decorative painting on walls
Sandra Loosemore
my hallway (where I recently stripped wallpaper and repainted) as an
alternative to hanging a wallpaper border or using a stencil kit. Has
anyone else done this? Any suggestions for the best type of paint to
use? Alternatively, I was wondering if artist-quality marker pens
might be sufficiently color-fast for this? Basically, I want
something that can just be painted over when it's next time to
redecorate.
-Sandra
msd527
info and links....best, mary
p.s. it's no big thing
Sandra Loosemore <san...@shore.net> wrote in article
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JeanieB
the purpose you suggested, they will hold their colors for 100 years indoors
(15 years outdoors). They are water based, so you will be able to paint
over them at any time, and are bright concentrated colors. Although
developed for concrete lawn ornaments, Liquid Jeanie paints and sealers are
ideal for ceramics, wood and a host of other substances. Visit
http://www.danville.net/~jeanie for more information.
Good luck with your project.
--
JeanieB @ www.danville.net/~jeanie
Sandra Loosemore wrote in message ...
lhar...@nunic.nu.edu
"msd527" <msd...@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> Try http://www.hgtv.com at site search put in your quest...lots of good
> info and links....best, mary
> p.s. it's no big thing
Go to the Carol Duvall show resources, or Decorating with Style or
Room-by-Room (which also has its own web site: www.roombyroom.com). These
have the most detailed instructions.
> > use? Alternatively, I was wondering if artist-quality marker pens
> > might be sufficiently color-fast for this? Basically, I want
> > something that can just be painted over when it's next time to
> > redecorate.
> >
> > -Sandra
There are paint sticks that you can buy at craft stores for stenciling. They
look like thick crayons and you can either use them directly or use a foam
stenciling brush with them. I use regular artist acrylics, but I mix my own
colors on occasion. You can also use regular latex paint. The real key is to
remember that you can always add paint, but removing it is a lot harder. So I
always have plenty of paper plates and painter's rags to blot my brushes on.
Also, you can always paint over latex or acrylics later. I usually use a
primer-sealer first and then my basic wall color, but I have friends who just
paint over the old. It depends on how dark the old colors are and how light
the new color is.
Another thing I did in my kitchen was to get images off the Web of fruits and
vegetables and I printed them out and blew them up with a Xerox. Then I
arranged them into garland patterns for above my window and french doors. I
used transfer paper to copy the outlines to the wall and painted them using
decorative folk-art painting techniques (craft stores have *tons* of books on
this kind of painting) I could also have created my own stencils using mylar.
When the paint dried (acrylics dry fast) I mixed up a glaze using Raw Umber
universal tint (from Home Depot) and a water-based polyurethane in Satin. I
then brushed this lightly over my design until it had a nice tea-stained
antique look.
Believe me, this was about 1 step above paint by the numbers and it looks
great. There are basically 3 or 4 folk-art paint strokes to learn and you
need about 4 or 5 different brushes. Stenciling is even easier and if you
don't want to make your own, there are some wonderful stencil companies out
there.
Have fun,
Leanne
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