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Hand-painted Delft tiles
The loose un-even quality of this faux technique
makes painted Delft tiles an ideal decorative effect for the beginner or
inexperienced do-it-yourselfer.
Irregular lines and hand
painted renderings add character and old world charm, easily
achieved without any prior painting experience.
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Silver
leafing - Gilding made easy!
Gold or silver
leaf any object, quickly and easily. Basic
gilding techniques, terms and
principles.
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Delft tiles
Learn to
paint these classic tiles, ideal suited for
back splashes, decorative trays and objects,
fire place surrounds, or just about anywhere
you want to add a splash of old world charm. |
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Marbleizing
This vibrant Ochre
marble can make your simplest furniture look grand.
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Canvas
stretching. 
Learn the proper technique to stretch any
size canvas.
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Furniture
glazing
An
ideal finish for
kitchen cabinets,
bathroom vanities and
just about any piece
of furniture. |
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Design Styles
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Arts and Crafts
Style
The Arts
& Crafts ideal stressed simplicity,
natural materials like wood and brass,
and a return to individual
craftsmanship. Picking
up on the styles and philosophies of William Morris and Charles
Renie Macintosh, the American Arts & Crafts movement offered a
total way of life-grounded first and foremost in the design of the
home and its furnishings.
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Tuscan Style
Tuscan
style evolved through layers of history, taking cues from the earliest Etruscan
metal craft and pottery, and of course, from the sumptuous world of
the Italian Renaissance. |
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Door Styles from around the
world
Perhaps more than any other design
element, a door tells the story of a structure's past
and present. Entryways can be welcoming or
forbidding, rustic or formal, and frequently express
essential features of the culture that has created them,
the people they enclose, and even the natural
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Priming -
interior, exterior, and furniture
Understanding the right primer for your
project is the first step to insure a quality product. artSparx helps you know
when to use what to get the job done right. |
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Sealers & sealants-
Varnishes, polyurethane, shellac and more.
Numerous types of sealers
are found commercially, each providing a specific solution for a sealers needs.
What exactly is a sealer? It is a substance used to protect a surface from
oxidation, natural deterioration and physical abuse. Learn about sealers,
varnishes, polyurethanes and more. |
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Start your project right, the first time
Meticulous
and thorough preparation of the base surface, whether interior or exterior,
ensures the quality and success of any project. For doors and windows, ceilings,
floors, furniture and objects. |
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"Paint
generously and unhesitatingly, for it is better not to
lose the first impression"
-Camille
Pissaro
1830-1903
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Laugh Out Loud Designs offers a
stellar collection of custom designed decorative
products and novel interior design services for
residential and commercial environments.
Our product lines include custom hand painted wall
coverings, murals, floor cloths, decorative window
treatments, textiles, paintings, and furniture.
Laugh Out Loud Designs also provides interior
design services for residential and commercial
environments.
Visit
our full site!
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Border
Designs
Sampling
of Floral Border Designs That May Also Be Used
For Paintings, Murals, Wallpaper and Panels.
Contact
us with design requirements.
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Gilding
Designs
Custom
Gold leaf and gilding designs. All designs can
be formatted as borders, sidewalls, paintings or
murals.
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Exclusively
For Children
The
Children Collection features wallpaper borders
which are entirely hand painted. The standard
repeat is 9.5 feet with any standard width
between 12 and 48 inches.
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Figurative
Designs
Samples
of figurative designs that can be adapted for
use as wallcoverings, paintings, screens and
murals.
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LAUGH OUT LOUD DESIGNS provides decorative
screens, paintings and collages
Themes, colors, media and technique of our
Screens
Paintings
And Framed Art
Collages
Are tailored to meet clients' individual design
requirements.
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LAUGH OUT LOUD DESIGNS creates
hand-painted panels that attribute color,
artistic design, and privacy to windows. |
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