Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 29, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg october 2000 Homes e7 Faux Wood paint finish can transform bar plywood that sanded smooth will provide a Good surface dear Debbie i have recently started to watch your fantastic i am a beginner in Faux painting but am interested in transforming a bar my husband has built out of plywood to resemble Beautiful Maple or Wal do you have any suggestions on How i might begin and what materials i need thank you for your Patty Georgia dear Patty if the plywood can be sanded it will make a Good sur face for a Faux Wood paint apply a coat of Wood primer and then you Are ready to there Are Many different but the simplest is to use a Wood Grain ing which is available at paint and Craft you apply a coloured Glaze Over your base coat and pull the Wood Grainer through the wet Glaze to create the Grain and markings seen in Wood the base coat is usually a lighter Colour than the coloured for mahogany use a Pinky Brown base coat and a mahogany coloured Walnut or Maple would require a creamy yellow base coat with a Honey coloured protect your work with three or four Coats of acrylic varnish for a durable Good it sounds like dear Debbie i want to redo my Kitchen and dining area to look like a sos style diner with Basic White and trim and Chrome Ive searched the web and cant find anything related to that theme and i need some ideas that i can please and thank you for your love your show email dear Lynda the sos diner style is a great look to emulate for a the painted House did just such a makeover using Turquoise and Alu Access our website and look up the Mondrian Kitchen show for using your Colour i would paint the cabinets red with Black and of course Chrome Han Retro furnishings have now become collectors items hard to find and usually very you can still pick up the Odd find at garage but there Are now furniture stores that sell new furniture stylized from this enjoy the search and your new it sounds like a lot of dear Debbie i have a jute carpet in a screened in which does get wet when the wind blows the rain leaving Large since the carpet is Only a year i would like to try to paint could you please advise if this would and if what Type of paint to the carpet is about thank Cindi email apply a coloured Glaze Over a base coat and then pull a Wood raining tool through the wet Glaze to finish the dear Cindi paint is a great Solu Tion for your choose a Good water based paint with a Flat if you want to map out a Grid for squares or use High stick masking tape or even duct tape to avoid if you Are going to Stencil a dont pick an elaborate design As the weave in the carpet will make it difficult to apply the paint with a fat bristle Brush and swirl the Brush to get into the this is a very durable effect and will cover up those water Marks in the painted House column is produced by Debbie and Barbara Send questions to ask the painted to Box station or email Debbie at j Debbie website is Debbie 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