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Color and Fabric:

Decorating for Dummies – A Basic Guide to Painting Your Rooms
Never painted a room before? Tips for choosing between gloss and matte paints.

The Proper Way to Stain Your Wood Furniture
Expert tips for applying stain to your hardwood furniture.

Paint Techniques: Creating a Faux Marble Fireplace and Mantel
Creative idea for creating a faux fireplace that looks like real marble.

How to Make a Rustic Leather Floor from Paper Bags!
Do you want to replace an old worn out floor but don't want to spend the money? This faux leather technique looks great, is inexpensive, and just takes a little hard work.

How to Paint Paneling
Do you have wood paneling you'd like to hide? Try these easy tips to paint right over it. No one will know the paneling was ever there.

How to Create an Easy Color Washing Paint Finish
Color washing is an easy faux finish painting technique you can use to add color and texture to your walls.

Distressed Antique Paint Finishes
Give your furniture a custom distressed look with this painting technique.

Tips for Easier Wallpaper Removal
Expert tips for taking down that difficult-to-remove wallpaper in your home.

“Old World” Faux Painting Technique
Use this faux painting technique to give your walls an antiqued, old-world appearance.

Start the New Year with Fresh Paint
Creative ideas for warming up your winter decor with a fresh coat of paint.

Custom Stencil Designs
Tips for applying stencil designs to your wall to give your walls a custom, designer look.

Decorative Fun with Stamping
Rubber stamps can be used to decorate walls, doorways, around windows, furniture, and more.

Spray Paint Home Decorating
Expert tips for using spray paint to dress up tired everyday objects laying around your home.

Decorative Effects With Sponging
Tips for giving your room a more decorative, textural feel with sponge painting.

How to Completely Change a Room with Color
A different paint color can change the entire look of a room in your home.

Choosing the Right Paint Colors for Kids Bedroom
Helpful tips for choosing paint colors for your child's bedroom.

Decorating Fabrics That Work Well With Pets
Tips for choosing upholstery fabric and carpet that work well in homes with pets.


Faux Finish Walls with Ragging
Applying paint with a rag, also known as "ragging", is one method of applying a faux finish to any wall.

Decorating with Toile
Tips for decorating your home with toile.

Decorating with Sponge Painting
Tips and tricks for getting started with sponge painting.

Creative Ideas for Decorating with Fabric
Expert tips for using fabric in your home decor for more than just for pillows and curtains.

Decorating with Pattern
Tips for using different patterns in your home decor.

Spice up Picture Frames with Painted Burlap
Creative idea for painting burlap to use for creating your own custom picture frames.

The Color Red in Home Decorating
Tips for introducing the color red into your home decor without letting it become too overpowering.

Decorating with Artificial Flowers: Creative Tips and Suggestions for Beautiful Arrangements
These creative tips will help you incorporate beautiful artificial floral arrangements into your home decor.

How to Make a Pillow
How to make a pillow to accent your home decor.

Escape to Sunny Mexico - at Home!
Tips for decorating your home with a Mexican theme.

Decorating with Fabric: Ten Fool-Proof Secrets to Combining Patterns
Tips for decorating your home with fabric.

Five Ways to Choose Upholstery That Will Stand Up to Even Your Kids!
Tips for choosing kid-friendly upholstery for your furniture.

How to Create Custom Window Toppers
How to update your windows with custom window toppers.

Creating a Fun Valance
Instructions for making an easy valance for your windows.

Curtains Make a Big Difference
Tips for changing the look of any room of your home with curtains.

The Psychological Impact of Color
Learn how you can work with the psychological impact of color.

Handmade Quilts: Not Just for your Bed
Tips for decorating your home with quilts.









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