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.

A layer of glaze then is applied with a sponge, rag, a crumpled plastic bag or newspaper or anything that will leave a design that you like. The sea sponge or cotton rag should be water-dampened to ...

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