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Design & décor projects are some of the most shared on Hometalk. Feel free to share photos of your whole-house projects, from kitchen design to living room décor. You can also ask for design & décor advice from design & décor experts. Design professionals will help you solve your design dilemmas and applaud you on your beautiful home décor. Hometalk members include everyone from design & décor professionals to folks who are doing their first design & décor projects. Maybe you just want to share a design & décor idea? That's fine, too!



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  • Easily age your terra cotta pots resulting in a beautiful aged patina.
  • Grab whatever paint you have on hand, think creamy antique colors, a sponge and wax.  The wax will protect it from moisture and make the pots more durable.
  • Mix the paint with a good amount of wax till smooth.
  • Take a sponge and apply the paint mixture onto the terra-cotta pot leaving certain areas of the pot lightly exposed.
  • That's it, I swear, took about 2 minutes per pot.
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How to Easily Age Terra Cotta Pots

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Kristin San Marcos, CA 19 hours ago
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    Ana Fawdry 13 minutes ago
    Another way to really easily age terracotta is to mix some un pasteurized yogurt with water ...»
    and paint it on. the yogurt/water mixture will soak right into the terracotta but within a week or two, the yogurt will have created that white/green veneer on the pots (and don't worry, once the water has fully dried the live bacteria will die, you won't get a pot that continues growing stuff on it!)

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  • The end result. Three coordinating books to be tied together with twine, plus old keys.
  • The beginning. Used books and leftover paint.
  • The stenciling. I didn't even worry about the words fitting perfectly.

Upcycling Old Hardcover Books Using Chalk Paint® Decorative Paint!

Gorgeous books are featured everywhere these days - in magazines, on blogs, in showcase homes. I decided to embrace this design trend and use a free pile of like-sized books, a bit of ...»
left-over Chalk Paint® and small-scale stencils from previous projects. After the first grouping, I could not stop. It's addictive! These make perfect gifts and decorative accents.

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Annie Sloan Unfolded Kenner, LA 14 hours ago
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    Elayne B 51 minutes ago
    Cool, but isn't chalk paint expensive??
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  • My inspiration, Jackson Pollock's August Rhythm
  • I used paints that I already had in the garage. Black, white primer, pale blue and gray.
  • We simply splattered the pillow cases over a drop cloth.
  • I tried to dribble in spots to look as random as possible.
  • The finished pillow cases drying in the sun.
  • The best part of the bed. The new paint splattered pillows on the bed
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Jackson Pollock Inspired Pillows

After a trip to New York, I came back with the idea to add some Jackson Pollock to my own house. I had a few khaki pillows from Target that seemed like the perfect place to add that ...»
element. We removed the stuffing and splattered our pillows with white, black, gray and blue in the driveway. These are all the colors from August Rhythm. After they dried, we re-inserted the stuffing.

This was almost too easy.

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James@TheCavenderDiary Dallas, TX 7 hours ago
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  • After purchasing new cabinet and applying Mexican look tile to top, and backsplash.
  • Floor to match the countertop!

Did You Know You Can Tile Over Formica?

Guessing you can do this to formica kitchen counters too, but in our case...our house in NJ had very outdated bathrooms, but we had a budget we needed to stick to--had tile installed ...»
right over top of yellow formica vanity top and added a backsplash and matching floor tile, but did buy a new vanity cabinet. We got a kind of Mexican look in the end and we loved it.

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Lorraine Edwards Wilmington, DE 8 hours ago
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  • Pink and white flower decoration.
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Mini Lilacs Flower Decoration

Lilacs are among the most fragrant of flowers. These mini lilacs take up a lot less space in a city garden, but smell just as wonderfully as their big sisters. ...»

A simple flower decoration of mini lilacs in a white vase, brings the scent of Spring into your home.

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Marianne Songbird Netherlands 2 days ago
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    Dorene H 9 hours ago
    where did you purchase a texas lilac?
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Use Hemp Oil & Milk Paint to Create a Chippy, Old Painted Finish

Looking for a safe and easy way to add old patina to a piece of furniture?

I love the look of chippy old furniture, but those authentic finishes can be hard to find. ...»

And quite often, they're not safe because the paint used contains lead.

That's why I love milk paint. It's safe and non-toxic, and it's so easy to rcreate a chippy, crusty painted finish that looks like it's hundreds of years old.

I used Miss Mustard Seed Milk Paint in Kitchen Scale and Tricycle on this vintage buffet I found.

The secret to the chipped and peeling finish is hemp oil, which I sandwiched between the two layers of paint.

You can read more about the hemp oil resist technique on my blog.

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Atta Girl Amy Greensboro, NC 9 hours ago
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  • Kirby of Kirb Appeal and Shirley of Housepitality Designs shop at The Farmer's Wife Antiques in Greensboro, N.C.
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  • Lovely ladies in hats at the Hometalk N.C. Bloggers Meetup
  • Summerhouse in Greensboro, N.C. was one of the many shopping stops during our bloggers meet up.
  • A group of N.C. bloggers enjoys a proper English tea at Deer Cottage in Greensboro, N.C.
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Hometalk N.C. Bloggers Meetup: From Downtown to Downton #htmeetupnc

What happens when you gather 23 Hometalk-loving, hat-wearing, thrift-shopping, tea-drinking, Downton Abbey obsessed bloggers together? ...»

Lots of fun, laughter and friendships.

We had a blast at the inaugural Hometalk N.C. Bloggers Meetup, held in Greensboro, N.C. on May 11.

We did some serious shopping. We stuck our pinkies in the air, drank tea and feasted at the lovely Deer Cottage. We imagined what would happen if Edith from Downton Abbey started a blog. (Be sure to check out the video for a good laugh!) We proved that blogging friends are real friends.

Atta Girl Amy
Atta Girl Amy Greensboro, NC 10 hours ago
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  • a vintage-inspired guest bathroom
  • red and turquoise guest bathroom
  • storage for towels with a wire basket and a hand painted sign that I made
  • baskets above the door for extra storage
  • picture frame moulding with a glass tile border detail
  • vintage bottles for soap
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  • before (I put up the wainscoting a few years back)
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Guest Bathroom Reveal {Vintage Inspired}

I'm so excited to share our guest bathroom makeover that was done with mostly paint and a few vintage-inspired accessories! It's only a 6' x 8' space, so I tried to pack as much ...»
personality and color into the room without going overboard with a theme.

http://www.simplicityinthesouth.com/2013/05...

Tricia @ Simplicity In The South
Tricia @ Simplicity In Th... Greenville, SC 2 days ago
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    Lu T 3 minutes ago
    thanks Tricia I thought it was a shade of blue. Interesting, Thank you
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It was a beautiful morning, so my son and I got our hands dirty. While I planted flowers, he rearranged the newly purchased vegetables awaiting their designated place in the garden. Little did I know that he apparently has an eye for floral design. I call it Fire Red Tomato Truck, but do you have a better suggestion?
Small Talk Mama
Small Talk Mama Kansas City, MO 12 hours ago
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    Small Talk Mama 10 hours ago
    Thanks
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  • This kitchen corner now has a seat with storage, coat hooks and shelves.
  • We followed the directions in this book for the how-to.

Build a Mini-Mudroom

We took a small corner of our kitchen and turned it into a mudroom. See how we did it here: http://the2seasons.com/2013/05/21/my-surpris...
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The 2 Seasons Lexington, KY 11 hours ago
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