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| Re: Painter's tape. | 1/7/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Please can you tell me how to put the painter's tape exactly on a straight line, both horizontally ...
A: I believe it is 3M, you can get it at Sherwin Williams or any other paint store. Just don't buy a ...
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| Re: Painter's tape. | 1/6/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Please can you tell me how to put the painter's tape exactly on a straight line, both horizontally ...
A: First, I use the brown painters tape which doesn't stretch and get all tangled. It's very gentle on ...
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| painting a accent wall | 1/5/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: I would like to paint an accent wall in my living room but I have a support beam that runs along the ...
A: I hope I am visualizing this right, if not please correct me and send over another question to ...
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| Interior Paint Dilemna-How Many Colors? | 1/5/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: I have heard that you should not use more than three colors throughout your house. I have been ...
A: No problem at all, you actually have several choices. A green that works nicely with your colors is ...
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| Mix and match taupe and tan and biege | 1/4/2009 | Rebecca Bushner |
Q: I have a striped cream and more of a taupe beige medium stripped wallpaper on the top of my living ...
A: This is an excellent idea and can be easier than you think. Ideally, take a sample of the striped ...
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| glaze color | 1/4/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Happy New Year. We took a little break from our projects but now are back to them. I have an island ...
A: Happy New Year to you as well. I don't know about you but I'm glad all of the extra eating, ...
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| Kitchen/Dining Paint Color | 1/4/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Cyndie, My husband and I really want to paint our kitchen/dining area, but we are stuck on the ...
A: I love red but I don't think its the best choice for your counter tops having such a orange cast to ...
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| textured wallpaper | 1/3/2009 | Ed Kuchar |
Q: We have yellow antique wallpaper that is that woven pattern that looks like burlap. It is not heavy ...
A: If you do decide to texture, it would be best to remove the old wallpaper. One problem is the ...
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| bathroom colors | 1/3/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: We have Ardesia Blue tile in the bathroom. The walls are white. Which color of top would look the ...
A: There are a few different versions of the blue tile online but most appear very dark almost black. ...
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| Interior Paint Dilemna-How Many Colors? | 1/2/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: I have heard that you should not use more than three colors throughout your house. I have been ...
A: I have heard that as well (you should use no more that 3 colors), but I don't believe it at all! ...
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| New built-ins | 1/1/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Happy New Year and thanks for taking my question. My son recently made built-ins for me in the ...
A: My first choice would be to paint the unit a creamy white versus a bright white. The problem is you ...
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| Wall Coverings | 1/1/2009 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: I'm in a new home and trying to figure out what to do with two areas of the kitchen - the base/walls ...
A: I like the idea of tile above the granite (I have attached a picture to provide a visual). If the ...
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| Select Home Office Color | 12/31/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Hoping you can provide direction as I'm waffling on picking a color for home office. Room 10x12 ...
A: Since Sherwood is already working in your space, why not repeat that color to add continuity. I ...
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| painting my teenage sons room | 12/30/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: My son has a pretty small bedroom- 10x11. I recently purchased a Nautica bed coverlett for him.The ...
A: You could try a deeper blue than what you have, a gray blue or a tan in the same family as the dark ...
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| Select Home Office Color | 12/30/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Hoping you can provide direction as I'm waffling on picking a color for home office. Room 10x12 ...
A: Is there any way you can tell me the blue color names of your adjacent rooms? Some of the colors ...
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| dining room with chair rail | 12/24/2008 | Rebecca Bushner |
Q: i am wanting to paint my dining room that has a chair rail. my furniture is rubbed black with fabric ...
A: Try these color combinations, using the actual colors in your fabric as a guide. Don’t worry about ...
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| paint problem | 12/23/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: My moldings look as though they have been paint many many times, in fact there are 5 different ...
A: No you will not need to sand off the excess paint. However, you will need to sand it to make sure ...
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| Home Theater | 12/22/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: We are finishing our basement and doing a home theater. We are struggling with the color scheme. Our ...
A: Here are 3 colors you may want to look at. First for your ceiling a warm charcoal gray...Benjamin ...
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| painting new wallboard | 12/17/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: Should new wallboard be washed down or vacuumed before priming?
A: Painting new wall board New wall board should be vacuumed before priming. There is a lot of drywall ...
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| Paint selection for basement | 12/17/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: I am finishing a basement with minimal natural light. Floors will be beige & white ceramic tile. ...
A: With your contemporary furnishings (which are great!) a white wall would be nice but maybe a little ...
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| What colors (color family) go best with stained trim? | 12/17/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: My parents are renovating an older home (100+yrold) that has stained trim on the main floor. They ...
A: The floors do not have to match the trim and it's okay to have it lighter or darker. The problem ...
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| Office color scheme | 12/15/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: We are remodeling an old Victorian home as our law office and I'm trying to pick a color scheme for ...
A: To answer your question, take a look at Sherwin Williams Macadamia or Softer Tan for your ceiling, ...
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| Cracked plaster | 12/15/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: We want to repaint our spare bedroom, but there is a two foot long crack in the plaster in one ...
A: Fixing a crack in the plaster should be something you can do fairly easily. I would suggest a 2-3 ...
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| Vinyle covered sheetrock & hot to paint them | 12/15/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: ..my family and i own a mobile home with vinyl covered sheet rock.we chose to paint my sons room and ...
A: With the info you have given me I'm going to have to make a few assumptions to answer your question. ...
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| Paint color for my kitchen | 12/15/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Help! My husband and I are having so much trouble picking out a color for our kitchen. We have maple ...
A: I'm not sure I'll be much help to you because I don't have Mountain Sage in my Behr Paint Deck but ...
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| Oil or Water Based Stain | 12/14/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: We are getting our new fence stained. What are the pros and cons of using oil based stains vs water ...
A: Acrylic or oil wood stains There are a number of things to consider. The most important one is who ...
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| paint color similar to SW Macadamia | 12/14/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: We are redoing our living room. The floor is Brazilian Teak (a medium honey color) and the ...
A: Sorry it took so long to answer but I wanted to make sure I selected your colors in the daylight. ...
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| COLOR COORDINATE WALLS WITH FURNITURE | 12/14/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: I AM DECORATING MY DINING ROOM. I BOUGHT A DARK CHOCOLATE WOOD TABLE AND 6 SAGE CHAIRS. I AM UNSURE ...
A: I like the idea of tone on tone using only 1 or 2 very subtle colors because your chairs have simple ...
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| wall prep for paint after wallpaper removal | 12/13/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: I've removed wallpaper in bathroom-down to the "brown paper bag" color. What do I do next to make ...
A: No need to panic. Anything can be fixed. Is the brown paper from the backing for the wall paper or ...
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| Wallpapering over wallpaper | 12/12/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: Tim, I know that wallpapering over wallpaper, especially over vinyl wallpaper which is what I ...
A: I would skip the sanding part if I were you. It will make a bigger mess. You can use a de-glosser on ...
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| COLOR COORDINATE WALLS WITH FURNITURE | 12/12/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: I AM DECORATING MY DINING ROOM. I BOUGHT A DARK CHOCOLATE WOOD TABLE AND 6 SAGE CHAIRS. I AM UNSURE ...
A: A nice a golden tan would be soft and elegant. Take a look at Benjamin Moore AF345-honeymoon. Have ...
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| Painting | 12/12/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: I have old, manufactured paneling, the gross, slick kind, not real wood. I want to paint it and have ...
A: Sounds like the paneling is typical stuff. Normally the slick outer surface is a wax of some kind. ...
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| wallpaper/crown molding | 12/11/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: which goes on first paper or molding and why?
A: I would put the crown up first and then wallpaper so the paper doesn't rest under the crown molding ...
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| Painting thermoform cabinets | 12/11/2008 | Tony Gallagher |
Q: Ist it feasible to paint thermoformed cabinets? ANSWER: Hi Mark, Yes there is not a problem as ...
A: Mark, 123 is water based and I would have thought you would require either shellac based (Bin) or ...
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| zebra ideas | 12/10/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: i have always thought that zebra would go good in my room. but i dont know how to put it in there. i ...
A: If your bed spread is zebra, I probably wouldn't repeat the pattern on the wall. Have you thought ...
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| pricing decorative paint jobs | 12/10/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: Hope you are having a good day. I have been trying to start a business painting kid spaces and I ...
A: How exciting to be starting your painting business and what fun to create spaces for kids. When I ...
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| whites for trim and ceiling | 12/9/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: First just want to say thank you for your earlier help with the colors for my redone basement. We ...
A: You are right, the creamy white (Antique) is better than white. And yes, the Atrium would make it ...
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| Painting thermoform cabinets | 12/9/2008 | Tony Gallagher |
Q: Ist it feasible to paint thermoformed cabinets?
A: Yes there is not a problem as long as you use the correct primer. There are plenty of multi purpose ...
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| Bubbles in the Paint | 12/8/2008 | Tim Hoeffel |
Q: My fiance and I are in the process of trying to paint our home office and the hallway and after ...
A: Paint bubbles Can you tell me more about the bubbles? Are they small like pinholes or larger like ...
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| paint suggestions | 12/8/2008 | Cyndie Stefanik |
Q: MY kitchen and family room are open... My family area is 14X 20 with cathedral ceilings.. soring to ...
A: If you paint the ceiling deeper than the wall it will visually lower it especially if you use a warm ...
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