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WHY is there no info on the FRONT page of Domino site about them folding??? And why are they still advertising suBscriptions??? And WHY have they not said anything on front page of this site how we get refunds or alternatives???? And why can ANYONE still subscribe?????? I just tried it and it is working!!!

ROUGH UP laminate surface with some sand paper first, doesn't have to be alot, use about 120 grit. Then OIL based high adhesive primer as stated above. Make sure you get a primer that you can cover with water based latex (not heard to find). Then put on your latex paint (I would use exterior which you can get on any color), at least two coats, then lightly sand with 200 grit or so, then water based poly: at least THREE coats with LIGHT sand in between. Make sure each coat sits overnight or at least 24 hours before putting on next coat. It will work!!!! this can all be done with a roller, I would use a foam whiz
Catherine

Thanks again for comments. The green hall is interno lime wash by sidney harbor and lattice is stencil from Royal design stencil on the net. There is no canvas on any walls.
Catherine

Congrats!!! Good for you!
Catherine (of inside outside)

Thanks Theo, I agree the trick is being even handed. Philly: Sand outside of tub just to rough it up, roll on a coat of good oil base primer, the kind that allows you to paint over with latex paint and then roll on any color you like. I used 3 shades colors of robbins egg blue and some watery green/turquoise mixed with glaze on top of the solid base coat. Then stencil away. Outside of tubs do not get that wet, especially a roll top tub. if you want you can put on a coat of water based poly. Thanks

Hello again:
The main book cases are FILLED to the gils with books and the china is all diffent colors so I wanted it on a white background. The colors all work together b/c no one color overwhelms another. Each room or area has a distinct color and light. But the style is similar. And as I said before the red wall shot was the wrong pic, my mistake! so you cannot see it in context in the living room. The garden changes color every month since I have tons of perennials. What color does not compliment all the colors found in a garden? I never buy something or paint something b/c it matches the garden somehow. I am by no means a professional decorator. AND THIS is the MOST IMPORTANT part for anyone's home: That YOU, not anyone else, LOVE coming home. I love coming home to my own small concrete bunker/art studio!
Catherine

OH MY GOSH! I just saw this today! Thank you all for the lovely comments! I so WISH NOW I had picked more long shots. The rooms are small and it is hard but if any of you want to see longer/overall shots or have any questions about details, where I got things, how I did anything etc you can email me at cgoldie123@aol.com. I am always happy to help! That red wall was is in the living room and I sent in the WRONG photo! The right photo is a wide shot. I asked them to change it out but I am sure they do not have time. The dining area/kitchen/living room are all connected in one narrow room. The room with the yellow flowers (stencils are from Stencil Library on the net) is the family room which at one end of the house. I think it was a garage conversion. The house is the shape of a shoe box with flat roof and all concrete walls built in 1963, done in one pour. I call it the concrete shoe box. Over the years I have changed every single-pane aluminum window. That is the hall bath I re-did and had that big window put in. I waited 20 years for my clawfoot tub under a window. The bathroom is only 55" wide and about 9 feet long. The tub is 60" so I had an alcove cut into the wall at the faucet end to make it fit. Do you know there is about 6" between most walls?! Anyway, sorry no wider shots and THANK YOU ALL for the wonderful comments! I am sooo honored since there are so many fabulous entries!
Catherine

Love it! And there is nothing better then Porter's Paints! The colors are incredible and the quality excellent. They use so much pigment. I have the Interno "blooming" in my home in many rooms and on wood. It will NOT come off at all. I get Porters from Cox paint in LA. I call them up and they send it to me the very same day. I have their fan decks which are real
brushes of the color. And by the way, Cox can mix Interno in any of the Porter's colors. I am buying a jigsaw! How did you do those small cutouts??? Special blade?
Catherine

My oh my, I have some beautiful stuff and I like to look at my stuff. I am not one to hide away my beautiful china I collect. The china plates on the shelves in small dinning area are from my trips to Paris.
I have a small house, one story, long and narrow. It is VERY lived in but for God's sake if a person is coming to interview me and maybe take a couple photos I do clean it up. If I had known the pics of other unfinished rooms were going to be posted I would have cleaned up even more and re-arranged some things.

I do LOVE that chaise. I found it on the Lane Venture website and ordered it myself from a North Carlolina furniture place with a deep discount. LV has numerous colors (and I mean COLOR, not just another wood finish) you can choose for their furniture finishes. I sent them my fabrics instead of using theirs. The Fireplace, chaise and desk are all in the living room which is quite small.

Catherine
Catherine

Thank you for recognizing me on your web site. I grew up in Indiana and love chicago. My daughter is now 18 and it took years to save up to do this. So many other priorities with the kid and mortgage etc.