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Sherry

Oklahoma City, OK
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About Me:

I love to rearrange furniture, decorate, garden, photography, read pre 20th century history, shop, shop, shop!!!

Favorite area of home improvement:

in the garden currently


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  • The Beginning. Clean the concrete floor very well.  Then paint the floor with 2 coats of Kilz water based sealer. Let it dry overnite.  Next day streak entire floor with acrylic paint wood colors in one direction. I used bamboo tones. 1
  • Finished Floor. When paint streaks are dry, create the lines with a black permanent Sharpie pen that represent the boards. I did 6"x3' boards. stagger the boards approx 12" like wood floors. Darken a few boards for natural variation. 13
  • My Studio.  When boards are to your liking and paint is dry, apply at least 4 coats of polyurethane over the entire floor. Let dry 3 days before putting furniture on it and 2 weeks before dragging across floor. Voila!  You did it.

painting concrete floors

I had to pull the carpet up in one of my bedrooms and I didnt know what to put down on the bare concrete floor, so it stayed concrete for a while. I eventually decided to use the room as ...»
an art studio and wanted to have a wood floor in there. I decided to put my trompe l'oiel knowledge to work and paint the concrete floor in a bamboo style similar to my bamboo floor in my living room and I love the way it turned out. People have to look twice or be told its painted. a true trompe l'oiel effect.

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Linda Fraine
Linda Fraine Naples, FL
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    isnt it really cold? what do you do about that?
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I glow in the dark!

Kaymie M
Kaymie M Blue Grass, IA
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    where did u get it?
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Kaymie M Blue Grass, IA
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Painting: Which color should I paint my dining room?

Kathy P
Kathy P Green Bay, WI
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    use the coral as is! dont be afraid of color! u need to brighten that room up. if u go w/ the ...»
    neutral it will be blah.

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