Painting

The Wintertime Blues, and Reds, and Yellows, and…

January 21, 2010
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(bringing back one of my early favorite posts from last winter) Let’s Roll… Or brush, or sponge, or rag…even spray! No matter how you do it, just paint! For most of you (not me!) it’s the dead of winter and outdoor projects are pretty much out of the question! Even if you’re going to hire [...]

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Should You Do Your Own Painting

November 20, 2009

A long time member of the Remodeling Guy Crew (regular readers and commenters), Denise who blogs at Journey to Maggie May, has been building an addition all summer. It’s a beautiful project and she has pictures on her blog. Denise posted a comment today on a post about Bump-Out Style additions that got me to [...]

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Install Wainscoting, Chair Rail, and Paint for Quick New Look

November 18, 2009
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Do you want to make an absolutely stunning difference in any room of your home in less than two days, start to finish? I love big differences made quickly! And this project will do it for sure! Look at this: Isn’t this room amazing! Wonderful Moulding Ideas I could probably write a whole book about [...]

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A Perfect Space Saving Kitchen Window Seat

November 8, 2009
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This one is a perfect 10 if you ask me. I found the picture at one of my favorite haunts Houzz.com, and the kitchen is by Valerie Pedersen who works in the SF Bay Area. Wow! I love, love, love it! I was searching for window seats and I came across this shot. I really [...]

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RG…TV??? Painted Floors Video

October 18, 2009

Not one to just leave well-enough alone, I’ve been wanting to learn how to bring video to Remodeling Guy for a long time!  As with all great journeys, this one begins with a single step!  I hope you enjoy!  All the pictures in this video were found at www.coastalliving.com Let me know your thoughts, ideas, [...]

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Playing With Paint Colors at Blissful Home

April 22, 2009

Ever wish you could see what color would look best on your front door? I spent some time yesterday playing with Photoshop to see if I could do just that. Pretty neat, huh? You can see larger, non-flashy, versions of these over at Blissful Home where I write a weekly column. While you’re there, look [...]

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10 Bathroom Remodeling Ideas in One Picture

April 21, 2009
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Are you looking to spruce up your bathroom? Personally, I think it’s one of the best places to start remodeling. Let’s see how many ideas we can get from one picture! Here is the picture: Nice Huh? Well, I say you don’t have to do ALL of this to rock your bathroom into a new [...]

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Painting Your Cabinets Part 2 – Time For Plan B

April 2, 2009
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Welcome to the ongoing saga of the RemodelingGuy.net “Paint Your Kitchen Cabinets” series of posts! I think that many of you will like where I go with this today, though I know that some will disagree even though I’m on-trend with painting kitchen cabinets black! Plan A – Part 2 – More Sanding As you [...]

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Painting Kitchen Cabinets Part 1 – Sanding and Priming

March 26, 2009
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Finally the “Paint Your Cabinets” post you’ve been waiting for! Let’s Jump right in! A Clear Finished Wood Door We’re working with a door I had laying around in my shop. It was a beautiful solid maple door already. But we have other plans for it! Since this door had a clear coat of lacquer [...]

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Drillbit Designs Cabinet Door – Time to Choose!

February 21, 2009
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Hey Crew! Time to pick a cabinet door winner!   It was really fun hearing everyone’s ideas and it was not easy at all to pick three finalists! Some of the ideas were great, but beyond either my abilities, or at least my time constraints! I would have enjoyed trying to create the flowing hair [...]

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Remodeling Guy Bailout Proposal (before amendments)

February 9, 2009

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” – Winston Churchill When we talk about design and remodeling, about making things feel better, prettier, more comforting, are we just trying to please ourselves? Is there any real good in it? Personally, I believe that “remodeling” can change the world. Does that sound crazy [...]

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5 Great Do-It-Yourself Projects

January 29, 2009

You Can Do This! Hey Crew! I’m excited to have you all here at Remodeling Guy! You’ve left so many encouraging comments and sent me some great emails. I’m really looking forward to helping you stay excited about what you can do with your homes. It’s clear to me from the comments and emails that [...]

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Colors in Cabinetry – A New Trend?

January 25, 2009
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This looks like a bright way to start the day! Colors seem to be all the rage in cabinetry these days.  I’ve been seeing this in magazines all over the place!  The way this job ( featured in Southern Living) is done really impressed me though.  It just seems like the perfect mix of colors.  [...]

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