We continue on our How To Paint series with instructions on how to paint your stair case. Tools needed: – Paint and primer – Tape measure – Pencil – Lots of painter’s tape – An angle – A DVD movie case. (Why a DVD movie case? Well, I used the movie case, because the width of the spine is about how wide I wanted my outside gray stripe. How convenient!) 1. Prime and Tape. I decided to go with a … [Read more...]

Mr. Sthole would kill me if I ever suggested this.  As a carpenter he doesn't like it when I paint any type of wood.  But my husband doesn't live in your house so go for it and make it an extra fun color for me! Bob Vila explains why and how to paint wood floors: The first time I heard about someone painting a wood floor I was skeptical. Would it last? Could you scrub it? And why would you do it … [Read more...]

Ok so the word "paint" may be a bit misleading, this article will tell us how to 'dye' our concrete floors.  I've helped someone paint a concrete floor before and I think that this dying option would look much better. Bob Vila tells us how Dyeing floors is different from staining them. With dye, there is no chemical reaction with the concrete—it simply dyes the surface. Dyes can come in liquid … [Read more...]