

Endless Doors
And a dress-up costume to match. Even before Halloween. Oooodles and oodles of doors. To clean and sand and wipe down and paint and...


Beautifully Fake
What fun, and we even managed to get the right house! Our first step was to greatly alarm the neighbors. Please oh please tell me that is...


Revert to Raw
It starts out as wood, then some clever person carves it and makes pretty, it is painted a good solid black color (goes with everything)...


More than just walls
Since we spiffed up the walls, Jill asked Tamara if it would be possible to spiff up the furniture a bit. Sure! We headed back for a...


Onward: Debby Spertus
For about 5 years Debby and I painted together Debby continued to paint murals and faux finishes for another couple of years before...


Optical Art in Naperville
Gee - you'd think from these latest posts that all we do is bright things! It's actually unusual, we spend a lot more time doing things...


Smarten Up That Sweet Look
Always bright and very tempting, Illinois Nut & Candy was recently awarded Skokie Merchant of the Year. Putting a fancy banner up meant...


KidSnips 2015
After a couple of weeks of planning & painting big bright shapes we went onsite in Vernon Hills. Phew! That was an intense week. The...