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Decorative Painting

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Applying a Faux Painting Finish
Applying a Faux Painting Finish
Bob tours the finished coach house remodel and speaks with designers and artists Rita Miller and Bill Wagner and tries his ...
Brush Technique
Brush Technique
Good brush technique is important to insure a neat, clean paint job. Hold the brush with your thumb on one side and your ...
Butcher Block Countertop and Crackle Painting
Butcher Block Countertop and Crackle Painting
Bob and Ryley install a butcher-block countertop in the kitchen, and the decorator shows Bob how to make a "crackle" finish.
Choosing Interior Paint Color
Choosing Interior Paint Color
Interior paint color reflects taste, affects moods, and showcases or downplays a home's features and shortcomings. Knowing how ...
Decorative Painting Technique: Glazing in the Master Bedroom
Decorative Painting Technique: Glazing in the Master Bedroom
Bob meets with faux paint expert Kim Sweet who is applying a gold parchment effect for the master bedroom walls and tries his ...
Decorative Painting Techniques with B. Smith
Decorative Painting Techniques with B. Smith
Bob watches decorator B. Smith paint a lavender stripe pattern in the girl's bedroom of the Habitat for Humanity project.
Decorative Wall Stamping and Striping
Decorative Wall Stamping and Striping
Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity
Diamond Floor
Diamond Floor
Here's a way to create a designer look for you floor using a stenciled diamond pattern. Snap parallel chalk lines diagonally ...
Discussing the Hallway Walls
Discussing the Hallway Walls
Bob shows us the long curved wall in the loft's hallway. The wall serves as a divider between private and public spaces as ...
Entryway and Dining Room Tour
Entryway and Dining Room Tour
Bob tours the front vestibule, highlighting the beautiful stencil work done by Kim Sweet. The stencil work replaced moldings ...
Exterior Tour of the Greystone
Exterior Tour of the Greystone
Bob tours the finished exterior with contractor Ron Gan, then goes inside to see Christine Smyth's spectacular decorating job.
Faux Finishing
Faux Finishing
Here’s another great tip from BobVila.com. If you’re looking for ways to personalize your space and you’re ready to go a ...
Faux Finishing an Antique Door
Faux Finishing an Antique Door
Bob meets with Rick and Martha Snyder to see how they faux-finish an antique entry door to look just like it was originally done.
Faux Finishing Painting Techniques
Faux Finishing Painting Techniques
Faux finishing, or using techniques and materials on one surface to imitate or suggest another surface, has been around for ...
Faux Finishing the Doors
Faux Finishing the Doors
Bob meets with Josh and Jans to look at the old doors and then gets with Elaine Havaland to do some faux finishing of the doors.
Faux Grain Door Finish
Faux Grain Door Finish
Behind the Scenes - Executive Mansion
Faux Painting Finish: Bagging
Faux Painting Finish: Bagging
Bagging can lend a fun new look to your walls.
Finished Coach House Tour with Faux Painters
Finished Coach House Tour with Faux Painters
Bob tours the kitchen and living room of the finished coach house remodel and speaks with designers and artists Rita Miller ...
Floor Painting
Floor Painting
Here's a creative and inexpensive way to decorate a floor. Roll on a coat of deck enamel in the color of your choice and allow ...
Grand Tour of the Media Room, Kitchen and Living Room
Grand Tour of the Media Room, Kitchen and Living Room
In his grand finale here in Malibu Beach, Bob and our designer, Robyn, take us on a tour of the finished California-Spanish ...
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