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Wall Flower Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza create fresh, fun new looks for walls. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-112L

Plain, boring walls get a major makeover as Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza show easy ways to spruce up your home.

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Lime Wash

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza use lime wash to give a wall that "natural weathered" style.

Lime Wash

Materials:

lime wash primer
lime wash paint
paint roller for primer
4" natural-hair paintbrush

1. Prep walls, filling in holes or cracks; wipe clean and tape off areas not to be painted.

2. Stir primer thoroughly prior to painting. Roll the walls with one coat of primer and let dry. Apply a second coat of primer and allow to dry.

3. Stir the lime wash thoroughly before loading the paintbrush.

4. Paint large and small C shapes on the wall (figure A). Layer and crisscross the C shapes for added highs and lows. Keep painting these shapes until the wall is covered.

5. When you're using lime-wash paint, once you get started you must finish the wall. The wet paint needs to react to wet paint. If you start and stop, you will get heavy lines.

6. Cut in along trim and window edges as you move across the wall. Make sure all wall surfaces are covered. Let the lime wash dry overnight.

7. Repeat the same technique for a second coat of paint (figure B). As the paint dries, you will begin to see the highs and lows.

Figure A

Figure B

Projector Art

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza demonstrate a technique for creating a mural that's perfect for the artistically challenged.

Projector Art

Materials:

image projector
image to project
pencil
paints
brushes

1. Find an image no larger than 5"x5" to copy (figure A). Place image in the projector and turn on projector.

Note: Projector image requirements may vary.

2. Raise the projector to the height needed to project the image on the wall. Move projector and table backward or forward to reach the image size needed for the wall. Focus lens to get a clear image on the wall.

3. When the image is at the correct height and focus on the wall, outline the wall image with a pencil. A pencil tracing makes it easy to correct a mistake.

4. Fill in drawing with the color paints (figure B).

Figure A

Figure B

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