Using a rag to wipe a coloured glaze over a textured surface allows you to work paint into crevices and wipe off excess to produce an aged finish. Dear Debbie: I enjoy reading about the different ...

DEAR DEBBIE: I have 30-year-old brown-stain kitchen cabinets that I want to paint to have an aged look. I've seen you do this with light colors, but I'd like to try black with a red glaze. Would that ...

Dear Debbie: I am learning how to paint with glazes and love the hints of colour you get when you add a layer of glaze over colour. I’m trying a gingham pattern in the nursery and taping like mad.

Q: I have 30-year-old brown-stain kitchen cabinets that I want to paint to have an aged look. I’ve seen you do this with light colors, but I’d like to try black with a red glaze. Would that work? Q: I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Acrylics, because they are water-based, can be thinned with water to create transparent washes. But the pigments don’t tend to ...