AboutCyndie Stefanik Expertise Co-Developer/author of the patent pending "Color with No Regrets" Selection System. Just recently her Color Program was a feature article in Faux Effects World Magazine and a separate article for her virtual consultations in House Trends Magazine. The Color Class has earned the prestigous IACET Certification for the Live and Web based programs thru the SDP (Society of Decorating Professionals. She continues to conduct training seminars across the United States and online color classes for homeowners and decorating professionals. She conducts virtual color consultations for commercial and residential customers by appointment.
Experience I began as a decorative painter/artist 15 years ago. My work has appeared in magazines from award winning designer show houses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Architectural Digest. Most recently I have spent the last 3 years creating, developing and patenting a numerical color selection system that takes the subjective nature out of color. Since it is numerically based, color can be chosen quickly and accurately. For the past year, I have conducted training seminars for the "Color with No Regrets" System to decorating professionals around the United States. My background in decorative painting/art, has given me real life experience of how color works but more importantly why it works based on sound color principles. I am also an authorized Aqua Finishing Solutions Distributor and a certified training instructor for the Society of Decorating Professionals.
Organizations The Society of Decorating Professionals
Publications Recent articles and showcase projects appear in Faux Effects World Magazine, House Trends Magazine, WJET-TV for decorative painting set design, as well as local publications in Western Pennsylvania such as Today's Home. I am a regular guest on Good Morning Erie, WJET-TV, an ABC affliate as the Princess of Paint, where I provide decorating, painting techniques and problem solving for viewers.
Expert: Cyndie Stefanik Date: 6/21/2008 Subject: patching and painting sheetrock
Question We are repainting the interior of our house, my wife decided she no longer wanted the chair rail so we pulled it off. I applied two coats of sheetrock mud to the gap left by the missing chair rail. I have sanded between each coat and have a smooth finish with no ridges. In order to get it to blend and look right do I need to put sealer on the mudded portion only or seal the whole wall?
Answer Hi Scott,
It is only necessary for the area patched, but any painting job is easier and nicer when you begin with a primer. So in answer to your question, I would just use the primer/sealer on the entire wall. You can even have the primer/sealer tinted like your paint color. That way, you may get away with 1 coat of paint after you prime.
Thanks for asking. Let me know if I can help you any further.
Cyndie Stefanik
Coping with Color.com
See my article "Color with No Regrets" in the latest issue of Faux Effects World Magazine
