Paint The House

Hand painted furniture can add personality and style to any room in your home, and to help you find a piece you love, Meghan Carter of http://www.AsktheDecorator.com visited artist Heidi Shannon to learn how to select furniture to be painted and how to paint funiture. Whether you want to buy painted furniture or learn how to paint furniture, these tips will help.

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Painting over a brick wall can be done in a variety of ways, but using a glaze over the grout and blending it into the brick is a great way to create a lighter effect without ruining the texture of the brick. Use different types of primer and glazes to paint over brick with helpful tips from a professional artist in this free video on painting techniques.

Expert: Martitia Inman

Contact: www.igotchacovered.com
Bio: Martitia (Tish) Inman currently runs the decorative painting firm Gotcha Covered with her son Jesse Ganteaume in Gallatin, Tenn.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

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You know we love painting stripes, so we invaded John’s sister’s nursery to inject some fun in the form of colorful, modern and totally random slices of color. Here’s how.

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This weeks All in the Detail starts a Two Part Series entitled Choosing Paint Colors like a Professional. I am going to share some hints to help you understand color in your home. Painting interior spaces can seem intimidating, especially when it comes to choosing the color. How will the colors for one room relate to other rooms? What colors look good together? What colors do you want to use? Well, don’t worry: Once you start to grasp the basic principles, you’ll be choosing colors like a professional.

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Priming bathroom walls before painting prepares the surfaces for the final paint. Find out more about priming bathroom walls for painting with help from a professional house painter in this free home improvement video on painting techniques.

Expert: Michael Stewart
Bio: Michael Stewart is a professional house painting contractor specializing in custom interiors, including detailed restoration, fine art mural making and high-end faux finishing.

Filmmaker: Jim Wehrheim

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