVERYONE. I HAVE A QUESTION|Can anyone tell me what the colors for moderate to dark cobblestones are%3F I%27m color blind so I%27m a bit lost.   Also%2C any advice on how to pain||0||6
278|02/23/2001|11:46:21|DebB|Help with Nursery Walls|We are getting ready to decorate the nursery for our first baby.  We are using Mickey Mouse and the gang in the nursery and I want to use a lot of pri||0||3
267|02/22/2001|10:42:54|bjljruss|color for two story foyer|I have a two story foyer which is the focal point of my house. To the right is the formal dining room%2C going to be beige rag rolled.  Straight ahead||0||4
277|02/21/2001|09:07:56|Jen|re%3A Colors to go with a lion%2C tiger border|I am doing a small 1%2F2 bath%2C I suggested animal prints%2C they loved it...they picked the border%2C now the only problem is %28I was planning on d||0||0
273|02/20/2001|12:25:49|Bridgette|faux disaster|Please help ASAP%21  I did some ragging in my living room and do not like the color.  I need to know if I can just paint over it with a new base coat ||0||2
275|02/17/2001|22:47:11|DeeAnn|Bed and Bath Color ideas|Have white walls w%2Foak trim.  Am looking to add some much needed color.  Wanted to do the bedroom in a little bit of leopard%2C nothing real loud.  ||0||0
274|02/16/2001|13:03:06|Natalie|color help|I ahve a job potential and am making boards. Shortening this%3A Walk in the door%2C To the left living room%2C  to the right dining room%2C  in front ||0||0
272|02/13/2001|17:03:52|Joe|Finish from afar|I have seen this finish in magazines before%2C it is a green glaze over a light basecoat that has either been stippled or cheeseclothed%2C or badgered||0||0
270|02/11/2001|08:04:19|diane|2 colors-which one is base coat|I am trying faux painting for the first time in my 16yr old sons bathroom. The wallpaper border is a hunting scene with lots of greens%2C golds%2C bro||0||3
269|02/10/2001|14:38:54|lisalynn|Linen-look glazed walls|Has anyone tried faux painting the linen look on walls%3F  The border I plan to use in my kitchen also matches my curtains.  It%27s a fruit pattern bu||0||1
268|02/06/2001|09:45:39|Patti|crafters paint|I was just reading some of the other questions.  I was confused what they mean.  When I ragged on paint in my dining room this is what I did. I painte||0||3
266|01/27/2001|20:41:31|Robbin|Ragging with Polyacrylic%3F|Everybody had such good advice before%2C I have another question. Has anyone ever ragged w%2Fpolyacrylic and how did it come out%3F%0D%0ASecond%2C if ||0||6
262|01/27/2001|18:56:36|Robbin|Color of two story entry foyer%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F|Help%2C I am so confused....I have a center hall colonal the entry foyer is the main focal point%2Cit basically runs into all the rooms. the formal li||0||14
265|01/26/2001|21:42:11|Joanne|Dark Foyer|My foyer is small and very dark.  It has 3 door openings %28to an oatmeal color painted living room with furnishings in shades of red%2C green and a l||0||3
264|01/23/2001|08:09:36|david|what is the best sky blue%3F|I have a client who wishes to have a sunset sky painted on her ceiling.%28overtones of orange%29 Does anyone have any suggestions on what colors to us||0||4
261|01/22/2001|09:40:59|JenE|Table color choice for existing Kitchen Scheme|Good day%21  Dilemma-I have a kitchen with colorwashed %28subtle%29 orange hue%27d walls%3F  I have painted a brown%2Ftan brick backsplash and the cab||0||1
263|01/22/2001|09:33:03|Sami|Do you faux your ceiling or leave it white%3F%3F|Im wondering when you do a faux technigue on wall should you carry threw to ceiling or is it ok for it to remain white%3F%3F||0||2
259|01/20/2001|17:09:48|Connie Keatts|HELP%21%21%21%21%21 Bad color choice|Our home is 30 years old and is dated.  We have brick color tile in the entryway.  There is also a wall of multi colored brick in view of the entryway||0||7
260|01/17/2001|03:27:20|canti|let%27s get together|What if everyone comes to together with pictures of projects they have done%2C next to them write the colors used.  This way I can just pick the one I||0||0
247|01/14/2001|12:31:16|Walt|Color Experiment|I have a small wall to experiment with. It currently is a medium orange%2Fsoft brown terra cotta alkyd glaze -- ragging off technique.  Where do you a||0||15
258|01/14/2001|11:36:43|Aunt Cella|Purple Laundry Room|I know this may sound a bit on the wild side%2C but I am tired of my laundry room looking so drab. When you walk into my back door%2C %28which most fr||0||2
257|01/14/2001|09:35:01|Donna|Leopard Print|I want to decorate a nursery for my first baby.  I have my eye on leopard print crib sheets and bumper pads.  I am looking for a color to paint%2Ffaux||0||1
256|01/10/2001|21:18:43|Kam|Peach color%2C HELP%21|What is a good peach color%3F  I have a chicago brick fireplace and I was looking for a peach%2Fpink color to bring out the brick.  I have painted the||0||7
255|01/10/2001|10:25:30|Barbara|torn paper wall finishes|Does anyone know how to do this%3F||0||5
254|01/06/2001|09:53:11|Jeff Nelson|color recipes|Hi everyone...I%27m new to the site and love it..Thanks for all the helpful advice here..I do have one question though..Does anyone know of a site tha||0||1
251|01/05/2001|02:15:51|Lynn|Romantic Bedroom Color|I would like to Faux my bedroom in any hughes of red%2C pink...to get a soft%2C romantic feel.  Any suggestions on colors or techniques%3F  I%27m just||0||2
248|12/22/2000|15:45:16|aimee|color palette for kitchen|%7Bsorry if you see this in another forum--I initially posted in the wrong place%7D%0D%0A%0D%0Ahello%2C my husband and i are redoing our kitchen with ||0||17
252|12/21/2000|18:21:53|DebB|Decorating Sense Challenged in Desperate need of Help|I really need help.  I want to redo my bathroom.  Right now it has pink and black tile with a pink countertop.  I want to do kind of a garden theme in||0||1
249|12/20/2000|21:22:23|Terry|My friend is seeing RED|A friend of mine%2C who is not afraid of dark%2Fdramatic colour%2C painted her family room red but is finding it a bit too dark. %28She used BM in pea||0||2
250|12/20/2000|10:50:08|Kathy|Lincrusta Border|I recently installed and primed a lincrusta border in my dining room.  The walls are a deep red%2C trim is white%2C floors are cherry and fixtures are||0||0
246|12/02/2000|12:21:09|CWT|sky blue|My favorite color.||0||12
245|11/26/2000|22:15:34|Shadell|Dark Salmon|I am now in burn out mode due to much work and can%27t see a color wash to compliment a dark salmon BM%232009-30 %28w%2F less 2 red colourant%29 I tra||0||0
243|11/21/2000|23:20:09|catwoman|complements|What would be the complement to an earthy brown%3F||0||17
244|11/21/2000|16:56:51|catwoman|mixing|If I am making a sample board with 2 tones of the same color%2C what color should I add to get the darker tone%3F  More specifically here%2C I have th||0||1
240|11/21/2000|11:13:07|Mo|Dark trim |I am trying to update walls in my home using some faux techniques.  When we purchased the home%2C all of the wood trim was painted in various dark col||0||6
241|11/17/2000|09:33:17|Elaine|Dark Green Walls|My great room has dark green %28forest green or hunter green%29 walls.  It is a large room with high ceiling and lots of windows and medium oak trim. ||0||1
242|11/16/2000|17:21:03|stacieholden|Painting over paneling and cabinets|Hello everyone%21  I am planning on painting a rather large dining room%2Fkitchen in a relatively old house. The walls are covered with paneling. I am||0||0
239|11/14/2000|10:09:16|melissajsurratt|crackling dining room table and chairs|I would like to crackle my dining room table and chairs. It%27s a very informal room.  My problem is color.  One of the colors I would like to use is ||0||0
237|11/13/2000|14:39:44|emnes|Irridescent-Metallic Paint|I am trying to mimic the colors of a peacocks tail feathers. Can anyone help with a paint manufacturer that has irridescent paint. I would prefer that||0||1
238|11/13/2000|11:39:21|Toine|What color schemes go with dark wood trim%3F|Hi all%2C%0D%0AI love reading all your posts about color advice%2C and I have learned a lot and painted all the walls and most cabinets in my house%2C||0||0
236|11/12/2000|16:58:56|Becky|living room color|I have gradually been changing my living room decor from contemporary to more traditional and adding antiques to my furnishings. My walls are gray and||0||2
235|11/09/2000|20:08:44|Wendy|How much glaze%2Fpaint to mix%3F|i have a room ready to faux paint%2C but how do i know how much to mix up%2C without having great excess%3F%3F%0D%0Athe room is 9X12 and 8%27ceiling%0||0||2
230|11/07/2000|19:56:36|Madelene|Color choice for bedroom %28red%3F%29|I currently have the following%3A%0D%0A-pine furniture%0D%0A-hardwood floors%0D%0A-Mossy green comforter %28damask%29 with olive green throw pillows. ||0||4
234|11/03/2000|19:18:20|Chrisie|Trim color|My walls are %3A%28orient blush%29%0D%0Afloor is%3Aa hardwood%28butterscotch oak%29%0D%0Adoors are%3A%28an almond%29%0D%0A    problem%0D%0AI painted t||0||0
233|11/02/2000|13:45:28|bonnie|plaster%2Fpanel|I have walls in the side entrance stairway %28up-leads to kitchen%2C down-leads to celler%29 that are paneled on the bottom and plaster on the top.  T||0||0
232|11/02/2000|12:16:26|nocolor|Please Help - Texture disaster%21|I%27m very new at this so please bear with me.  I think I have a disaster on my hands.  I textured a kitchen wall with joint compound%2C primed it%2C ||0||0
227|10/27/2000|20:29:35|Jane Bagley|wood panneling|I am planning to do faux painting over old%2C fairly dark wood paneling in my 8 yr. old daughter%27s bedroom.  There is wallpaper on the upper half of||0||8
229|10/27/2000|20:19:09|pam|paint that goes with agrey rug|Please help%21 I have a very large basement with grey berber rug%2C I want to rag roll the lower half of the wall there is only one window so theres n||0||4
231|10/24/2000|19:01:14|Nancy|Crystal effect|Can someone explain what a crystal effect is -- some type of wall treatment%3F||0||1
228|10/24/2000|10:55:17|cindy eatherly|unsure of red in kitchen|i practiced on poster board doing rag technique.  i painted the base a cream and went back with a %22victorian red%22.  the red was matched from the r||0||1
226|10/22/2000|09:09:16|Mark Steinbauer|Chinese red lacquer|Could someone give me some points on how to achieve a lacquered look with a chinese red color on a sheetrock wall%3F Thanks.||0||2
225|10/19/2000|23:08:15|KANE|woodgrain effect|%0D%0A      i have just painted metal doors a nice rich brown and want to apply a faux woodgrain finish.%0D%0A      i bought the woodgraining tool and||0||11
224|10/14/2000|16:16:02|gin51|Earthtone %2FMission Color Suggestions|I%27m a novice at faux painting but would like some ideas for doing my living room.  I have rust-colored couches%2C sand-colored carpet%2C lots of gla||0||1
222|10/11/2000|20:37:08|Bekki|Red walls need repair|I tried to color wash my kitchen walls in red %28twice%2C actually %3Ao%29 It%27s all OK except where I dripped white touch-up paint on the red and le||0||1
223|10/11/2000|08:07:53|LINDA S|NEED SUGGESTIONS|I JUST FINISHED WALLPAPERING A BATHROOM WITH PAPER ILLUSION %28TORN WALL PAPER%29 . IT WAS EASY. BUT THE PAPER IS A LITTLE DARK SO I AM PUTTING UP WOO||0||1
218|10/10/2000|03:22:32|jd|Kitchen walls|I just had new cabinets put in%2C they are frost maple%2C which seem to have a very very slight pink cast to them. The countertop is a mixture of brow||0||1
217|10/09/2000|23:27:13|Carol|Colors with Sage Bedroom%2FBath|Need some advice%21  I have went to %27other%27 boards and can%27t seem to any answers on what colors to put with my bathroom.  I just painted master ||0||2
220|10/09/2000|23:23:57|Joanna|DISASTEROUS|I just bought a Glidden Satin shade called %22Rosey%22 for my master bedroom. It%27s a beautiful color on the sample card%2C but once we put it on all||0||6
219|10/08/2000|20:34:01|SEAN|NEW HOUSE WITH WHITE WALLS|I WOULD LIKE TO ADD SOME PERSONALITY TO OUR NEW HOME.  LIVING ROOM FURNITURE IS TEAL GREEN WITH PILLOWS IN TEAL GREEN AND MULTI COLORS OF WHITE%2C MAU||0||1
221|10/06/2000|09:53:02|gail boston|faux copper finish for outside gutters|Hi. I saw a beautiful house with great faux copper gutters. There were two paint colors %28the top was rag rolled over the base coat%29.%0D%0A%0D%0ADo||0||0
187|10/04/2000|11:11:44|Yvette|Too dark|I have just finished painting my bathroom a green that now looks darker on the walls than it does in the paint can.  After painting several rooms in m||0||3
215|10/03/2000|20:55:41|Jan|Too Red%21|I painted one wall in my living room%2C hoping for a red somewhere between maroon %26 red.  I guess you%27d call it a jewel tone red.  Anyway%2C it is||0||5
216|09/30/2000|17:18:58|jaymom40|sponging for the first time|Hi%2C%0D%0AThis is my first time sponging does anybody have any good tips I could use. I am doing my powder room%2C I am going to wall paper half way ||0||2
213|09/22/2000|22:35:28|Heather|Wall Magic|Has anyone used the Wall Magic kit available at homeware stores%3F  I saw it advertised on TV and was wondering if it was easier to use than doing the||0||3
211|09/22/2000|20:20:32|Martie|wood paneling|I am remodeling and have pine paneling with knots and all....real wood.  I want to give it a distressed look and am unsure of where to start.  It has ||0||4
214|09/22/2000|18:13:08|rain57|Southwestern colors%3F|I primed the wood paneling %26 all the walls are white. The bedding ensemble I purchased is southwestern %28desert blues%2C yellow%2C orange %26 turqu||0||0
204|09/19/2000|02:13:59|Erin|Teal Terror%21|I have a large living room with a deep teal rug and large overstuffed reclining plaid furniture.  The plaid is very contemporary and is mostly taupe c||0||5
209|09/12/2000|18:41:21|Leigh|Color idea for a bedroom|     I am in the middle of renovating an older home.  I had purchased the %22Wall Magic%22 package to faux a few rooms in my home.  I am in the middle||0||4
212|09/12/2000|00:29:54|JCE|Painting a metal bannister%3F|I have a curved metal bannister with the same pattern on a landing. I started to strip the paint off only to find that the metal was never intended to||0||0
210|09/08/2000|11:07:04|Angela M|Cellophane Finish|I am very interested in doing a cellophane finish on my bathroom walls%2C but don%27t have clue one where to start.  Can anyone point me in the right ||0||1
207|09/06/2000|00:05:34|Heather|Need Some Help%21|I am very interested in faux finishing and would like to try it out in my bathroom.  I live in an apartment building so of course all of the walls are||0||2
208|09/05/2000|23:58:40|George|Pinkish walls|Any advice for fixing a recent faux wall%3F I base coated with a light yellow color and added a deep redish glaze %28sponge on top%29. It was too dark||0||1
206|09/03/2000|02:54:46|beachlisa|correct kitchen cabinet color using faux technique|I just had my kitchen cabinets painted with oil-based light and dark blue.  the lighter color is on the face of the cabs and the darker on the door an||0||0
205|08/31/2000|23:03:41|caren_20|The right mix|How do I get the color I want.  I want an old world looking gold with maybe a hint of cantaloupe.  With base colors and glazes%2C how do you get the c||0||1
202|08/28/2000|21:24:46|Beth B|Living room walls|Recently painted walls a medium yellow.  Toned this down with a white glaze.  Upholstered furn-iture is dark green %2C other furniture is mahogany.%0D||0||0
201|08/27/2000|21:03:32|walt|Craft Paints to Tint Glaze|I should have posted this under %22Color is Key%22.  I will appreciate any help%3A  I want to tint McCloskey%27s acrylic %28%236296%29 glaze to match ||0||1
199|08/21/2000|22:55:38|Yadira|Colors|I have a somewhat small living room%2C I want to make it look bigger and brighter.  I have biege carpeting and furniture though the furniture has a va||0||1
197|08/21/2000|21:52:28|Erin|Colors for wall sponging|I%27m am a beginner and am trying to decide on the colors for walls in a bedroom.  I%27d like to something with blue.  Preferably a dark blue as a bas||0||1
200|08/21/2000|16:31:05|jseikel|Cal-tint II Colorant|I use Cal-tint II univeral tint by Nuodex to color my paint. I used to buy it at a local paint store and they have gone out of business. I can%27t fin||0||0
198|08/21/2000|15:38:56|Yadira|Colors|I have a somewhat small living room%2C I want to make it look bigger and brighter.  I have biege carpeting and furniture though the furniture has a va||0||0
195|08/13/2000|10:37:47|tpmartin|crackle|I recently purchased an old table that had been whitewashed.  I would like to crackle finish this table but don%27t know whether I should sand the whi||0||1
196|08/11/2000|11:59:17|finepoint|help|hi%2C i%27m new to faux sponge painting and I%27am thinking of re-doing my bathroom in pastels. Can I sponge paint my colors on first%2C then roll on ||0||0
191|08/09/2000|17:12:46|Tammy|Serpentine Marble Color|I would like to take advantage of this month%27s featured finish - Rosewood Marble. However%2C I am more interested in doing the Serpentine Marble bec||0||1
193|08/04/2000|22:22:15|Choclate97|colors|I want to paint my bedroom with a faux finish.  The bedroom has a chair rail and very tall ceilings and I%27m not sure where I should start and stop t||0||1
192|08/04/2000|19:26:01|Theresa|Daughter%27s bedroom colors%3F|My daughter%27s bedroom is a Raggedy Ann theme.  The colors in her quilt and curtains are burgendy%2C navy and beige.  The walls are creme nd the trim||0||3
190|07/28/2000|21:10:07|debby|slanted ceiling painting|the walls in my sons bedroom are half slanted. i want to paint the walls dark blue and was wondering if i should also paint the slanted half%2C before||0||1
189|07/22/2000|23:33:58|rita|color scheme|I am doing my bathroom in black%2C white and red.  I painted the wall white but it shows all the blemishes in the wall.  I was wondering if anyone has||0||1
188|07/17/2000|19:55:13|jasper|Height illusion|I%27m dealing with a basement bedroom%2C no light %2C no height. How do I get the illusion of a higher ceiling through either trompe l%27oeil or color||0||3
186|07/16/2000|16:27:28|judy bolton|metallic paint|my 14 year old daughter is re doing her room.  currently the walls are a very subtle pale lavender.  the pattern she has chosen for her bedspread is a||0||2
185|07/12/2000|18:36:51|Tutti|sponge painting color combinations|I%27d like to paint my foyer with a beige basecoat%2C%0D%0Athen sponge a rust color that matchs a color in a hand painted chest that will go in there ||0||2
184|07/09/2000|13:12:01|Patti|navy blue ideas%3F|Promised my sister I would paint her half bath..white pedestal sink%2Fchrome fixtures%2C one window..the room is off her family room which has navy bl||0||1
183|07/06/2000|13:33:03|Sami|italian villa walls|I would like to paint my walls in an old italian   villa look. I dont want to use any plaster on the walls. What colors or technique would you suggest||0||5
177|07/03/2000|22:56:51|meghan|painting%2Fcolors%2Fmetallic|Does anyone know what%2Fhow to mix paint with so that when i paint it will look like the paint has a gold shimmer to it%3F  I want to paint one of tho||0||2
181|07/01/2000|18:01:28|Meenie|splotchy walls %3A%28|Hi%2C%0D%0Awe decided to paint the lower half of our dining room a claret%2C or wine%2C color.  The wall was white semi-gloss enamel%2C not sure if oi||0||5
180|07/01/2000|08:23:23|lisa|painting chairs|I am planning to paint dining room chairs to go with a dark wood rustic table.  The room is decorated in tuscan style with a terra cotta accent wall. ||0||1
182|06/28/2000|22:14:12|Nvrmind |Color Scheme|I am painting a bunkbed that my husband built for our daughter.  The bed looks like a little victorian house. The base color my daughter chose was lav||0||3
178|06/21/2000|11:55:49|Eve|Ack%2C my taupe is pink|I just painted my livingroom recently a beautiful sage green%2C just off the living room is a small coved dining area. I wanted to make this area look||0||2
179|06/19/2000|17:55:31|Marilyn|french wash technique |I would like to do my bedroom walls using the french wash technique.  Would appreciate any information on how this technique is done.  Thank you.||0||1
176|06/16/2000|23:03:55|Amy|Broncos bedroom|Any Denver Broncos fans out there that have done their son%27s room%3F  I have a Broncos border that I would like to put up at chair rail height%2C bu||0||3
175|06/15/2000|11:15:30|katrina|yellow%2Fblue dinning room %2Ahelp%2A|I%27m redoing my dinning room.  Small retangular shape.  I%27m using yellow%2Fblue material for the chair%2Fbench cushions and curtains that separate ||0||1
163|06/14/2000|22:05:13|Kam|Good Books on Color|Can anyone recommend books or articles on how  colors react to each other. I have books that show how to mix color%2Cbut what I%27m interested in is h||0||3
174|06/13/2000|15:52:36|Rod Pendleton|Metallic Copper Paint|We have some old pressed tin cupboards that are slightly sorroded%2C and would like to retain their original design%2C but pain them with a metallic c||0||0
171|06/11/2000|19:17:15|Gail|Sponge Painting one wall in living room|Is it okay to sponge paint only one wall in a living room%2C and use it as a focal wall%3F  I have a living room that has a bay window%2C and arches l||0||3
170|06/11/2000|00:22:57|Linda|metallic glaze on walls|I was wondering how the metallic glazes work on walls%2C I would like a suggestion for a taupe colored wall. Would this be too harsh%3F My home is med||0||1
172|06/08/2000|22:51:18|Lisa|Colorwashing colors|I want to repaint my kitchen which opens into my family room.  The family room is painted a taupe-ish brown.  I plan on using the lightest shade on th||0||0
168|06/07/2000|22:51:36|Betty|Gold Metallic Glaze--mistake  help%21%21%21|I applied gold metallic glaze to my crown molding. It is too harsh in spots. any ideas on how to tone it down%3F Assistance appreciated||0||4
169|06/06/2000|15:37:24|Donna Jean|tortoise finish on metal chandelier|Any advice re%3A colors%2C supplies and techniques to create tortoise finish on metal would be so appreciated. Thanks%2C Donna||0||0
167|06/05/2000|11:39:20|Lisa|Need some red advice|I am planning on painting my formal living and dining rooms%2C which have no separation between them%2C a rich red.  I have looked at Johanna%27s web ||0||4
164|06/03/2000|22:22:00|Carrie|too green|I have a very large master bedroom that is painted%0D%0Aa seagreen color. Due to the size of the room the %0D%0Acolor is overpowering. I would like to||0||2
166|06/02/2000|22:43:43|Kim|Need advice on paint %26 wallpaper in kitchen|I%27m redoing my kitchen and I am going to wallpaper 3 of the walls and want to paint one of them.  Any advice on which wall gets the paint%3F  The co||0||0
165|05/31/2000|15:44:33|shannon myers|glaze|i have a large living room%28roughly 26x36 ft%29 in desperate need of change it has wood paneling top to bottom. i am very familiar with the ralph lau||0||0
162|05/22/2000|20:38:35|Lisa|Kitchen makeover|I%27m looking for kitchen ideas and how to update an ok kitchen. The backsplash is red and black 2 inch tile%2C the cabinets are honey oak or maple fi||0||0
160|05/21/2000|18:52:04|bouncer|need advice about glazes|I%27m getting ready to do my livingroom.  I%27ve never done faux finishes before.  I%27m very intimidated by it.  I%27ve looked at the glazes at Walma||0||4
161|05/18/2000|19:51:35|Sharon|help with color for powder room|I am very new to faux finishing and I have a specific vision in mind for my powder room.  I want to use a ragging off technique%28I think%29 using %0D||0||0
159|05/15/2000|22:00:20|Julie|Boring kitchen color|I recently painted my kitchen a light green color - the color looks whimpy and I%27m considering putting a darker green color over it and turning this||0||1
157|05/12/2000|16:23:26|JT|TV fauxer%27s|I recently saw a tv segment where a little polyurethane and universal tint were added to drywall compound%3B  it was then mixed and troweled on the wa||0||3
158|05/12/2000|12:18:24|eve28|Painting ceilings|I have finally committed to painting my livingroom a medium sage green%2C but now I%27m at a lost as to how I should paint my vaulted ceilings. They a||0||2
155|05/10/2000|23:31:41|ladybug|Wall colors for black%2Fwhite%2Fgray%2Fnatural pine room|I am new to faux finishing.  I want to do a faux finish technique in my family room.  I am having trouble choosing the technique and the colors.  Wind||0||3
152|05/10/2000|11:53:35|Lynne|Rainbow|My granddaughter wants me to paint clouds and a rainbow on her bedroom wall.  I want to use sponge painting for the clouds but am not sure how to do t||0||1
156|05/07/2000|12:09:27|Patty|my beige turns purple on |a wall with an antique white base color.%0D%0AHope you folks can help. I tried mixing in various colors but every time it looks purple. I have 3 diffe||0||5
153|05/07/2000|08:47:49|Lynne|Rainbow|My granddaughter wants me to paint clouds and a rainbow on her bedroom wall.  I want to use sponge painting for the clouds but am not sure how to do t||0||1
154|05/01/2000|18:50:17|Susan M.|Painting a 40ft. iron stair railing|Help%21  My iron guy is almost finished making my railing and I am going all over looking for cool ideas.  Has anyone crackled iron%3F Does it look go||0||0
145|04/25/2000|09:01:20|Dorothy|foundation|wondering what color to paint the foundation of old house.  The house is a mint green%2C right now the foundation is a dark reddish brown. The house i||0||1
151|04/20/2000|19:38:48|veronica|sponge painting %22Ocean Theme%22|I am haveing trouble picking out colors for my kids bathroom.  What I%27m trying to do is sponge paint the walls to make it look like the ocean.  I al||0||1
128|04/13/2000|20:38:10|Pat|Can anyone explain hues to me%3F|I am decorating my home and helping my daughter with hers. Fabric%2Cwindow treatments%2C furniture arrangements%2C and accessories are no problem. But||0||7
148|04/11/2000|21:00:55|joshsnana|Blue  Too Bright|Goofed on bedroom walls and ceiling.  The blue looked fine at the store%2C but when I got it on the walls at home it is too bright. It is a sky blue. ||0||1
150|04/11/2000|15:03:00|amy|color choices|I am considering the ragging method for my bathroom and need help choosing colors. There is black carpeting wiht small multicolored flowers. The main ||0||0
149|04/10/2000|19:52:11|Rosie|Colorwashing for Asian style room|I would like to try to colorwash the walls in my formal living room%2Fdining room.  Right now%2C the carpet is beige%2C the walls and ceiling are off-||0||0
146|04/10/2000|19:22:39|luv2read|granite or marbelizing|I need a bit of help.  I painted my bathroom a light pink thinking it would look marbele I went over it w%2Fa white using my magic rollers%28which I l||0||1