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| type of paint | 7/21/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I am painting plastic water jugs and was wondering if you could recommend a paint that would not ...
A: Nice to hear from you. You will need an exterior paint for this, although simple craft paint will ...
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| french antique plaster mirror frame | 7/5/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I've had a moving mishap with my antique mirror and some pieces of plaster have come loose or have ...
A: Nice to hear from you. These frames are very delicate and this happens often. Any pieces that can be ...
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| Can use latex wall paint to paint over old mirror frame? | 7/1/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: My parents have a garishly gold full length mirror and matching bench that sits under it. I would ...
A: Nice to hear from you. I always like to use whats on hand LOL. So yes you can use this latex paint. ...
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| Gold Mirror | 6/30/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a beautiful antique gold mirror but it doesn't complement anything else in my house. I would ...
A: Nice to hear from you. I assume you want to get a darker gold right? I think I would get a bottle of ...
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| sealing old cake carrier | 5/27/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: Do you have experience with painting over baked on enamel over metal? I have an old 3 tier cake ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Oh boy..this is a problem. If you use an oil based sealer it will yellow the ...
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| refinishing or toning down gold leaf chair | 5/6/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have an antique Gold leaf chair . I like to make it brown and gold . Someone recommended to use ...
A: Nice to hear from you. You could try one of those colored glazes. Perhaps it will tone the gold down ...
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| gilding metal sconces | 5/2/2008 | Joanna Scott |
Q: I have a pair of vintage Italian candle sconces that I bought online. They are small but intricate, ...
A: There are two ways to approach this. The first would be to use actual gold metal leaf - wafer thin ...
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| Painting furniture | 4/11/2008 | Joanna Scott |
Q: I would like to paint various pieces of furniture - some was purchased painted (albeit in the ...
A: The gilding cream would be better in a metallic tone of gold, then. The idea is that you use the ...
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| Painting furniture | 4/9/2008 | Joanna Scott |
Q: I would like to paint various pieces of furniture - some was purchased painted (albeit in the ...
A: I'd suggest that you get the furniture stripped of all the old varnish first and sanded. Then I ...
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| gold painted plaster over wood | 4/9/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: My old frame is wood covered in detailed plaster that has been painted gold. It is chipped in ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Use rubbing alchol to clean the frame. Use a product called Poly-fil to fix ...
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| hanging a picture over mantle | 3/30/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a picture that I want to hang over the mantle. Is it okay to hang it off-center and place ...
A: Nice to hear from someone who thinks "out of the box" LOL. And yes you can hang your pictures like ...
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| Repairing a Plaster Frame | 3/24/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I purchased an oil painting that has a plaster frame and painted black. The corner has chipped and ...
A: Nice to hear from you. The answer to this questionn depends on the painting. If this is a valuable ...
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| plaster and wood frames | 3/23/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I read your how to repair old plaster and wood frames, but where do you get poly fill? I am in ...
A: I am up in Canada and products go by different names. But the product I mention is nothing but a ...
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| Softening Colors in Mural | 3/20/2008 | Joanna Scott |
Q: I am doing a southwestern mural on the wall and the colors are much brighter than the muted tones in ...
A: The best think to do is use a dry brushing technique with acrylic paints neat and onto the brush ...
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| Hanging a plaster frame | 3/19/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I recently found a small old decorative plaster frame (about 8x11 inches) in my mother-in-law's ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Although we call these frames plaster, they are also made up of wood. They ...
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| mirror framing | 3/3/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a framed full-length mirror that is actually suppose to be used on a door, but I want to turn ...
A: Nice to hear from you. What a great idea. Personally I would discard the old frame and make a new ...
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| removing white paint | 2/22/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have bought two antique french mirror frames. I started to remove the paint with mitromores (a ...
A: Nice to hear from you. These mirrors are usually plaster and cannot be stripped this way. This is a ...
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| Refinishing gold frame | 2/19/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: Eileen, You answered another question about refinishing an ornate gold frame and I was wondering if ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Yes thats exactly the kind I use. Unfortunately this last year here in ...
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| adding a decorative edge to premade bamboo blinds | 2/12/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I am looking to purchase the bamboo blinds and add my own fabric edge. I don't know what to use to ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Sounds like a great idea to me, but like you I would be concerned about the ...
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| midevil looking black iron chandelier | 2/5/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a fifty or so year old black iron chandelier with the candle like fixtures and chains ...
A: Nice to hear from you. This project sounds awesome. You certainly can paint this any color you ...
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| Cleaning Plaster Picture Frames | 2/4/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have two 1900s plaster picture frames that have dust and what looks like black shoot on them. Do ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Try wiping with rubbing alchol. Just try some on the edge of the frame first ...
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| Refinish or repair older dressers | 1/27/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: this is my 1st time with something like this so I apologize in advance for probably not including ...
A: Holly I am trying to imagine what this finish could possibly be if it seems to come off with soap ...
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| LARGE Mirror to frame | 1/26/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: We have a large mirror (4 1/2' x 2 1/2') in our bathroom and want to make a nice frame to go around ...
A: Good question. I have done what you are going to do about 5 times I estimate LOL If you leave the ...
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| Refinish or repair older dressers | 1/20/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: this is my 1st time with something like this so I apologize in advance for probably not including ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Holly you have certainly included all the info I need and in a very polite ...
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| I Need Help Decorating My Room!!! | 1/16/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: Okay so next month (February 4) is my 15th birthday and I would love to re- decorate my room on a ...
A: Nice to hear from you. I got this question last night just as our power went down. Sorry its late. ...
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| Repainting Mirror Frame | 1/13/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a large mirror in a wooden frame, I'm not sure what wood it is but its quite shiny so I think ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Yes this is possible, but remember this distressing usually involves sanding ...
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| Art work on red walls | 1/9/2008 | Joanna Scott |
Q: I wanted to know if I have red walls should I go with plain prints on the art work or something bold ...
A: You could pick prints that have the same red as your walls in them - this would ensure continuity. ...
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| repairing antique plaster picture frame | 1/9/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have an antique (early 1900) plaster picture frame that was recently shipped. A couple of ...
A: Nice to hear from you. I have made such repairs in the past and use whatever glue I could put my ...
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| creamic lamp painting | 1/8/2008 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I saw where you talked about redoing ceramic lamps with stone paint. My question is how to go about ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Nancy I love this question and the fact you do not want to just throw away ...
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| vertical blinds | 1/7/2008 | Joanna Scott |
Q: but i already have lots of crown moldings bought and waiting for me to paint to hang above the ...
A: If the blinds are plastic slats it would be easier to use car spray paint with stencils. You could ...
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| Using a cut tree branch for decoration | 12/15/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I'm redecorating my kids' beds. I want to use tree branches on either side of their headboards. The ...
A: Nice to hear from you. What a great project. First off remember this. Any fresh cut branches are ...
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| Refinishing Picture Frames | 12/5/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: We have redecorated our house and I have 15 wall frames that are now the wrong color. They are ...
A: Nice to hear from you. You cannot go wrong painting your frames black. Black works in any decor. I ...
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| gold mirror | 11/15/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a gold mirror in my living room that I love, but I would like to give it an antique look so ...
A: Nice to hear from you. This will be an easy fix. Go to a craft store and get a bottle of antique ...
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| Painting over Gold | 11/11/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I have a fairly new bedroom set. I want to give it to my son, but I want to update it. I wanted to ...
A: Nice to hear from you. My experience is you can paint over anything LOL. But give it a try. Maybe a ...
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| Wedding crafts | 11/7/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I am making centerpieces for my wedding in July and had the idea of putting cranberries in a vase ...
A: Nice to hear from you. What a great idea this is. Hmmm...too bad you could not get fresh cranberries ...
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| Changing color on Wroth Iron Chairs | 11/7/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: Unlike most of your readers, I have some wroth iron chairs that I use with my kitchen table. They ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Glad to give what advice I can. For any paint job, the surface prep is the ...
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| painting a ceramic lamp | 11/7/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I read your answer to this question from another lady. You said ceramic lamps could be painted. My ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Well the man at the paint store is wrong. In that letter, I said I had done ...
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| can i paint over black wrought iron | 11/6/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: I just recently got a bedroom set that has black wrought iron thru it. I would like to paint over ...
A: Nice to hear from you. The most important step of any paint job is the surface prep. You must create ...
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| painting a gold frame a new color | 10/30/2007 | Eileen Cronk |
Q: i have a very large picture in a gold somewhat ornate frame. i am so tired of the gold but love the ...
A: Nice to hear from you. Of course you can paint this frame..any color you want. I have done this too ...
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| regilding (?) heavy antique plaster painting frames | 10/8/2007 | Joanna Scott |
Q: We have several large plaster gilded (?) picture frames. The gold has become dull generally, and ...
A: If the gold has gone dull it may well be metal leaf which is a copper powder based metal leaf as ...
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