by Lindsey Anselmo | Mar 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
With my bag of tricks, most repairs to any wood, stained or painted surface are usually straightforward and a matter of selecting the corrective color or texture and then blending in the finish. Take this well worn piece for example. It was being used as a coffee...
by admin | Mar 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
When I first learned that it was possible to paint convincing replications of woods and marbles and I saw photographs of these finishes, I really didn’t understand what I was looking at. It was really only when I started learning how to do it myself and I saw the base...
by admin | Mar 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of the most useful tricks I have up my sleeve is what I call “glazing”. It’s something I learned to do when I was learning how to woodgrain—it’s one step in the process, adding depth and richness to a two dimensional painted finish. Over the years I have found...
by admin | Jun 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
A designer called me with a dilemma. He had a long-term customer with a bathroom that had been wallpapered 30 years prior; it was suffering from extensive mildew damage and was badly in need of a re-do. The problem was, having lived with it for so long, they were...
