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Add Interior Character
When a home is "blah"...give it some pizzazz and decorating hoopla!
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Angry? Think Pink!
Room color is more important than you think. Just ask those who are in the pink.
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Better Paint Means Lasting Quality
Get yourself an expensive coat!
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Better spray (can) painting
A finer, more even coat of paint?when using ?off the shelf? aerosol sprays?
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BEWARE When Refinishing Old Painted Surfaces
Sometimes "green" isn't always what it seems.
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Big-screen TV Hideaway
How television blends technology and art with camouflage that's both attractive and smart.
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Bigger Foam Applicators
Make your own BIG foam brush when factory-made sizes fall short.
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Build Your Own View
There's many things you can do...to create a wonderful ?faux? (fake) view !
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Buying a Higher Priced Paint for Better Quality
High-quality paints cost more because they have high-quality ingredients.
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Ceilings / adding overhead
Adding "overhead" is a good thing when it's new ceiling decor.
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Choosing Colors
Knowing the "color wheel" governs your home's look and feel...
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Clean Art is Good Art
Don't squirt cleaner directly on the glass that covers a piece of art; it could seep under the edge and do damage.
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Clean Art is Good Art
Don't squirt cleaner directly on the glass that covers a piece of art; it could seep under the edge and do damage.
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Colors - It's Not Easy Being Green
Colors create moods.
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Colors ? What's Hot / What's Not
Heed what color experts say is "new"... so you'll know exactly what to do!
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Connecting door colors
What's the door color rule of thumb - a little of both or all of one?
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Converting Rust
How to change this menace into a 'ready-to-paint? finish?
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Crystal-ball Technique for Clear Finishes
Applying a clear finish to bare wood doesn't have to be a hit-or-miss proposition.
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Decorating Assistant
How to control samples and decorating info that's "organizationally-resistant"!
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Determining the Differance Between Dried Latex and Oil Paint
An alcohol-soaked cotton ball can be a painting tool.
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DIY Wood Preservative
A thrifty preservative for those who are cost-conservative.
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Easy Crown Molding
How to add "classic" beauty...easily!
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Easy(er) Crown Molding
Learn how new "Easy Crown Molding" is just that...easy !
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Energy-saving Paint
Now you can paint inside or out and save energy dollars, too.
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Energy-saving Paint
Now you can paint inside or out and save energy dollars, too.
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Even Application of an Oil Stain
Today, lots of competitors are trying to evenly coat their wood with an oil-base stain. Not an easy task.
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Exterior Paint Brush-up
How to read your paint to see what is and what ain't!
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Exterior Paint Preparation
How to test a surface to see if it's okay to paint (or if it needs a bit more prep work!)
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Exterior Painting
Home's subsurface all set? It's dry after pressure-washing? Then, it's time to paint.
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Faux Finishes
These painted look-alikes are dramatic yet inexpensive.
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Fee-Fi-Faux Finishes
Would your home look a better with marble columns or a room paneled in exotic burlwood or Malaysian teak?
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Finger Paint Test
With a test we call "finger paint," you can tell if it's good or it ain't.
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Finish Before You Start
How you can see what a clear finish on wood will look like before you paint.
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Finish Before You Start
How you can see what a clear finish on wood will look like before you paint.
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Furniture Dents and Dings
Dents are different from gouges and require a different method of repair.
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Future Finish Psychic
Putting a clear finish on bare wood? See the result before you start!
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Handwriting on the Wall in the Wall
Write down everything about the paint you’re using.
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Happy (Chinese) New Year!
Decorating? The ancient art of "Feng Shui" can help show you the way!
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How to Apply Stain Evenly
A trick that you will get you a more-even appearance when using oil stain.
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How to Select the Right Paint
Food coloring will indicate which paint to buy!
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How to Smoosh
Smooshing is fun to do, and even fun to say!
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Is it Latex- or Oil-based Paint?
How to tell (as easy as pie) what type of paint you need to buy?
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It's A Hold-Up!
Painting tricks can save you time!
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Latex Paint Spills On Carpet
Make drips and spills disappear without shedding a single tear!
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Latex Paint Test
When you put flat latex paint on, will it dry up and take, or peel, crumble and flake?
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Lead Paint Removal
The older a home, the greater the chance of finding hazardous paints that contain lead.
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Lead paint warning labels
New laws going into effect will help raise consciousness (and help you detect).
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Leftover Paint?
Keep paint fresh and good as new with our "raise-the-level-to-the-lip" tip!
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Make New Things Look Old
Flat latex paint is the only kind of paint that is guaranteed to crackle.
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Make Short Work of Painting
A short-handled "stubby" paintbrush just might be the right brush for you.
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Making New Paint Look Old
Crackle painting is a new craze.
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Making Painting Easier
Join the painting revolution; join the thousands who've discovered power rollers and power painters.
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Masking Tape 101
Why buy expensive masking tape? We'll tell you!
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Matching White Paint
Here's how to get whites to match...with each and every touchup batch.
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Mini-Makeovers: Furniture Skates
Moving furniture or heavy appliances? Don't scratch hardwood or vinyl floors.
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Mini-Makeovers: Interior Arrangers
Give your home a fresh new look for the holidays!
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Neat Painting Trick
How to keep calm and stay cool with a simple "neat" painting tool.
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New Room / South of the Border
Wallpaper borders easily change any room from dull to dramatic.
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Oil or Latex? That is the Question
Oil-based paint is more durable and will last longer than latex-based paint.
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Paint Brush Revival
How to revive your favorite brush when it's no longer soft and plush!
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Paint Brushes and Rollers
There's a "right" tool for every job...that includes painting too...!
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Paint Color and Lighting
"Just how bright IS white?" Learn how paint color reflects light...
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Paint Goofs & Oops!
Spills... drips... and slips... are easy to fix (if you're quick) !
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Paint Record Hieroglyphics
The next time you paint a room in your home, write down everything about the paint you're using.
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Paint Stripper "Quicker-uppers"
Ways to speed up a chore to allow for fun time!
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Paint-roller Tip 1: Neater Edges
Want to roll closer edges without making smeary messes? Here's how.
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Paint-roller Tip 2: Over-nighters
Handle multiple-day painting projects without the roller drying or cleanup mess.
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Painted-over Screws
Try the old ?four-penny-nail-in-the-electric-drill? trick!
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Painting A Six-Panel Door?
Put this task in it's "place"... with a simple "about face"... !
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Painting Door Bottoms In Place
Wood doors must be painted on all six sides because unpainted tops and bottoms (especially on exterior doors) allow moisture to be absorbed.
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Painting Independence
Next time you have a painting project, check out power painting tools.
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Painting Leftovers
Here's how to make better each can with a pre-set "how-to store-it" plan!
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Painting Like a Pro
First protect EVERYTHING you don't want painted.
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Painting Prep School Part 1
Preparing to paint? Want to save time? Take it off... "take it all off!"
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Painting Prep School Part 2
Clean real well before you paint... with TSP (which stands for: "Dirty it ain't!")
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Painting Rusty Railings
When rust turns steel railings into a grungy mess, here's what to do.
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Painting stair treads
How to keep foot traffic moving when painting stairs is what you're doing.
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Painting Tips and Tricks
Before painting, rub face cream or petroleum jelly on hands and exposed skin. Later all you'll need is a quick shower to wash paint off.
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Painting Tricks and Tips
Things you can add to paint.
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Painting Tricky Items
For tricky painting angles, just put a sock on it!
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Painting Tricky Stuff
Having trouble painting yourself into a corner? Learn how to get those small nooks and crannies without splatter.
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Painting with Textures
"Schmoozing," "squooshing" or "smooshing," anyone?
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Painting Wood Window Frames
Try using a large putty knife as a paint shield.
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Painting Wood Window Frames
How to whiz through painting wood window frames and to get out on the golf course before dark.
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Photographic Memory
When a picture really is worth a thousand words.
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Plastic bags for painting
Use grocery bags to save money, time and moppin’ up splatters with rags…
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Plastic wrap for lids and caps
Improve the performance of any lid or cap with a handy type of kitchen wrap.
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Power Painters and Power Rollers
Today's products make painting easier than ever.
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Pre-Taped Painting Drop Cloths
Painting today? Speed-up your work, avoid a time-wasting mess, and then go play!
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Primer on primer
Dark paint over light primer? Save time and effort by adding one to the other?
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Primer: It Ain't the Paint
Bubbles, cracking and peeling?Somebody didn't do the basics - did you?
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Purchasing Paint?
If you paint by the numbers? you can prevent paint-purchase blunders!
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Put Wet Paint Rollers in Your Fridge!
Next morning you will be ready to roll.
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Recycling Solvents
It's what every homeowner should do...saves money, time and our planet too!
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Resealable Paint Tray
Stop for the night? Clean-up...wrap-up (literally)...or, here's another option...
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Shallow chip in furniture
How to save the day and make the damage go away.
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Shellac: It's A Natural
Don't overlook this "classic" final finish that's been a favorite for centuries.
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Slick Tips for Painting
A gallon of paint covers about 350 square feet.
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Small Spray-painting Job?
A nifty one-time aerosol spray... can do the job and save the day.
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Smoosh & Squoosh a Masterpiece
New art technique is addicting.
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South Seas "Tropical" Touch
Summer vacation a long way off? Why wait? Pretend it's already here!
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Spray Paint Nozzle Tip
Clogged nozzles can put a damper on your spray day.
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Spray Painting
Here's how to do it right. Your final finish will be smooth and bright.
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Stain Trim
How to stain new trim "in place" with no mess.
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Step-by-Step Rust Removal
Sub-lesson: Naval jelly is a rust remover, not a belly-button condiment.
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Stick-to-it-ive-ness
How to paint galvenized sheet metal gutters and flashing so it lasts and lasts and lasts.
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Stripping - Like a Pro
The fastest and easiest way to reveal a bare surface.
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Stripping Old Paint?
A new paint stripper tool that's both really hot, and very cool.
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Surface Preparation
Why climb to scrape old exterior paint? Pressure-wash your troubles away!
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Sweeten Dry Times - with Sugar!
Versatile sugar can slow the drying time of spackle.
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Sydney 2000 Freestyle Oil Staining
Evenly coating wood with an oil-base stain.
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Tell-Tale Paint
Re-painting a white ceiling white? New paints say: Been there...done that.
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Texture Painting
If you've got lumps, bumps and streaks on your walls, you either have an inferior paint job or you've undertaken the latest craze in interior design and decorating.
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Texture Painting!
"Schmoozing," "squooshing" and "smooshing" are new paint techniques you'll want to try!
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The Smell of Paint (That Ain't)
To reduce the smell of fresh latex paint, whether inside or out, add a few drops of vanilla extract. Your project will smell sweeter.
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Think-ahead Trim Painting
Waxed paper can save time and effort when painting trim!
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True-Blue Facts / Did You Know?
Whether you call it ice, sky or powder, light blue is cool!
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Up Towel Creek with a Paddle
Mount a decorated oar horizontally on a bathroom wall for an eye-catching towel rack.
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Up Towel Creek with a Paddle
Mount a decorated oar horizontally on a bathroom wall for an eye-catching towel rack.
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Visual Illusion with Color
Narrow halls seem wider when one side is slightly darker than the other.
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Visual Illusion with Color
Narrow halls seem wider when one side is slightly darker than the other.
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Wainscoting Elegance
Enjoy the elegance of wainscoting.
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Wainscoting Elegance
Enjoy the elegance of wainscoting.
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Wallpaper removal sheets
Now you can use everyday things to peel off wallpaper clean.
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Wood Furniture Dents
Get steamed up over dents in your furniture.
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