January 16, 2012 – The Practical House Painting Guide

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What color to paint front door?

January 16, 2012

We have a two story colonial with red brick on the front porch area. The rest of the house we painted a medium yellow. The roof is navy and we put up white shutters – Our front door is white and we painted the inserts of door the same yellow

Best finish over shellac for heavy use?

January 16, 2012

I have a table from the 60s with a shellac finish. I would like to make it water resistant, but don’t want to strip it and lose the current stain. I’m not a big fan of polyurethane, only because it chips over time and cannot be repaired. What do you

Theater Room Painting

January 16, 2012

I am painting my theater room after 3 years. The original paint is eggshell color. I am covering with a dark espresso bean color. I have applied 2 coats on the room but it continues to streak and spot. The paint is not going on uniformly, no matter how much