43|2/27/99|02:54:23|liza|colorwashing I think|I am looking for advice on colorwashing, I think. I am a NOVICE to faux painting , but would like to recreate the background found on the Habersham Co||0|5,1|3
42|2/26/99|09:21:59|Jan|milk paints|I recently saw a medicine/wall cabinet and a headboard which incorporated several assorted "faux" treatments...aging, antiquing, crackle, blotted crac||0||1
41|2/24/99|08:37:52|priscilla|patina with mineral spirit|Does anyone know the recipe of a patina with mineral spirit and no oil? Thanks!!||0||1
33|2/22/99|10:03:15|Joan Murray|Kits for fauxing Furniture|Hey All, I ordered some of the faux finish kits that they sell here on my furniture - I must say I was very impressed with the end result.  Very EASY ||0|10|1
39|2/21/99|17:48:08|Poppell |Faux granite kitchen counters|Benjamin Moore exhibits a project involving a faux granite finish on kitchen countertops, sealed with polyurethane.  I am short on cash and like the i||0|2,2|1
38|2/20/99|01:15:12|wallscapes|faux stone|Deena--I've done a few fireplaces--if you know what type of paint was used as that brown you could use that brown as your base and do a few coats of c||0|1,1|0
37|2/18/99|15:29:42|Deena|Faux Stone|I am purchasing a older home and the stone on the upstairs fire place has been painted a very dark brown. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to ||0||0
34|2/17/99|19:07:45|Jerri|Antiquing Glaze|I understand I can use some of my gallon of glaze that I got from Walmart with a little bit of burnt or raw umber to antique some crackling furniture/||0||4
36|2/17/99|18:56:36|Shelley|What is Gum Arabic?|I noticed in a book that gum arabic could be used in crackling process.  What is gum arabic and where can I get it?||0|2,2|1
35|2/17/99|02:23:15|daniel|crackle varnish| can anyone help me.   I was using a product       PEBEO deco crackling varnish from Art supply.   It is a oil based and a water based then rub artist||0|1,1|1
31|2/16/99|08:14:07|blake|After liming wax, what finish?|I have some dark oak cabinet doors I plan to strip and lime. I wonder if anyone can suggest what finish to apply afterward? The lime-sellers suggest t||0||4
29|2/07/99|18:23:24|whitman bell|burl|I can't get the glazes to blend in the proper manner. I have tried rags,sponges,and brushes||0||0
28|2/07/99|18:02:52|Steve Lane/Heather Wilson|"Automated" Faux Finishing|Is anyone aware of any automated equipment for sponge application of Faux Finish latex paint to dowels and finials?||0||1
26|2/05/99|20:39:20|Bean|Faux Leather|Hello All. I am looking to paint some small items and wish to achieve a leather type look. Can anyone give me some directions for this. Thanks!||0|1,1,1,2|1
25|1/30/99|20:42:23|roberta|Lapis lazuli faux finish|Hi!  Can anyone give me a rundown on the colors and technique(s) for producing a faux lapis finish suitable for small projects, e.g. table tops or jew||0||1
22|1/27/99|22:01:26|Peggy|aged finish on furniture|I have some furniture I would like to give an aged finish.  I'm striving for a deep celedon or spruce(?).  Should I do a base in brown and then glaze ||0|1,1|1
21|1/26/99|09:39:29|christina|Decoupage|I have never decoupaged anything but I have seen the technique. I have a piece of furniture that I would like to try it on. Is there a site where I ca||0||3
23|1/26/99|09:22:17|J. Gift|Kitchen cabinet redo|I have flat front birch cabinets that I would liket to paint, but I would like to create a subtle old world look in a neutral color.  I am going to ha||0|2,1,1,1,2|1
5|1/21/99|12:31:41|Mark F|Cipped Paint/Distressed Finish - How to...?|I am trying to recreate an aged two color paint look I've seen in a store recently.  It involves the two colors of paint but the first color is chippe||0||3
20|1/21/99|08:29:47|LYNNE|CRACKLE FINISH|I'M INTERESTED IN APPLYING A CRACKLE MEDIUME TO ALREADY PAINTED PIECES OF FURNITURE. THE PIECES ARE NOE PAINTED A CORNFLOWER BLUE AND I WOULD LIKE TO ||0|1|0
17|1/20/99|13:12:50|MARY FRANCES DESPRS|COLORWASHING NEW PINE|I WOULD LIKE TO COLORWASH SOME NEW PINE SHELVES AND A BOOKCASE.  THEY WILL BE DARK COLORS BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME OF THE WOOD GRAIN TO SHOW THROUGH.   M||0|1,1|1
19|1/19/99|15:00:46|Kelly|fragile crackle|I saw a technique using stain, paint, fragile crackle and either lacquer or varnish.  The end result was the look of alligator skin.  Does anyone know||0|1|0
18|1/19/99|13:34:04|Jodi|Antique Oak Finish|I have a nice 4 drawer antique oak file cabinet (was in a post office).  I would like to faux finish an unfinished computer table to go with it for my||0|10|1
16|1/19/99|13:14:02|Luci|Faux painting a wooden countertop|The counter top on my bar is wooden. It has been stained to match the cabinets.  I want to faux paint it to match my counter tops which have a gray, b||0|1,1|1
15|1/18/99|08:50:57|Bea|Ralph Lauren Paint|I have just decorated my daughters condo in the US with Ralph Lauren paint which I loved, but now I am back in England I was wondering if there is any||0||0
14|1/17/99|22:47:34|Cindy|crackle cabinets|I would like to crackle finish my laundry cabinets, they are unfinished birch. Where do I start and what products would be the best?  Should I stay wi||0|1,1,2|1
12|1/17/99|22:44:22|Linda Snedeker|crackling|I would like to crackle finish a hutch. Could someone please tell me what kind of glue they have used with success.  I heard that "hide" glue was good||0||2
11|1/16/99|08:36:34|Renee|Faux finish on wrought iron|I am thinking of buying a new wrought iron dining table and chairs in which the color isn't quite what a I want. It is a cream color that is just a bi||0||1
10|1/13/99|15:19:33|Catherine|Looking for ideas to paint furniture.|I inherited some old furniture, which is badly in need of repainting and I want some suggestions on color.  My walls are a light yellow and my bedspre||0|1|0
8|1/12/99|17:42:10|Stefani|Dressing up doors|I am looking for suggestions to add interest to the interior side of the double doors in my entry.  The walls are goldish/yellow and the doors and tri||0||1
74|4/13/99|14:34:00|Brenda Huegin|daybed|I would like to change the appearance of this oak day bed to a Western look by using the torn paper bag tecnique to look like leather. I can't remembe||0||1
72|4/12/99|21:41:24|Hal|Crackle for Outside?|This is my first time at this site and I'm loving it!!   My question is do I have to do anything special to a bench that I plan on crackle painting in||0||4
71|4/11/99|09:08:10|Christine|Dining Room Set|I have a hand-me-down dining room set which is fruitwood (looks like light cherry).  I like the set although it is a little dark for my house...I have||0||1
69|4/11/99|00:28:00|Melanie|roman column|I have recently started to faux finish a plaster roman column for my bathroom.  I want it to look like aged plaster sort-of with the color scheme of m||0||7
57|4/07/99|23:52:10|Melanie|distressed??|I saw a program on HGTV, I don't know the name of the show or the technique used.  It was used on shutters where they base coated and then applied ano||0|2,1,10,3,2,5,4,6,7,7|2
50|4/07/99|23:42:36|Diana|rollers|I have seen a roller kit in Walmart and Home Depot.  It simulates a two color ragging technique.  Can anyone tell me where to buy just the roller(it's||0||3
40|4/07/99|19:23:26|Jo Lea|Distress painting a baby changer|I recently purchased an unfinished pine baby changer that I would like to paint with primary colors.  Thought about painting drawers different color t||0||3
70|4/06/99|17:13:41|S Lowe|"dry brushing" technique|Recently completed an old plain mirror frame by painting the frame white, then stencilled flowers and ivy in each corner and then "dry-brushing" the r||0||0
68|4/05/99|23:49:20|Sherrie|Used brick method|I need instructions on painting a red brick fireplace to look like beautiful, old, used brick.  Any suggestions? Sherrie||0||2
2|4/04/99|17:17:16|Rebeca|Badger softener & faux finishes brushes suppliers|I would be most grateful if any of you could send me web addresses for manufacturers/suppliers of badger softeners, floggers, etc. in Europe, so that ||0||4
67|4/02/99|07:17:57|Maryann Cowans|Flogging Technique Help|Can anyone explain how to do the flogging technique?  I recently painted a box in Rufus Porter style and the finishing directions say to basecoat in c||0||4
63|3/29/99|23:41:39|Melanie|concrete table base|Hi Xena, et. al, I did not find a plaster or hydrocal table base like I wanted but I did find a gorgeous concrete roman-type scrolled bench that I am ||0||5
66|3/29/99|09:29:27|treacy|hand paint or stencil|Something I have done many times, is to pick up a design in clients room. With the blinds in a closed position, paint a design companion to the room. ||0||1
65|3/29/99|09:03:53|Keri|Flat base for glazing? Possible?|I feel like I am wearing out my welcome - thanks to those that have answered my many posts!!!  I want to do my living room in two earth tones, but it ||0||1
64|3/28/99|02:19:41|wallscapes|cabinets|Xena--Thank you thank you thank you for your input on the cabinet project--one last question--I've used Benjamin Moore oil galze in the past--is that ||0||1
48|3/25/99|23:21:41|Margo|Colorwashing?|I have an old This End Up kitchen table and I want to add some color to it, but I would like the wood grain to show through.  I have two questions. Fi||0||3
44|3/25/99|23:18:04|Vicki|sponge paint vinyl mini blinds|Has anyone out there attempted to paint on vinyl mini blinds.  We are painting the walls a moss green.  Thought the moss sponged with either a darker ||0||2
51|3/24/99|16:29:24|George Debono|Tortoiseshell finish|I am building a clavichord from a detailed plan. The original instrument was built in Hamburg in 1761 (Johann Adolph Hass).  The plan says that the or||0||7
62|3/24/99|08:31:26|wallscapes|cabinetry|Xena--thanks for your info a few more questions--as I've said before most my experience is with latex and my own mixtures with latex glazes so when it||0||1
61|3/23/99|11:30:41|Kelsh|Coffee Table|Well I've thought about it quiet a bit...I have a good sterdy coffee table that looks that it was laminated (top surface) I am going to remove it sinc||0||0
60|3/23/99|07:07:48|Melanie|Ceramic Table Base|Does anyone know where I can purchase or go to look for an unfinished ceramic table base that I can faux finish for a glass dining room table top?  I ||0||2
59|3/23/99|02:31:30|Maria Cormany|FAUX FININSHING OCEAN EFFECT|I AM A BEGINNER AND WOULD LIKE SOME ADVICE ON HOW TO FAUX FINISH AN OCEAN EFFECT IN MY CHILDRENS' BATHROOM.  THE WALLS ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND PAINT||0||3
24|3/23/99|00:08:03|Grace|Faux "Old World"  Brick on Sixty's "Perfect" Brick|I need instruction on how to distress and faux paint a huge fireplace with 3  sides (other than front).  I'm guessing maybe wear down edges with a gen||0||1
27|3/22/99|23:55:41|Ron|Old World look for Old Door|I have a large full length mirror that I would like to place on an old door I have and lean it against the wall of my bedroom.  The door is now a dark||0||1
54|3/22/99|18:31:35|fuzzerann|decorative painting metal cabinets|I have yucky metal cabinets in my kitchen...  I'm looking for a way to update them.  What's the best kind of paint to use on indoor metals?  I believe||0|2|2
58|3/22/99|07:37:07|wallscapes|kitchen cabinetry|this question is to Xena or anyone who might have some suggestions--I've been asked to put a aged glaze over cream colored kitchen cabinets which are ||0||1
52|3/20/99|06:02:55|Ron|Dresser Salvage|I have a dresser with 2 bottom drawers and the top half is shelving behind 2 doors.  The lines are squared and contemporary. The wood is oak and it cu||0||4
55|3/16/99|19:24:49|Jo Lea|Giving tin ceiling distressed look|I recently purchased a piece of tin ceiling about 4 feet long and 2 feet tall.  I would like to frame it and hang it, but would like to distress it fi||0|2,1|1
53|3/13/99|08:01:52|wallscapes|Century Furniture|Hi all--I need some input, I need to duplicate a Century Furniture finish--it looks like it is a heavy whitewash over oak or a heavy grained wood but ||0||3
49|3/10/99|22:57:20|Brenda|realistic pewter finish|Does anyone have an idea how to achieve a realistic pewter faux finish.  I would prefer to use acrylic/water based products, but am willing to try any||0||4
9|3/09/99|21:14:11|Jerri|Crackling|I have bathroom cabinets that are painted a latex cream color.  They were painted about 6 months ago. Can I crackle them now by using the glue and the||0||3
45|3/02/99|13:36:26|Elaine|Tiger Faux Finish|I inherited an oak buffet with a tiger faux finish from my grandparents.  The wood is in great shape but the finish has come off in places.  Can someo||0||1
46|3/01/99|18:23:13|gv|faux finish carpet|I am looking for info about any kind of faux  finish I can apply to carpet. The carpet is indoor/outdoor glued to wood floor.||0|1|1
47|3/01/99|15:45:01|Mark London|NEW Project on Faux Like A Pro|Hi all, We would like to announce that we have posted a new Monthly Finish that teaches Crackling.  Just go to our home page or click on Monthly Finis||0||0
138|8/10/99|10:27:07|wendy|refinishing an old small armoire|I was given an old armoire that is not in the best of condition. It was sponge painted pink on white at some point and then a dull brownish gold was s||0||1
134|8/10/99|10:21:42|Ivy|Refrigerater Art|Does anyone have a thought on how to go about painting a refrigerator decoratively?  Someone wants a scene painted on a refrigerator and I wonder what||0||5
137|8/09/99|17:12:01|Anna-Maria|Painting a coffee table|I've got an old table that has that cheap dark wood finish. I would like to paint the tabletop to look like maple would and paint the legs to look lik||0||3
139|8/09/99|16:59:40|Nancy|Children's Folding Chairs|I am looking for a source for unfinished wood folding chairs  - Child Size!  Anyone have any good ideas? Thanks||0||1
140|8/09/99|16:23:23|Shelly|Painting 70's style bedroom set|I am a beginner who needs help salvaging an old bedroom set (picture your Grandparents bedroom). It is a dark fake wood with ornate plastic like swirl||0||0
135|8/09/99|11:02:51|Melanie|Building a Bed|Hi Everyone,  Don't know if anyone can help direct me with this, but thought I would give it a shot.  I want to build a bed that I designed for my son||0||1
132|8/09/99|00:44:26|Lu Ann|McCloskey's porcelain crackle glaze|I just tried McCloskey's special effects porcelain crackle glaze over an acrylic base. Once it dried, it still didn't crackle. Has anyone used this pr||0||1
131|8/08/99|20:24:54|Ivy|sealer that won't yellow |Does anyone have a suggestion for an acrylic sealer (preferably in a spray) that will not " yellow"?  This is to use on a small piece of furniture tha||0||2
130|8/08/99|20:22:43|Ivy|Painting over unknown surface|Here's a challenge... what would you suggest to paint over a piece of furniture when you don't know what the original paint was (oil or latex)?  Ive b||0||2
133|8/08/99|17:26:55|Lisa E|Horse hide, rabbit skin, Elmer's glue...|Good evening, everyone! O.K., I've looked in the archives, and looked at the paint-craft-art stores. I cannot find horse hide or rabbit skin glue anyw||0||4
128|8/06/99|07:10:20|toni|oil glaze with latex paint?|I would like to do a faux finish over a small vanity cabinet in by powder room, but am confused about which paint to use.  The current paint is a oil ||0||3
129|8/05/99|17:56:20|judy|faux finishes for ceilings|currently, i have a white armstrong seamless ceiling in a pressed tin pattern.  it has been damaged by a water leak.  i would like to conceal the dama||0||1
102|8/04/99|21:35:47|kathy|faux finishing a brass shelf|I want to redo a shiny brass shelf unit.  There are glass shelves that  I will leave as they are.  I want a finish that will adhere to the metal surfa||0||2
125|8/02/99|08:03:11|doebarnett|elmers glue removal|I used Elmers glue to crackle & changed my mind on some of the drawers I preped.  Any help on glue removal||0||1
124|7/31/99|21:04:29|heidi|Antiqueing new brass|I have some new brass hardware on doors that I wished had an antique finish. Is there any way to antique it on my own? I don't want to experiment on t||0||1
86|7/31/99|20:14:28|Robin Allen|Finishing tool|Does this tool exist??? I want to give my kitchen cupboard doors a faux tongue and groove look. My mom-in-law told me she saw a tool that can  be drag||0||2
123|7/30/99|15:54:50|Nancy|Primitive paint finishes| I do a great deal of painting  does anyone know how to achieve a real rextured almost grungy look with milk paint or acrylics,  I want almost the rea||0||1
122|7/24/99|08:18:37|Amy|re: faux stone column|hi,  I am looking to paint this stone column that we have as a base for a table.  I have some gold leafing and also regular paints in two colors.  I'm||0||1
106|7/21/99|13:44:12|anna|countertops|Is there anyway to faux finish ugly Formica kitchen countertops?  New countertops is not the budget.||0||4
121|7/19/99|09:04:32|jacque|furniture finishes|Does anyone know how to do a technique that would make wood appear as the bark of a birch tree.  It appears to be raise and pealing therefore creativi||0||2
118|7/10/99|11:14:23|G.Ridge|Driftwood technique|Hello.I'm doing a clients spare room in a casual beach style and I want to paint an old dresser to look like it's made out of drift wood.I'm thinking ||0||2
120|7/09/99|10:01:51|Julie|faux finish for kitchen cupboards|I am in the midst of re-modeling my kitchen.  We currently have white painted cupboards (old).  I want to achieve a French Country look.  I need ideas||0||0
119|7/08/99|22:45:00|Richard|Is there such an animal as a one step crackle finish???|Hi, Glad to have found this board!!! I hope someone can help me. Normally I make solid wood display cases to display Hallmark ornaments in but I have ||0||0
117|7/07/99|08:52:56|CDrake|Want to give an old painted wardrobe a new "old" look...|but I have no idea how to begin.  I am a complete painting novice. The wardrobe is currently painted gloss white.  I'd like to give it a new color--bl||0||2
109|7/04/99|15:19:59|Edwina|Different Crackling Mediums|I have an unfinished pine entertainment unit that I would like to paint to make it look old and worn. I plan to crackle in some spots (I don't want th||0||5
116|7/03/99|22:18:40|Kammy|Antique bronze finish|I saw some antiqued bronze knobs and drawer pulls that I thought would look great in our new kitchen. However, to buy all of the knobs I need would ha||0||1
115|7/02/99|10:30:14|lynn |cleaning furniture|I have inherited 3 chairs that are off white wood arms and legs with wicker on the sides. The seat and back are green velvet. Very nice. The problem i||0||0
114|6/30/99|19:49:06|Sue|Crackle Basecoat|I am planning to do a small chest of drawers.  I purchased a latex flat as the base coat.  Should I use a semigloss instead?  I could use a white semi||0||2
107|6/28/99|15:24:50|valerie|painting headboard |I am fairly new to this, but would like to try to paint an old headboard that is already white with some kind of wash or glaze technique.  My furnitur||0||3
111|6/27/99|14:08:15|Donna D|painting metal|Found an old rusted metal locker at a salvage yard.  I would like to paint it, but I was hoping to make it look really pretty.  I don't want to just s||0||5
113|6/27/99|14:04:12|Gabrielle|Faux Leather & Cheap Tables|Here's another way to look at something...  I purchased a couple of those cheap decorator tables (you know, the kind with three legs that you throw a ||0||1
99|6/26/99|10:17:10|Alexis|French Craqueleur|http://www.passagems.com/passage_gallery2.html At the above website, the artist explains how she decopauges furniture using 25 different layers of var||0||3
112|6/26/99|06:48:19|Donna D|Painting Metal.  Thank you Kitty for responding|Kitty, I left a message thanking you, but I'm not sure how this really works. I just found this site, but it seems as though no one is really posting ||0||1
110|6/23/99|18:34:00|Michelle|removing wax finish|I have a new hutch that came with a "hand-rubbed" wax finish. It feels almost unfinished. I would like to paint it but I am unsure of how to prep it s||0||1
108|6/23/99|02:27:06|Robin H.|dresser|I have an old small, but tall and narrow dresser that I have cleaned up and painted in a white latex.  I would now like to stencil and give it an aged||0||2
95|6/20/99|19:43:13|Jackie|Hide glue?|Can anyone tell me what hide glue is? Is there a brand name? Is it a crackle medium?  Is it best to paint or spray on a clear coat on crackle? Also-ca||0||3
97|6/19/99|00:36:20|Joyce Orrok|Faux on fireplace|I have dark gray/black slate around my fireplace and on the floor in front of it.  I would like to try a faux painting technique on it.  I have never ||0||2
105|6/19/99|00:17:49|Michelle Lasch|paint not sticking|I am currently painting some 70's style modern dressers. I washed with TSP, lightly sanded (220 grit) and primered with Behr Undercolor. After the fir||0||2
100|6/16/99|21:21:56|Barbara|crackle finish using glue|I"m searching for a crackle recipe that uses glue as the second step, any ideas?||0||2
104|6/15/99|15:01:57|kay|acrylic sealer safe?|THANK YOU XENA! (I'd like to attempt using the acrylics on the wrought iron since I couldn't find a great variety of Rustoleum colors in my area. Do y||0||1
103|6/13/99|17:21:54|kay|faux rust over wrought iron|I will be stippling layers of acrylics over wrought iron which has a black base coat for a "rust" effect. I want to see if anyone has a suggestion as ||0||3
101|6/11/99|00:45:56|Barbara|crackle|In my previous message I meant to mention tha I'm looking for a recipe that uses a white glue-or other common household glue does that exist? Thank yo||0||0
98|6/08/99|07:28:50|Maureen|Finishing cottage-y dresser|Hi everyone.  This is my first post, but I've been reading occasionally, and I'm really impressed with your knowledge. Here's what I'd like to know:  ||0||1
93|6/07/99|09:46:19|Susan|Crackling as Art|I want to crackle a poster to make it look like an "Old World" painting.  Should I seal the paper (poster) first before I start the 2-step process?  I||0||6
94|6/07/99|05:45:09|Gail|Wicker|I just purchased a wicker trunk/hamper......I would like to paint it......How would you go about it?  Would be pretty difficult to sand...any tips?  I||0||2
96|6/04/99|14:13:34|Jackie|the distressed look|I am new to all of this but want I want to do is create a distressed look without marring or dulling the topcoat in sanding. I think wax is applied. I||0||0
92|6/03/99|20:22:55|Lynn E.|Pine Kitchen Cabinets|I have old pine cabinets I'd like to paint white (or cream), add a hand-drawn stencil to the doors, then antique the look (my house is 160 yrs. young)||0||1
77|6/03/99|20:00:37|Kurt|Creating interior columns from PVC drainage pipes|On a recent visit to a home improvement center, I came up with an idea (perhaps not original) of using six inch wide, ten feet tall PVC drainage pipe ||0||9
83|6/02/99|09:29:52|agf7|sponging|Can you sponge on plastic?  If so, what types of paint should I use.   I tried an acrylic, obviously it started to wipe away with water.  Is there a s||0||4
91|5/31/99|21:50:25|Melanie|Crackling a Piece|Hi Everyone!  I just purchased a great bargain piece of oak furniture that I want to crackle finish.  As far as I can tell, it looks to be solid, thou||0||0
73|5/31/99|21:43:48|Melanie|glaze to finish|OK everyone, thanks for your input on the roman column.  It is now done as far as the faux painting goes.  I now need to glaze it because I did all th||0||2
89|5/31/99|18:01:11|Rebecca|Surface Prep|I have a large armoire to paint and I need help fast. This decorator always  brings me Broyhill pieces to paint. The doors are real wood, but the side||0||2
90|5/30/99|20:29:57|Ema|The paint is cracking!|I sanded an old piece of furniture, primed it, and painted it with several layers of acrylic color. However, the fresh layer of paint is cracking! Wha||0||1
88|5/25/99|00:09:42|Gail|Crackle over acrylic|I have an acrylic shelf that goes in a bathroom.  I was wondering if you can apply the crackle technique to it?  Thanks for any advice you can give me||0||2
80|5/24/99|00:10:22|Lee Ann|preparing outdoor picnic table |I saw a painted child's picnic table with hand-painted pictures on it & got this idea: I have a picnic table that is probably pressure-treated wood wi||0||2
82|5/24/99|00:00:01|Teresa S. Boyes|furniture painting|I have an old pine coffee table that I would like to paint white.  It has some type of finish on it.  How do I get started?||0||2
87|5/18/99|18:43:30|Craig Sorenson|Faux Finish-Torn Paper(floors,walls,furniture)|We have developed a unique process of applying faux finishes to a torn, tinted paper. It is called Mirage Special Effect Surface Covering. It's alread||0||1
85|5/16/99|18:33:18|Morey|gilding and glazing|With all the talk of gilding lately, I thought I'd share one of my quicky tricks. If you seal composite leaf with Break Through's clear gloss, the amo||0||0
84|5/15/99|15:20:01|Carol |faux finished frig|I am new at faux finishing but I love to try different ideas. My problem is that I have an old refrigerator that is in dire need of repainting. I know||0||2
79|5/13/99|14:03:52|Keri |Stripping old furniture|Hi all. My friend asked me about stripping garage sale furniture to the wood and i thought I would ask the pros - what you have found the best way - I||0||4
81|5/12/99|23:43:53|Angie|Crackle Finishing|I am wanting to refinish my husbands tired looking office furniture.  I just can't stand the gray metal filing cabinet and equally blah desk.  Any sug||0||2
76|5/06/99|22:46:37|Rennie Bahr|Furniture Finishing Workshop|Windy City Studio in Chicago, IL will be offering a workshop in Furniture Finishing (antiquing, distressing, gilding, crackling and more!)The class wi||0||5
56|5/05/99|14:58:27|Maureen scott|crackle dresser|Hi I am in the process of painting my old dresser.  I have primed and now on my third coat of yellow paint (base color) and want to crackle it and us ||0||4
32|5/03/99|08:49:16|Becky |Brick stencil for concrete patio(14x14)|I have a very plain concrete patio (14X14) that I want to give it a brick or stone look, I am unable to find any information on stencilling or paintin||0|1|4
78|4/23/99|00:07:25|melton barksdale|sill replacement and jacking cabin above flood plain|I have just bought a "log cabin on the creek". It has a conventional type under-structure and several of the sills around the outer edges of the house||0||2
145|8/15/99|23:30:16|carole|transfering design|I hope someone is able to help. I recently read of being able to transfer a black and white copy of a design onto furniture using only some kind of pe||0||1
143|8/13/99|20:14:28|Aldo|Faux fireplace|would like to build a faux fireplace. Is there anyone that can tell me where can get these instructions?. Help!||0||2
141|8/12/99|07:29:09|Kim McDaniel|Nicotine Stains on Furniture|I have just purchased 8 pieces of furniture from an estate sale.  The furniture was made in the 50s or 60s.  Problem is, they were once cream colored ||0||1
142|8/11/99|09:54:26|Maria|crackle medium|I would like to make my own crackle medium. The prices of crackle medium are quite high in my area. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Maria||0||1
136|8/16/99|02:05:47|Lisa|crackle painting cabinets|I would like to re-do my kitchen cabinets with a crackle look, blue background with a white foreground. This is quite a big job and don't want to buy ||0||2
127|8/16/99|02:20:20|Liz|looking for a tin chandelier|We've just moved our dining room outdoors on a  spectacular deck (has a beautiful latticework  ceiling all woven with a thick wisteria vine).  I  have||0||3
146|8/16/99|10:51:52|Darlene Garfat|crackle painting|I wan to crackle paint my kitchen cupboards, they are white malimene. Is it possible to do this? If so what are the required steps||0||0
30|8/18/99|10:37:30|Josette|Burl Finish|I'd like to do a faux burl finish on a particleboard tv/vcr stand.  What colour paints would give me that look and what is the best tool to use?  I ha||0||6
150|8/23/99|10:41:38|LeeAnn Lee|Faux Whitewash|Can anyone provide with the steps and materials to create a whitewashed look?  (I rather it not be the traditional whitewash method with lime if possi||0||0
148|8/26/99|01:54:56|Nancy|Spray Primer?|Can anyone suggest a spray primer to use on unfinished wood?  I'd like to avoid the usual brush marks I get when priming by hand and save some time.  ||0||3
154|9/01/99|12:13:46|Jackie|Doing harlequins on wood- bleeding?|Do any of you pros out there have any advice for avoiding bleeding of lines with designs on wood.  I am doing a harlequin pattern on a table now and I||0||1
155|9/01/99|23:36:40|Mark London|List Your Business!|Dear Faux Finisher,  Faux Like A Pro is proud to announce that on November 1, 1999 we will be launching the largest, most comprehensive listing of pro||0||0
156|9/02/99|19:04:31|Melanie|To Prime or Not to Prime|Hi, I just finished building an entertainment center for a gameroom and now am going to paint it.  It is made of 3/4 " birch plywood on exterior and r||0||3
157|9/03/99|19:05:30|Mindi |Faux granite sofa table|I have a faux granite sofa table with a rough finish done in shades of greys (purchased that way with a glass top).  My colors have changed to blacks,||0||1
147|9/03/99|23:04:58|sandy|mixing mediums when crackling?|Yikes...the OIL BASED paint that I bought as a basecoat is still drying on my table...unfortunately, I just realized the crackle medium is water based||0||1
153|9/05/99|04:36:17|kay|marblizing dining set-good plan?|I'm about to begin marblizing an entire set of dining room furniture, and would like to check in w/ you pros to see if my plan would work! It was pain||0||1
160|9/08/99|18:47:39|lisa|fish tank|Hi everybody. I love this forum--it's so nice to see other people as enthused about faux finishing as I am! I need some advice. I have a 200 gallon sa||0||1
126|9/09/99|18:47:01|Terri|crackle over existing finish|I have a new pine dresser that my hubby white-washed and then applied an oil-based varnish over the top.  It didn't turn out like I expected and now I||0||3
144|9/09/99|19:21:53|Melissa |Kitchen CabinetS|I have plain, flat-front, white, formica kitchen cabinets that have no architectural design.  I would like to faux finish or do something to them to m||0||5
159|9/10/99|19:21:37|Negelle|antiquing armoire|I haven't been on the board for so long, but I can see that you all are still giving wonderful advice and inspiring people to be creative.  I have bee||0||4
161|9/11/99|23:55:54|Jackie|Can anyone recommend  a whitewash technique for a table?|First, thanks everyone for all of your help on this site in the past few months.  I have learned so much from everyone here and have gotten a lot more||0||1
158|9/14/99|08:25:52|mj grace|Refinishing a buffet|I just recently bought a buffet from my favorite store...Salvation Army!  Anyway, I would like some advice as to how I may achieve the desired effect ||0||2
162|9/15/99|13:41:22|Marla|Dark Stain for Primitives|Looking for a dark stain to rub over large pieces of acrylic painted furniture to create a primitive grungy look. I have used a dark wax on small thin||0||6
163|9/16/99|06:48:44|Candy|Hard finish for a wood countertop|I would appreciate if anyone can help with a durable nonyellowing finish for a small countertop that sits on a kneewall.I am going to paint this with ||0||2
164|9/21/99|00:02:32|Angie|3d stenciling...|I don't think this is really a faux question, but you all have been so helpful in other areas as well. I saw on a craft show the other day where the m||0||6
169|9/21/99|22:04:46|Ann|endtables|We have a set of box-like endtables that are over 10 years old.  I have never really liked them but cant afford to buy new ones.  They appear to have ||0||0
170|9/23/99|09:54:55|Mary lou |Wood graining plywood floor|I have an old plywood floor i wish to wood grain  What colours do I need to create an antique maple colour. MLW||0||0
172|9/24/99|23:53:12|Michelle|Which Antique White color for furniture?|Need an Antique/ distressed white color choice for a tall wall unit that is dark walnut stained. I see some great pieces in magazines that look like t||0||0
171|9/25/99|07:26:30|Peggi|Lapis lazuli|Hi Everyone,  I am looking for a recipe or referral for a lapis lazuli faux finish.  I have a china hutch and have my mother's silver in it and though||0||3
174|9/26/99|12:40:22|Bob D.|lapis finish|Isabel O'Neil's book, I think it's called "The Art of The Painted finish" has a great lapis and a-z instructions and example of the finished product.||0||0
173|9/26/99|22:17:56|Jacqui Lazarus|Painting Ceramic Tile|I want to paint the ceramic tile floor in my bathroom.  What type of paint may I use?  Would any paint work with a good sealant? or Is there a special||0||2
175|9/29/99|12:01:02|Jan|Refinishing a wainscott hutch|I just bought an old 2 piece hutch done with wainscotting wood that has been painted many many years ago.  I have stripped both pieces down to the bar||0||4
176|9/29/99|18:20:38|treacy |rottenstone|hi all, another question...what would I do without you? Where does one buy rottenstone? AND is it referred by any other name? I have Kevin McClouds bo||0||4
178|9/30/99|20:02:57|Liz|stripping cabinets|Hi everyone!I want to strip dark oak kitchen cabinets,I would like to know if anyone knows the best stripper and what kind of finish do I put on after||0||0
166|10/01/99|13:39:43|Treacy |silver leaf/acid washed??|Hi everyone, I have a client who's dining room set done by a faux finisher, who has moved away....she said the finisher laid down silver leaf squares ||0||10
179|10/04/99|21:51:32|carlin|counter tops|I just moved into a condo that the previous owner painted countertops in. It is peeling/wearing away (basically looks like no primer was used, and the||0||2
180|10/06/99|20:12:33|Lisa|fireplaces|A client wants a coal burning fireplace marblized, the house was built in 1902 the fireplace has been painted black but I think it might be real marbl||0|5|1
184|10/10/99|23:53:45|Guy|Painting Clouds on a Ceiling|Does anyone have any suggestions on how to paint coulds on a blue ceiling?  Your help is much appreciated.  ||0||1
183|10/11/99|10:34:43|PITA|tortoise finish|Any suggestions to recreate a tortoise finish on a mirror frame?  This frame is built into the wall, so I can't remove it.  The method must be for a v||0||2
182|10/11/99|23:41:27|Vickey|Distressed Furniture Techniques|I am interested in doing some distressed painting on some old furniture but I am unable to find the how-to's for such an undertaking. Anyone out there||0||1
181|10/13/99|14:56:44|Colleen|Old Church Pew|I have an old church pew (about a three-seater) that has a lot of potential but I don't know where to start.  It's painted white and it looks like the||0||6
185|10/15/99|12:24:11|Whitman Bell|tool|What are the best tools to use to produce a meandering grain effect in woodgraining? ||0||2
177|10/16/99|23:21:09|susan|faux linen|i'd like to paint a bedroom armoire using a faux linen look. does anyone have suggestions about how to do this? I'd also like to give it some 3-D text||0||1
186|10/17/99|09:24:16|Debbie|latex molding rubber|I just saw "latex molding rubber" when reading messages. I think this is what I've been looking for. Someone told me it was called "Mix a Mold". Found||0||1
188|10/19/99|18:52:55|Lisa Villanueva|Painted Floors|I can't afford the $5000 it will cost to replace my carpet with hardwood floors.  There is plywood under my carpet and I'd like to know if anyone has ||0||2
191|10/22/99|14:38:31|Marshall|Faux on laquer endtables|I would like to do a faux on white laquer endtables for my bedroom.  I have a wrought iron bed and gray stone accessories.  the walls are medium gray.||0||0
190|10/23/99|12:59:03|Susan Hall|dining room furniture--don't know what to do|Hi.  I have gray carpet with gray walls. I have a china cabinet and buffet table that are traditional with curvy legs. These are old and yucky.  they ||0||1
192|10/23/99|19:24:04|arlene|faux furniture|I have a dining room table that is Irish Georgian in style, which has alot of carving on it. I would like to faux finish it and I'm leaning towards ma||0||0
194|10/24/99|16:23:40|E. Hancock|Pine cabinets|I have pine cabinets with verticle groove on the door. The dark knots in the wood give it a country look in a contemporary kitchen. My walls have a da||0||0
195|10/24/99|20:50:27|susie|old iron bed|I have an old iron bed I would like paint for my 14 year old daughter.  She likes fun and whimzical items.  This bed is simple with no ornate iron wor||0||0
193|10/25/99|07:48:35|Mary Jane|glazing kitchen wood cabinets v/s liming|I wood like the white wash look on my brand new honey oak kitchen cabinets. How do I do this? There is a light finished seal that wouldn't take much t||0|1|1
196|10/28/99|00:45:59|Kim H/ MN|Tissue paper or grocery bag technique questions...|I have decided to do a technique on my ugly 70's Harvest Gold fridge and oven hood. I am in the process of applying pieces of ripped grocery bags with||0||3
197|10/29/99|19:52:30|Cheryl|faux finish on exhisting piece|I have a small furniture piece, probably mahogany, stained dark.  I want to lighten it up, possibly with a crackle finish.  Can I lightly sand this pi||0||0
198|11/01/99|19:34:52|Lon Zo|Painting floors to look like hardwood|The question: can you faux a plywood floor to make it look like a hardwood floor?  If you can, how does one go about it, what does one need, especiall||0||5
199|11/02/99|13:58:59|Jon|Test for existing paint?|Is there a test that I can do to determine what kind of paint exists on a chair I am going to crackle?  Does it matter?  Could I just sand it and prim||0||3
201|11/03/99|11:00:58|KAY|BARNWOOD TABLE-GETTING A SMOOTH GLOW|HEY FOLKS! MIGHT ANYONE KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO TAKE MY BARNWOOD TABLE (TOP) FROM BEING ROUGH/DRY TO BEING SMOOTH AND GLOWING- NOT REALLY LOOKING FOR SU||0||1
202|11/03/99|22:09:02|Jeana|Crackle finish on glass|Can anyone tell me if I can do a crackle finish on a glass table top without damaging the glass.  I may want to remove it later, if possible. Do I use||0||1
203|11/04/99|07:30:31|mj grace|refinishing a mirror|I found a mirror at a yard sale for $1.00.  But, the frame is plastic, I mean PLASTIC!!. Like a halloween prop.  I'd like to try and paint it and see ||0||1
205|11/04/99|13:47:56|Trina|antiquing new cabinets|I would like to give the kitchen cabinets in our new home an antigue look - med oak currently. I'm striving for a "French country" look and have seen ||0||0
206|11/04/99|21:49:16|Kristie|grain painting picture frames|I would love to grain paint some pine picture frames I've made to look like the old antique ones.  I really don't know where to start, can anyone help||0||0
187|11/05/99|12:54:13|Jan Forsberg|crackle painting|Has anyone out there done the crackle technique with glue?  I live in an area where we don't have any home decorating centers, i.e. Home Depot's.  I h||0||2
208|11/06/99|16:00:48|Judy|Crackle finish on old bedroom furniture|I want to apply a crackle finish on my 25 year old bedroom furniture. What prep work do I need to do to the furniture before I attemtp to faux finish ||0||0
207|11/07/99|12:45:39|Beth|funky table|Hey everybody! I am repainting a little table funky to go in a little girls bathroom.  I am  using her wallpaper as a design guideline.  The problem: ||0||3
204|11/08/99|10:03:34|Mark|BM Stayclear poly|HELP. I just painted a table.  I put one coat of BM STayclear Matte poly on it with a sponge brush and it streaked.  The second with a regular brush s||0||2
200|11/08/99|17:05:17|Lon Zo|Carver-Tripp makers of Antiquing Kits |Can anyone tell me if the company Carver-Tripp is still in business?  They make/made antiquing paint kits for unfinished furniture.||0||3
211|11/08/99|22:22:57|linda|can I gold leaf an old mirror?|I have an old oak mirror that I would like to jazz up- should I gold leaf it and then antique it or should I gold paint it and then antique it. I am n||0||1
210|11/09/99|13:14:22|lcarden|marbelizing|I have a concrete pillar that I would like to marbelize. How do I do this??? Any help is appreciated.Thanks||0||1
212|11/10/99|13:07:46|Lisa|used look|I have bought two boat oars that I want to hang above my fireplace for decoration.  I would like to paint them so that they looked used or old...any s||0||1
214|11/11/99|11:49:48|Marianne Schor|cracklure finish|Trying to find a consistent, durable cracklure finish for kitchen cabinetry.  I've tried the oil varnish/gum arabic solution, and could never get it r||0||2
217|11/13/99|15:56:20|Artisticchaos|wall crackle| Is gum arabic a good crackle medium? How is it best controlled? How do you do an entire wall without the top coat ending up on the floor? How do you ||0||0
215|11/13/99|18:29:14|Tawn|Trompe L'Oeil|Has anyone come across some GREAT trompe l'oeil books?  I have several but what I'm looking for are ones that have simple step guides for creating tho||0||2
219|11/14/99|11:14:35|Jennifer King|Antiquing Kitchen Cabinets|We're building a new house and don't want the stark, white look of new cabinets.  I need some detailed directions on how to apply an umber glaze to my||0||0
220|11/16/99|22:40:28|Jennifer|Crackle Finish for Coffee Table|I've been reading a lot of the postings on crackle finishing, and I think it's something I want to do on my existing coffee table.  Here's my question||0||1
221|11/17/99|16:39:02|judy|stain|Can you add a japan drier to a penetrating stain to speed up the drying time?  It seems to be taking forever. ||0||0
222|11/22/99|00:38:38|Alice |Painting my sofa|Has anyone heard of which paint would be best for painting on Cotton?  My sofa is a pale seafoam green sectional from the lates 40's.  It suffered wat||0|10|2
152|11/22/99|16:55:42|Jane|Old brass lamps - any ideas|Hi, Any ideas for old brass lamps?  Can you paint them? crackle them etc??? I have a couple that are pretty yucky looking...anyone have an ideas how t||0||4
223|11/28/99|12:45:01|Maureen|Spirit Dyes = ???|I have a lot of books on faux painting and related subjects written by British authors.  I've seen "spirit dyes" mentioned frequently, and I figured a||0||2
224|12/13/99|12:08:30|Tina Perry|Marbel ideas|I have an old fireplace that I am redoing and I am looking for a kit to marbelize the mantle.  I have found one at the stores from Plaid Paints but th||0||1
225|12/15/99|19:31:23|Cooky|rocker redo|I inherited a glider/rocker for my baby's nursery that is a different finish than my honey pine crib.  The glider has a stained finish and has quite a||0||0
226|12/26/99|02:06:27|dan cronin|how to finish a wrought iron garden bench|I recently bought a wrought iron garden bench and I want to put a rustic dulled faux finish on it. The only faux finishes i had seen on iron in the pa||0||0
216|12/30/99|10:52:34|Maria Gonzalez|Linen texture|I want to create a linen texture on a wall that I will be painting with a very light color.  I want it to look as if it is a piece of linen fabric bec||0||4
209|12/30/99|12:45:42|Hope|Painting Furniture|Hello: Has anyone seen the Mackenzie Childs furniture that is in speciality shops? It has beautiful multi pastel colors in uncommon designs like strip||0|1|3
227|1/03/100|13:14:24|Carol|Painting White Laminate Bookcases|I have some inexpensive white laminate bookcases I woul dlike to faux finish.  Any ideas?  I was thinking of a crackle finish.  What kind of primer sh||0||4
228|1/03/100|15:54:46|A.J.|creating rust on iron|Can anybody help? I know this is not a Faux question but I'm hoping that some of you more experenced finishers might know anyway. I really have two qu||0||3
231|1/12/2000|09:53:30|Christine|thinking about adding a crackle or whitewash finish to existing dining room set|I really need some advice on this.  I have a dining room set that was passed down to us from a great aunt.  I really do love the set but I know I woul||0|7|1
233|1/12/2000|23:06:37|Monique|Fireplace|I have this fireplace that is very dark maroon brick and I was going to paint it with a primer in a light grey mortor and then paint each brick in a d||0||1
235|1/13/2000|14:41:17|sharon|painting vinyl wallpaper|Is it possible to paint over vinyl wallpaper?||0||0
234|1/14/2000|00:28:48|Cindy Brown|painting bathroom cabinet|I need a technique for painting an already painted bathroom floor cabinet. The romm is colorwashed in gold cream tones with black marble sink and blac||0||1
237|1/14/2000|20:26:13|JoAnne|painting a concrete floor|I want to paint the concrete floor in my basementusing a marbelizing technique.  Can anyone tell me the kind of paint/sealer I should use.  Thanks.||0||1
238|1/14/2000|23:22:24|Pita|Prep a Metal Trunk|We just recently bought an old metal trunk at an auction.  I would like to paint a scene on the top 2 panels,paint the metal "strapping" and finish th||0||2
229|1/15/2000|00:02:33|Alice|Mirror glass|How can I achive an aged look to mirror glass?  Not the frame the glass mirror itself.  I am looking for an old antique look to the mirror and would s||0||6
239|1/15/2000|01:18:27|Bob|faux barnwood|i'm looking on tips for finishing new wood to look like weathered colored barnboard||0||0
230|1/16/2000|01:15:45|Carol Hall|Primer?|Where do I find XIM primer.  Is it a homecenter types of places, art & craft supply stores or paint stores.  Thanks  Carol ||0||3
236|1/16/2000|12:20:21|leslie|flambe burled effect: book|I love that heart-stopping flambe burled effect shown on one of the doors in the woodgrained section of Kevin McCloud's Paint Effect books. He doesn't||0||3
240|1/17/2000|12:17:09|Bean|Looking for an peeled paint finish|Evening all, I have four pieces of furniture including a telephone desk, bookcase, computer amoire, and TV Entertainment centre, that we are combining||0||3
242|1/17/2000|13:56:01|Z. Diaz|Painting over formica covered furniture|I would like to faux finish a white formica desk and rolling cart file, to match real pine wood (aged) furniture in the same room. I am a first-timer ||0||0
244|1/18/2000|12:38:48|Christina M. Thomsen|Aged look for painted wood?|I am looking to antique or distress my plain old dark colored kitchen cabinets. I want them to be a lighter color. I do not want to crackle paint them||0||0
241|1/18/2000|12:49:51|ellen|dying wood|Hi all!  I have a question regarding using dyes on wood furniture.  I'm going to be painting a large armoire for a client, and she came upon a guy who||0||4
247|1/20/2000|07:25:50|Sala|oil based stencil paint|I have a question concerning the "dry brush" oil based stencil cremes.  I am using them to stencil on furniture which has been base painted with latex||0||4
249|1/20/2000|13:16:24|Amy Young|Colorwashing OVER stain?|Hi, I have a dresser that is already stained and some type of glossy glaze was put on it a long time ago.  I want to paint right over it to do a littl||0|2,5|1
250|1/20/2000|17:07:45|Beth|acid solutions used on leaf|I need to find out about acid solutions that can be used on leaf...I know they are available but have had no luck in finding them or any formulas that||0||0
251|1/20/2000|17:31:53|72 Bass|Coloring plastic accordion keys|My recently manufactured, high-quality piano accordion has a lovely walnut body, a metal grille, and - regrettably - shiny white plastic piano keys. I||0||0
252|1/21/2000|23:18:26|Virginia|Staining Cabinet|I have bleached wood cabinets in my powder room and would like to stain it with a black stain.  I don't want to paint because I still want to see the ||0||0
253|1/21/2000|23:55:22|virginia|Labor Cost|Does anyone know what is the average cost per square foot to refinish existing cabinets?||0||0
254|1/24/2000|16:50:00|Lynn|What is latex paint?|I'm in England and the various paints over here are: Gloss Matt Emulsion Satin finish Emulsion Vinyl silk Emulsion Vinyl matt Emulsion Eggshell Satinw||0||4
256|1/26/2000|17:51:43|Amy Martin|ugly oak kitchen table|Hi Anyone, I have never fauxed before and am looking for an inexpensive solution to improve my badly stained, yet excellent condition kitchen table. I||0||0
257|1/26/2000|19:24:31|Trudy|Crackle over stained wood?????|Is it ok to put crackle glaze over stain and then the top coat of paint, or does it only work over paint? ||0||1
255|1/27/2000|16:23:39|Juice|Faux on a Fridge?|Hey gang, just wondering if anyone had any ideas about painting an old 50's style fridge... going to paint it red and decorate it like an old  Coca-co||0||2
260|1/27/2000|19:56:49|Bhitson|Treat marble before marblizing?|I want to have my marble fireplace surround faux finished with a bronzed marble effect.  What has to be done to the marble first?  Also, what about ce||0|10|0
245|01/30/2000|22:32:40|Lisa|aged look|I also would like some advice on aging techniques.  I am also painting cabinets but my cabinets are new MDF doors and have no base color.  I would lik||0||2
243|01/30/2000|22:36:16|Lynda|Need help on hand rubbed painting technique...|I am refinishing an 18th century wood/cane chair that was given to me by a friend. He had a chinese red primer put on the entire piece. My plan is to ||0||1
213|01/30/2000|23:02:45|Marianne Schor|Painting on ceramic tile|I need to know the very best paint to use to paint a design on ceramic tile.  The tile is not installed yet, so it can be baked if necessary. It needs||0||4
258|01/31/2000|11:24:09|danielle|painting thrift store furniture  first time HELP ME|i found this wooden bookshelf made of pine, a dresser made of some sort of wood, but cheap.  not fake though real wood.  and a nightstand of wood and ||0||2
261|01/31/2000|20:24:22|liz|metallic like finish on curio  cabinet|I saw a really expensive cabinet they called a platinum finish-would like to duplicate-any suggestions? Cabinet now walnut finish.||0||2
259|02/01/2000|18:30:16|camille|can I faux paint directly on lacquered furniture|I have a bedroom suit that I am tired of.  It has a almond laquer on it.  I was wondering if anyone had ideas to spuce it up with some kind of faux fi||0||1
262|02/02/2000|11:51:27|Lisa B.|crackling a stencil|I am in the process of painting a pine china cabinet.  I am thinking of stenciling on the bottom doors and would like to crackle the piece in select a||0||2
264|02/02/2000|16:12:28|Robyn|Faux plaster|Has anyone used the joint compound to replicate the look of plaster or stucco%3F%3F  If so%2C any tips on how to do it%3F  I want to do my bathroom wa||0||0
232|02/05/2000|17:51:00|Dick|milk paint recipe|I plan on making my own milk paint to paint my new kitchen cabinets.  The recipe I have is from a cabinet book put out by Taunton Press.  The recipe g||0||15
266|02/08/2000|22:49:29|Colleen|Straw in plaster on walls%3F|Have seen straw in plaster on walls. Anyone care to share proven results of this method or hints or tips%3F%0D%0AThanks||0||3
189|02/10/2000|11:52:12|Tammy|No Crackle with my Crackle Glaze|I purchased an unpainted piece of furniture.  It was sanded, primed and base coated with latex paint (medium-high grade).  I applied Valspar Decorativ||0||7
269|02/10/2000|14:01:32|Sala|water based spray paint|I%27d like to know if any one knows of a brand of can spray paint that is water based.  I am about to start painting and stenciling some decorative wo||0||2
265|02/11/2000|16:10:44|Carol222|Crackling over existing finish|I would like to use a crackling medium directly over a dark brown table that has been stained with a lacquer over it.  Can I apply the crackling mediu||0||1
268|02/15/2000|16:46:07|farmgirl550@eathlink.net|pricing furniture|I am a proffesional faux painter. I am slowly trying to move my buisness into doing only murals and furniture. Does anyone know how to go about pricin||0||1
263|02/17/2000|15:18:44|Janine|Crackle paint on wood bookcase|I have a wood bookcase that has been painted over several times.  I began stripping the paint%2C but this is too time consuming and detailed%2C and I ||0||10
272|02/17/2000|18:19:16|jeanine|crackle|Another add on to the sodium silicate crackle question that I posted.  Does it give the same look as the other%2C more readily available%2C  crackle m||0||0
271|02/19/2000|04:34:32|LISA|CRACKLING ON VENEER|I CRACKLED A KITCHEN CABINET THE WOOD SIDE TURNED OUT GREAT BUT THE VENEER DIDNT%2CI DID SAND IT FIRST BUT TOO MANY BRUSH MARKS FROM STARTING AND STOP||0||1
273|02/19/2000|14:36:58|Maria|Tortoiseshell|Hi%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AHi%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AI want to apply tortoiseshelling to a table top. Does anyone know how%3F%0D%0A%0D%0Athanks%0D%0A%3A%2||0||1
274|02/20/2000|11:35:08|vfsouders|source for raw wood items for home decor%3F|Does anyone know a source for unpainted wood items%3F I%27m looking for home decor items such as trays%2C stationary holders%2C boxes%2C etc.%2C not c||0||1
270|02/20/2000|21:17:25|jeanine|sodium silicate crackle%3F%3F%3F|I had a customer the other day who was asking a friend of mine about a sodium silicate crackle medium.  I%27ve never heard of anything like it and was||0||5
276|02/21/2000|12:14:10|andreabr|Painting Wooden Dressers|I want to paid my wooden dressers in a cream-color and then achieve an antique look with possibly bronze pain burnishing on the edges and a speckled e||0||1
277|02/25/2000|00:41:23|Mizz Dazey|Help with glue|I recently saw a craft show where they used ordinary white glue to crackle with does anyone know of this%3F%0D%0A||0||1
149|02/25/2000|15:14:04|Jane|Crackle questions for you experts out there!!!|Has anyone used the crackle product offered on this site?  "all cracked up"? I want to crackle a hope chest which was originally pine that i stained a||0||2
275|02/27/2000|15:28:31|vfsouders|Sealing pine knots|I have an unfinished pine nightstand I want to paint and stencil. I should know better than to fool with pine but loved the style of the piece. I%27ve||0||5
280|02/29/2000|09:52:43|Veronica |White%2FDistressed%2FGold Accents%2F Already painted white|The item has an off white oil paint already on it.%0D%0AAny suggestions%3F||0||0
279|02/29/2000|14:11:30|Veronica Trainer|White Distress%2Fw gold accents|I am trying to find instructions on how to recreate the look you find on new furniture in the stores which have a white distressed paint with gold acc||0||2
281|03/01/2000|10:00:14|jean |faux wood grain on interior side of steel door|Help%21  This will be a new challenge for me.  I have a steel paneled door with leaded glass windows that needs a fresh look.  I want to do a faux woo||0||2
278|03/02/2000|23:01:12|Megan|Painting Cheap bookcases - is it possible%3F|Hi all%21%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C I%27ve got what is probably a pretty dumb question%2C but I%27ve never done any furniture painting before.%0D%0A%0D%0AAny||0||3
282|03/03/2000|09:03:19|jeanine|wholesale unfinished furniture|Does anyone know af a supplier for unfinished wood furniture.  Right now I%27m looking for small tables and maybe chairs to paint and decorate to sell||0||2
218|03/05/2000|23:18:15|Beth|Faux pewter finish|I recently saw a faux pewter finish on a home decor show.  I can't find directions anywhere.  Does anyone know where I can find some (or how to do it)||0||5
283|03/09/2000|23:54:45|judy|crown molding|antiquing crown molding.  Client wants an%0D%0Aantique look on her molding with a finished%0D%0Alight sheen.  She wants to faux directly%0D%0Aon unpri||0||3
285|03/11/2000|09:34:38|judy|rottonstone|Has anyone ever used rottonstone in antiquing%3F%0D%0ADoes it make that much of a difference.  Job%0D%0Aentails crown molding with lots of detail.%0D%||0||1
284|03/13/2000|12:36:33|lisa|cheap dark wood veneer doors|I have about 13 cheap very dark veneer doors in my townhouse which are in perfect shape%2C but i hate the dark color. I am in the process of getting a||0||1
286|03/17/2000|14:25:27|Shadell|Distressed-look|I have a client who has curtain rods made of wood that are stained and has a protective coating.  She wants me to give them a distressed look with gol||0||6
288|03/17/2000|14:25:41|Nickster|Crazed Paint Finish|I have an old%2C wooden toolbox%2C that I would like to convert to a small table on a wrought iron stand.  It is and was originally painted red.  The ||0||2
287|03/17/2000|16:15:49|Amy|What is the difference in clorwashing and glazing|I have a unfinished bookshelf I would like to put a nice old world%2C soft and flat type of paint finish onto.  I am very unexperienced%2C but don%27t||0||1
165|03/18/2000|08:50:04|Suzanne Taker|Color Washing|Please Help!! I've painted my dinningroom/entrance school bus yellow. The area needs to be bright because there are no windows but, this particular sh||0||4
290|03/18/2000|23:05:56|Kay Kelley|CAN I PAINT OVER DARK STAIN%3F|I have an old anique vanity which was painted over dark stain.  I have stripped off the paint%2C but cannot get the dark stain off.  Does anyone have ||0||1
289|03/20/2000|00:20:58|Kam|Painting%3Aold%2C stained furniture|Can I want to paint an old piece of furniture that has been previously stained and varnished. Do I have to strip the piece or can I just sand and prim||0||3
291|03/24/2000|13:14:59|charlie|smudge painting|i have an old waterbed%2C big%2C dark%2C and ugly..drawers underneath %2Cand a huge headboard%2C all in dark stain.we are sanding it down to a honey c||0||4
293|03/25/2000|23:40:33|lorrie|Help%21 I put gloss over satin%21|I%27m varnishing a solid oak countertop with Satin varnish.  I had 3 coats on it and was going to add the last one.  I accidently pick up the wrong ca||0||1
294|03/26/2000|05:27:51|sue|old Italian plaster walls|I have done 3 yrs of faux finishing school in Aust. but I wouls loveto learn how to do old %27tuscan type walls.%0D%0AMuti glazed%3F%3F%0D%0A     than||0||0
295|03/26/2000|05:27:53|sue|old Italian plaster walls|I have done 3 yrs of faux finishing school in Aust. but I wouls loveto learn how to do old %27tuscan type walls.%0D%0AMuti glazed%3F%3F%0D%0A     than||0||0
296|03/28/2000|22:16:42|Gwen|painting kitchen cabinets|I would like to paint my dark wood kitchen cabinets green.  I have seen a technique in magazines referred to as %22hand-rubbed.%22  It looks as if the||0||1
297|04/02/2000|18:24:13|Deborah|dining room table%2Fhutch techniques-funky%3F%3F|Hi%2C I am actually redoing two pieces which I already painted a few years ago.. Now I want to get a little funky with it.  I have a solid oak hutch a||0||0
298|04/04/2000|18:43:53|Jennifer|Distressed Coffee Table|I am getting ready to distress a pretty large%2C square coffee table.  I have already sanded down the laquered finish%2C and I%27m ready to apply the ||0||1
248|04/05/2000|06:41:46|Carol |Crackle painting????|I want to crackle paint a cabinet of mine but I can't find the crackle medium or hide glue anywhere. I saw somewhere that you can use plain elmers whi||0||12
299|04/08/2000|11:37:42|Deborah|Fixing a blotched floor..|Hi%2C I painted a kitchen floor two years ago and used a primer%2C floor paint%2C etc. but it is now starting to chip in places..Normally that distres||0||1
301|04/15/2000|15:32:38|Sue|Source for unpainted furniture%3F|I%27m looking for sites on the web %28or off the web too%29 that sell unfinished furniture but do not charge an arm and a leg. I do furniture for craf||0||2
303|04/19/2000|00:04:19|maf|painting upholstered funiture|Does anyone know of a fabric paint %28or any other kind of paint%29 that could be used to paint an upholstered piece of funiture%3F  Or is this a tota||0||1
300|04/22/2000|08:26:08|susan|pickling furniture|I have an antique pine armoire that has turned from a light pine color to a orangy color and I would like to lighten it back by pickling.  I assume th||0||2
304|04/24/2000|11:29:14|Denise|faux wood inlay|I have an old Victrola stand that I have stripped.  I wish to do a faux wood inlay technique on the piece using wood stains and stencils.  The wood is||0||3
305|04/26/2000|08:53:03|terri|crackle finish over fabric%3F%3F%3F|I have seen this technique done%2C so I know its possible. I can not find the product that will work over both the painted surface and the fabric. I w||0||1
302|04/27/2000|08:12:25|Rina|painting unfinished desk for child|I have finally decided to purchase an unfinished computer desk for my 11-year old daughter because I couldn%27t find anything I liked the right size t||0||1
306|05/01/2000|10:05:28|Toine|Could I paint a leather furniture%3F|Hi everyone%2C%0D%0AI enjoy this forum very much.  There is so much expertise out here%21%0D%0AI have a few pieces of black leather furniture %28a cou||0||2
307|05/01/2000|10:11:12|Adrienne Arnold|new finish for a painted bedroom set|I have a very dark color bedroom set.  Its pine wood.  I want to change the color and I don%27t want to strip it.  I was thinking about painting with ||0||2
308|05/02/2000|13:23:16|Ellen|Has anyone used Flood ESP%3F|Flood brand ESP %28Easy Surface Prep%29 is a chemical that supposedly eliminates the need to sand furniture before painting. Sounds good. Has anyone u||0||0
309|05/02/2000|18:22:08|Ellen|Gesso as a primer|A faux finish instructor told me to prime wood with gesso before I painted. I haven%27t seen that mentioned on this board. What would be the advantage||0||4
292|05/02/2000|19:04:49|Kitty|which top coat over latex paint%3F|On old wood pieces that I have cleaned%2C sanded%2C primed%2C painted with latex. They look great after all that work. I need a clear coat%2C 3-5 coat||0||1
311|05/03/2000|16:03:35|topcard32|vinegar faux|i heard there is a faux finish you can do with dishsoap and vinegar mixed%2C does anyone know about this techinique and where can i find instructions.||0||1
313|05/09/2000|18:54:50|dru49|crackle|How do I crakle over a dresser that has a shiny finish on it%3F It is probably a dresser that was made in the 70%27s and is not real wood.||0||1
312|05/10/2000|08:40:16|Ellen|Masking portions of a design|What would be the best way to mask parts of a piece of furniture%3F I%27ve used rubber cement and masking fluid on paper. Would these work on latex pa||0||1
315|05/15/2000|12:59:21|Gale|white wash|I need instructions on how to white wash an old bench.  It is stained brown and severely weathered. thanks||0||1
316|05/17/2000|07:48:22|Jan|dark wood doors and jams|We have been slowly replacing the woodwork in our home.  Last year we had all new windows put in and of course all of the trim is new.  We decided to ||0||1
318|05/19/2000|07:37:46|Liz|Terra Cotta Pots|I want to age terracotta pots%2C not patina but like a textured paint with sand in it.  Do I sponge with a sea sponge and what colors should I use.  C||0||1
317|05/21/2000|12:08:07|cynderella|doing a faux job on a metal lamp|I have a large white floor lamp which is in medal.  It is white.  I want to paint over it%2C do i need to use a finish first%2C sand it to rough it fi||0||1
319|05/22/2000|13:14:53|Ivy|French country antiqued furniture|I am wanting to paint a country french style armoire.  I love the look of antiqued french style furniture%2C but wonder how to achieve that antiqued e||0||0
320|05/22/2000|23:33:31|crosby|Wood Graining|I am looking for the beer formula used in wood graining for a great time now%2C had it wrote down but........its gone. I remember that it used dry col||0||0
314|05/24/2000|22:28:28|L.R. Perez|Faux Finishing Porcelain Pedestal Sink|Hi everyone%2C%0D%0AI am looking to marble-ize or other faux finish a porcelain pedestal sink I have just installed in the bathroom.  I don%27t know w||0||4
310|05/24/2000|22:29:56|Fauxsure|Help%21 Oil vs. latex dilemma%21|I am painting a child%27s bedroom set of furniture %28twin bed%2C dresser%2C night stand%29 and it was originally painted in oil-based paint.  The own||0||6
321|05/25/2000|20:27:57|meciptak|professionally repairing crackle finish damage|Question%3A we own an new%2C very expensive crackle finished dining room set from lexington furniture. We had the set insured for FULL COVERAGE during||0||2
151|04/17/2001|07:47:11|Candy|formica countertops|I've been hearing lots of talk about painting formica countertops but no one seems to know exactly how to go about it.  I could use some specific dire||0||31