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Faux distressed furniture finishes - make new furniture look antique! If you’ve ever decorated a house - or even just one room, you know how hard it is to fit a particular style with the furniture that you buy in the store. In most cases this furniture just will not have the right sense of style for whatever room you’re looking to set up. Therefore, you should look into either purchasing furniture with faux finishes or learning how to do it yourself.

Creating faux furniture finishes - the complete article.

The walls of any room usually dominate and set the tone for that room. This is why it’s so important to choose the right paint when renovating or redecorating any room in your home. Painting a room to redecorate it wins hands down over the expense and mess of using wallpaper any day of the week so you’ll find most DIY and fixer-upper types favour paint in their projects.

Some people rush into painting their walls and ceilings without taking any preparatory steps. You should always use a primer or base coat when painting any interior wall in your home (or any interior wall for that matter). Be sure that the primer or base coat matches the surface paint color of the wall to create beautiful blending and even layered effects. Another huge benefit of using primer is that it stops you from having to use 2 or 3 coats of the more expensive final finish painting. This alone can save you an awful lot of money.

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Are you just bursting to redecorate your home but find yourself stuck for ideas? Never fear publishing is here! There are numerous home improvement magazines aimed at every room and every style of home imaginable. Going beyond that there are even magazines that focus on a certain type of decorating material such as wood or leather. Home improvement as an industry is currently booming and as this trend continues so will the number of magazines available to cater for it.

Another neat part of our own modern media culture is the side-by-side development of websites for each magazine.  BHG.com (Better Homes and Gardens) is a great example of how printed magazines and their websites can provide you with vast amounts of information for any home decorating or DIY project.

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If you want to make wall art that can be easily moved and taken down, then you should look into painting on something other than directly onto the wall. After all, if you decide to move, or that you want to change your wall art, you’ll need to repaint the entire wall with a basic coat of white paint (or whatever color you want the room to be painted).

If you’re wondering how to paint on canvas for wall art, well, it’s simple. All you have to do is decide what type of design you want to use, and which colors you like for the room you’re in, and get to work. This is a great rainy day activity, especially if you enjoy doing small home projects.

More on canvas wall art tips and ideas.

For years, our ceilings have been a stark white color with a popcorn finish. If you have ever tried to repaint that kind of ceiling, you know what a wretched experience you have survived. The popcorn falls on your head, and before you’re finished, your hair is white. Popcorn ceilings make a home feel dated, and if you’re trying to sell it, they may discourage potential buyers. Thus, unless you are extremely dedicated to keeping the popcorn, you should give it up and go for a plain ceiling. Not only do buyers like this look, but also you can liven up your ceiling with color!

When I talk about how much I love colored ceilings, some people think I’m crazy. Colored ceilings can make a room seem smaller, but mainly they make the room feel closer, more intimate. For houses with very high ceilings, color is a great way to give the room a comfortable feeling rather than an imposing feeling. Additionally, colored ceilings can give a library or bedroom a cozy, friendly atmosphere.

More info on colored ceilings here.