A great how-to video in which a pair of mahogany chests are used to demonstrate the use of wood stains, wood filler, and oil-based varnishes. This very traditional application of products is a great showcase for brush handling, ... [More]

Three styles of painted faux marble are shown: positive, negative, and combination. You will be amazed with the options available - even many professionals are unfamiliar with these techniques. The results are beautiful, with ... [More]

Varnished mahogany chests are treated to the ultimate look in the world of finishes. Taken through successively finer steps, the results are a sumptuous smoothness, gloss, and depth. This is the perfect final look for a polished ... [More]

Peeling Paint is more of a two-tone look where a base-coat color shows through a cracked top-coat. This can also be a subtle look like the porcelain crackle, or much more bold. The differences are well detailed in this video ... [More]

A great how-to on pinstriping, dragging and stenciling. Watch an ugly dark pine chest of drawers be refinished with a light base coat, then get combed on its sides, pinstriped on the front and top, and stenciled. This is a real ... [More]

The techniques you will learn in this download include: Raised Rusted Iron, Frottage, Gator Divine Elegance, and Two Color Cheesecloth. In It's Faux Easy, Gary Lord shows you fabulous faux finishes not found anywhere else. ... [More]

Follow along with Gary & David as they take the mystery out of mural painting. Together they will show you the same techniques they themselves use in their classes in the field. Dave demonstrates with a two-color parchment how ... [More]

Gary Lord and Dave Schmidt of Prismatic Painting Studios and authors of Great Paint Finishes for a Gorgeous Home and Marvelous Murals You Can Paint share their 40 years combined experience to show you the same easy and effective ... [More]

In this project, a previously finished (translate: bought at a garage sale) chest of drawers is painted, antiqued, and given a top of painted faux marble. This is a rapidly moving, fun how-to demonstration of what can be done ... [More]

In this how-to demonstration, watch a child's oak chair that has been stripped of its old finish get several coats of oil to accentuate its golden tones. The final surface is buffed with steel wool and wax for an easy, soft, ... [More]