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Gingham Wall
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Gingham Wall

The trick to re-creating this gingham pattern is to pull a potter's rib (into which teeth have been cut) through yellow glazes, first vertically and then horizontally.

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Faux-Bois Dresser
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Faux-Bois Dresser

An embossed-paint rocker and a combing tool, dragged through a green glaze, leave a faux-bois (wood-grain) imprint.

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Fine Linen Wall
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Fine Linen Wall

The sharp bristles of a horsehair flogger, drawn through a tinted glaze, create the illusion of fine linen.

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Raw-Silk Wall
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Raw-Silk Wall

It may shine like raw silk, but this soft-blue wall with subtle stripes is produced by a pad of steel wool drawn through an iridescent glaze.

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Combed Wall Tiles
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Combed Wall Tiles

Made by passing the teeth of a craft tool through a coat of tinted glaze, combed tiles give dimension to a home-office wall. Alternating the directions of the lines creates a sense of movement. The squares can be any size.

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Faux Marble Table
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Faux Marble Table

The faux marble tabletop was fashioned from three glazes applied with a cotton rag.

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Herringbone Chair
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Herringbone Chair

A midcentury-modern icon has a brush with tradition in this homage to herringbone, applied by dragging a combing tool across the chair diagonally -- first in one direction, then the other.

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Bordered Chest of Drawers
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Bordered Chest of Drawers

This Swedish-style bureau is painted in colors inspired by the Gustavian period. A glaze was rubbed with steel wool to enhance the overall patina of the piece.

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Raw-Linen Headboard
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Raw-Linen Headboard

Creating the look of raw linen on a wooden headboard requires nothing more than a paintbrush and tinted glaze. Oil paint was used to tint the glaze, creating an especially rich, deep shade of blue.

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Chalkboard Calendar Wall
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Chalkboard Calendar Wall

A home office is the ideal spot for a family planner. Six weeks' worth of squares in a variety of shades can accommodate several schedules. The entire wall is also coated with chalkboard paint for more memos.

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Landscape Mural
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Landscape Mural

Although this mural looks complex, the techniques are both easy to master and forgiving. Painting is done with a single color diluted to various concentrations and applied in layers. Highlights are created through reduction: painting, then wiping some color away.

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Trompe L'Oeil Chest
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Trompe L'Oeil Chest

Mask run-of-the-mill storage with a little trompe l'oeil magic. We transformed a boxy, unfinished dresser into a dressier rococo masterpiece by painting it and decoupaging the front with blown-up clip art.

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