Q: I am just back from a long-planned trip to France and spent a week in the breathtaking countryside of Provence. I’m painting my bedroom to look like the ancient walls in the villa we stayed in. Do ...

Follow the paint's drying time recommendations before adding a glaze coat. The base coat, which is often the lightest color in your faux painting scheme, is an eggshell or satin-sheen latex paint.

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

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 ...