This week’s column is a kind of part two to last week’s column on sponge painting. Our projects this time around are metal buckets made into planters, and they are larger and require a little ...

There’s an old painting technique called “sponge painting” that has been rediscovered and has become popular. It can give an interesting effect to your next paint job. The best thing about sponge ...

They’re looking just a bit puzzled. Sheri Jackson and Jodie Cariveau have just had a 90-minute class in sponge and rag wall painting from Lee Smith, lead interior designer at the Home Depot in Tustin, ...

Many of our regular readers may already have discovered the joys of sponge painting, but we are trying it for the first time in this week’s column. When painting with sponges, you have lots of choices ...

Sponge painting, a technique for applying a nice color over a base coat, achieves a multi-tone finish. It has subtle and natural character that’s more interesting than a plain-painted surface. Use it ...

Do-it-yourselfers, cast your paintbrushes aside. Sponges, combs and rags are proof that there’s more than one way to paint a wall. That’swhy more and more broken-color techniques — using one or more ...