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Edgar Degas, a key French Impressionist artist, became famous for his portraits of ballet dancers. Influenced heavily by fashion himself, his attention to light and movement in the clothing worn by the dancers and other female subjects in his paintings in turn influenced couturiers like Christian Dior and modern clothing designers alike.
Any baby room that you enter is likely to have a few common items laying around. Learn about the items found in a baby's room with help from a former family case worker in this free video clip.
Creating the perfect baby room for your newborn is an exciting part of the preparations. Many parents choose to have their new arrival in their bedroom for the first few weeks or months, but it's still important to have a separate nursery for changing, feeding and storing all those baby items. Look through interior design magazines for style tips and inspiration for your baby room makeover.
Baseball baby rooms are a great opportunity to instill in your child a love of the game from the earliest age possible. Learn about baseball baby rooms with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
Cutting in interior painting is one important part of making sure that you have good clean lines during a project. Get cutting in interior painting tips with help from a seasoned home improvement expert in this free video clip.
The thing that really sets apart a built-in is a nice trim that isn't too expensive or hard to do. Learn about what kind of paint and trim are for built-ins with help from the writer of a nationally syndicated newspaper column on decorating in this free video clip.
A number of things, from the carpeting to the frame to the door itself, could cause a door to be loud in a baby's room. Make doors quiet in a baby's room with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
The word essential seems to be subjective based on the person and their lifestyle and their preferences. Learn about essentials for a baby room with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
A dedicated room, no matter how small, is a great thing for a baby to have. Make a baby room with limited space with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
Decorating a baby's room is pretty easy, even if you don't have access to something like a sewing machine. Learn about easy baby room projects with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
Polyester carpeting is perfect safe for your child. Find out if polyester carpeting is okay for a baby room with help from a former family case worker for CPS in this free video clip.
Finding the gradient on a straight line graph isn't necessarily as difficult as you might at first assume. Find the gradient on a straight line graph with help from a Head Math Supervisor in the New Jersey public school system in this free video clip.
Painting trim with carpeting installed only requires a few precautions before the process begins. Find out how to paint trim with carpet installed with help from a Foreman for Lighty Contractors in this free video clip.
Painted art is a great way to give your baby's room its own unique look and feel. Learn about using painted art in baby rooms with help from a graphic designer and illustrator in this free video clip.
Painting with chocolate is a great, fun (and delicious) way to get a unique new look in your art project. Learn how to do speed painting with chocolate with help from a graphic designer and illustrator in this free video clip.
Creating straight lines with makeup requires the proper use of the right tools. Create straight lines with makeup with help from a graduate of The Make-Up Designory in this free video clip.
When it comes to painting an interior living room, you're always going to want to keep a few key things in mind. Get interior living room painting tips with help from a national interior design expert in this free video clip.
The acronym MACRS stands for the "Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery System." Learn about MACRS depreciation versus a straight line with help from an investment and finance professional in this free video clip.
Depth can take a good painting and turn it into a great one. Add depth to a straight line when painting with help from a graduate of the Maine College of Art in this free video clip.
Before you can repaint concrete floors you'll need to remove the old paint that was previously there. Remove old paint from concrete floors with help from an experienced building manager in this free video clip.
Not all methods for painting concrete floors are exceedingly difficult. Learn about a few easy ways to paint concrete floors with help from an experienced building manager in this free video clip.
Painting concrete floors, especially in rooms like the kitchen and living room, requires you to keep a few very important things in mind. Paint concrete floors in the kitchen and living room with help from an experienced building manager in this free video clip.
Aura Bath and Spa paint is designed for use in locations with high humidity. Areas such as baths and spas can see an abundance of mildew growth because of the level of moisture in the air. Fortunately, Aura Bath and Spa paint is mildew-resistant and works well on both walls and ceiling. Paint the ceiling with Aura Bath and Spa in the same manner as you would with other brands of paints.
With its deep red color, mahogany is an elegant-looking wood popular for fine furniture and exterior and interior home decor. If you have a piece of it that you want to prepare for varnish, you'll need to take some extra care with this special type of wood. Since the wood -- which comes mainly from Central America -- has an "open grain" that gives it a porous surface, you'll need to take extra steps to ensure that you can achieve a smooth surface.
For many homeowners, ceilings are fourth walls that provide another option to decorate the space. Marbling is a faux-finish technique that allows any homeowner to create the high-end look of natural stone without the costly price tag. The technique involves layering paint and glaze that is then manipulated with inexpensive products to create the marbleized look. You don’t have to be a professional painter to create this high-end look on your ceilings.
You can make a straight line look curved by employing a few distinct techniques. Find out how to make a straight line look curved with help from an artist and illustrator in this free video clip.
Painted walls often need to be cleaned in a very specific way to avoid damaging the paint. Learn the tricks to cleaning painted walls with help from a home improvement expert in this free video clip.
How you will paint a floor depends entirely on just what type of floor you're trying to paint. Find out how to paint floors with help from a home improvement expert in this free video clip.
Painting the interior of a home always requires you to keep a few very important things in mind. Get painting tips for the interior of a home with help from an interior designer, home staging expert, and Allied member of ASID in this free video clip.
The wood knots in knotty pine walls have resin in them, which can seep from the wood and ruin a paint job. It's difficult to remove the resin from a surface, especially after it hardens. You can avoid such problems by properly preparing a knotty pine surface before painting it. This includes covering the knots with a primer that fills pores in the wood and prevents resin seepage.
Over time the outdoor elements will damage the paint on your fencing, and you will have to repaint the posts and railings. Before you pick up a paintbrush and start applying the paint, you need to complete the prep work on the wood. The time you take for the preparation affects how well the paint job turns out -- whether it looks smooth and new or rough. Leaving behind bits of peeled paint or rough spots will result in a bumpy paint finish on the fence.
Swirl marks in auto paint can be a cause of concern for many vehicle owners, and for those with dark-colored cars, the problem is usually more apparent. Swirl marks are actually tiny scratches in the auto paint itself and can be caused by a number of different factors. Most vehicle owners experience swirl marks because of poor paint maintenance techniques. Potential problems are easy to identify, and swirl marks can be removed with just a few simple materials.
Lanai is a Hawaiian word for a porch or a veranda, and is typically used to describe porches or verandas that are furnished as outdoor living areas. You can decorate your lanai with a tropical theme or, if this isn't to your taste, you can decorate it in a manner that better suits your style.
New paint can spruce up the walls in your home -- but don't forget about the ceiling. A touch of color on your rooms' ceilings will add character and has the potential to change how large the room feels. If you have a wide ceiling, the shade of your paint can either enhance or diminish the size of the ceiling. Always use a ceiling paint, which is thicker and better equipped to cover stains and last a long time.
Adding texture to your ceiling is a way to add dimension to any room in your home. A swirl texture can make a small room seem larger by drawing the eyes upward to the design. Sand can be added to the finish paint for additional texture to your ceiling paint. You can add a swirl pattern with sand paint in an afternoon without calling in a professional painter.
Crackled paint gives a distressed, almost antique look to ordinary wood items. A crackle glaze causes the surface color of paint to form small cracks that reveal a different paint color or the natural wood color beneath. These finishes are often used in rustic, shabby chic or romantic decoration schemes to add an aged look to doors and furniture. Crackle glaze is readily available from paint, craft or hardware stores.
Getting crisp paint lines between the edge of the ceiling and the walls does not require years of expertise. Even a beginner can achieve sharp paint lines that separate the ceiling from the wall. Although you can paint the lines freehand, use painter’s tape to separate the different surfaces, thereby preventing the paint from spreading where you don’t want it to. Before you begin, pull out the furniture from the room or move it to the middle and cover with tarps.
Covering the garage door is required to turn a garage into living space. You want the enclosure to look harmonious with the home’s facade, so the design will require detailed planning. From curbside, you don’t want any telltale signs of a driveway leading to the former garage door either. To frame the wall space, you will also need to consider any windows or siding that will be part of the remodel.
Choosing an exterior paint finish may seem daunting. There are a variety of paint bases, formulas and finishes available, each having subtly or drastically different properties. Two contrasting finish types, for instance are flat and high-gloss finishes: Flat paint dries dull; high-gloss paint dries shiny. While certain guidelines follow for their use outside, go with your personal preference and the home's design to help you make your final decision.
Drop ceilings are frequently used to cover damaged ceilings or as a means to hide pipes and wiring. The metal grids and panels are fairly inexpensive and easy to install, making them an attractive choice for business and homeowners. Over time the panels frequently become discolored or stained, creating a less than inviting look for your room. Many ceiling tiles are made of a foam type material that is very absorbent. This may make painting your ceiling tiles a challenge, but there are ways to cover the tiles to create an attractive ceiling.
Unlike a traditional wall, a makeshift wall is a quick and easy way to create two separate spaces within one room, thus avoiding a long and difficult construction process. The convenience of being able to move or take down a makeshift wall at any time also gives it an advantage over a more permanent divider. With a little creativity and some basic items, you can divvy up the precious space in your studio apartment or divide your children's bedroom in half in no time.
If you have a room with a lot of sunshine streaming through the windows, you have a special feature that paint can help you play up -- or tone down, depending on what you choose to do with it. Sunny rooms are a real treat in Northern climates where the daylight hours are short during the long, dark winters. In a warmer climate, however, a sunny room might present a special problem to be managed, and paint can help you accomplish that. Another consideration is what will be the purpose of the room. The paint scheme for a sunny bedroom…
A decorative border in a contrasting color adds pizazz to a painted concrete floor. You may also stencil elaborate designs for more dramatic effects. The ideal time to paint trim or stencil designs is shortly after painting or staining the entire floor. Painting a border is not difficult, but it can be tedious. Applying the painter’s tape neatly is slow, and you also need to allow time for each layer of trim paint to dry before proceeding. The simplest border design is a single stripe. A two-color striped border is more challenging.
Painting is tough work, especially when you have to paint a vaulted ceiling on a balcony. The key to painting a vaulted ceiling, or any surface for that matter, is to have the correct equipment to complete the job. In this case, this includes a roller extension and a ladder. Another key to painting a vaulted ceiling is to prep the area so paint does not get on furniture or flooring.
Polyurethane foam injection is a repair method used to fill in cracks that may develop in masonry walls. The foam fills the cracks, sealing them off to prevent moisture flow and to prevent the crack from expanding. It’s quick and simple to apply, with no drilling necessary. Before you can inject the foam, however, the wall must be properly prepared. This preparation begins with cleaning the cracks and extends to the mounting of plastic ports over the crack, which serves as the injection locations for the foam.
An infinite staircase, also known as an impossible staircase, is a famous optical illusion. The illusion features a looping staircase that appears to be going both up and down simultaneously. This illusion was made famous by M. C. Escher, an artist who featured many such illusions in his drawings. An experienced artist with strong skills handling two-point perspective would be able to draw and paint this illusion freehand, but many such examples of this staircase already exist in art and an easier way to paint the illusion is to work from the examples that already exist.
Because painting a wooden fence is a big task, it's tempting to cut corners to get the job done more quickly. Filling cracks and holes with putty is a step you might assume you can skip. After all, the fence is mainly viewed from afar and will look weathered soon anyway, right? Actually, puttying cracks and holes is an important step. Not only does it provide a more attractive end result, it also helps your fence and its paint job last longer.
Ceilings can be rough for several reasons. Some of them aren't finished properly. Others are painted poorly. Still others have texture added to the paint when it's applied. This often results in a ceiling with a rough, unfinished appearance. Thankfully, it's easy to fix a rough ceiling using the proper materials. A good drywall primer that gets into all the rough texture will prepare the ceiling for any color of paint.
The pitch of a ceiling is simply the angle at which the ceiling meets the wall. A normal cube room will have a pitch of 90 degrees, which is a right angle turn. A room with a cathedral ceiling will have a much higher pitch, which will require more paint to cover a larger ceiling. Estimating the correct amount of paint for a pitched ceiling allows you to save money by not purchasing more paint than you need.
There are a variety of home remedy and self-mixed metal cleaner options for those who don't want to buy a specific cleaner or don't want their cooking surfaces covered in chemicals. Many of these options are natural and some could even be eaten, though that is definitely not recommended. Cleaning your home and cooking surfaces with natural products is a way to ensure a safe environment for yourself and your family, particularly for children, who often contact more household surfaces than adults.
