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Crackle Finish
DIYnet — An easy-to-do crackle finish gives a piece the aged look of peeling paint. A crackle-glaze finish can be applied to picture frames, furniture, walls, flowerpots -- almost any surface you can think of. Here are a few easy ways to achieve this ...More…
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Monogrammed Looking-Glass Mirror
DIYnet — Learn how faux can be fabulous with these creative fool-the-eye projects. Creative crafters Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza have got that faux feeling. They reveal how to turn a plain piece of glass into a fancy monogrammed mirror, show off a ...More…
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Easy Antiquing Techniques
DIYnet — Storage is essential, but style is important as well. Karl Champley shows homeowners Chad and Rebecca how to transform their plain-vanilla corner cabinets into storage units they'll love to show off. Also in this episode, Karl demonstrates how to ...More…
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Stamped Metallic Finishes
DIYnet — This flea-market find has been transformed into an elegant table with metallic rubber stamping. A rubber-stamped and gold-leafed note card takes on a special look. Use rubber stamps to add elegant metallic designs to furniture and cards. Apply a ...More…
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Smoking Technique on Pen Holder
DIYnet — This pen holder was painted using a tole-paint smoking technique. Paper towels (guest recommends Bounty or Viva -- some others shed fiber particles that get in the paint) Pour Dunes Beige onto paper plate or palette paper and base-coat the wood ...More…
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Silver-Leafed Mirrors
DIYnet — This antique-looking mirror would look nice in almost any decor. A silver-leaf mirror with the look of an antique adds elegance to just about any decorating scheme. Mix 2 tablespoons gelatin with 1 cup water in a saucepan. Stir over heat until ...More…
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Faux Books
DIYnet — Can you tell if these books are real or faux? Find out how to fool your guests by following our easy instructions. Stack sheets of plastic foam until they're about the same height as the book when it's lying down. Make color copies of all sides .. ...More…
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Metal Leaf Seashells
DIYnet — These silver-leafed seashells make wonderful bathroom accessories. Place a sheet of silver leaf over the adhesive, and smooth it onto the shells with a stiff brush ( DIY Crafts host Vicki Payne adds silver leaf to seashells. Apply leafing ...More…
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Brass Leafing on a Terra-Cotta Pot
DIYnet — Sheets of Dutch metal (enough to cover the selected pot; the sheets are 5" x 5" [ Artist's paintbrush (small artist brush for applying sizing to the detailed areas of the relief -- a #4 would work -- 1-1/2" to 2" disposable brush) ...More…
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Milk Paint
DIYnet — The soft, powdery look of a tomato-hued milk-paint finish gives an aged feel to a new end table. Using materials of the past, such as old-fashioned milk paint, can give your home a warm, nostalgic feeling. Milk paint, used for centuries before ...More…
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Faux Bamboo
DIYnet — The wood in this flea-market lamp was given the look of bamboo. This rustic-looking bamboo picture frame began with plain wooden dowels. Crafter Bunny DeLorie of Fe Fi Faux Finish turns plain wooden dowels into faux bamboo sticks that look just ...More…
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Weathered-Wood Birdhouse
DIYnet — Turn a new birdhouse into a weathered decoration, using paint and crackle medium. The cracks will be larger if you use a brush to apply paint over crackle medium. If you use a sponge to apply paint to the crackle medium, the cracks will be ...More…