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Faux Finishing - Tips, Advice, and Ideas</title><subtitle type="html">Murals and Faux is full of helpful tips, advice, ideas, and pictures of faux finishes and murals.</subtitle><link rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default" /><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://muralsandfaux.blogspot.com/" /><link rel="next" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2249177911403286815/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false&amp;v=2" /><author><name>Painter Mommy</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18100835126351418170</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail" width="32" height="32" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K2LvOMLE_mQ/TBeLs1Xd4KI/AAAAAAAACsc/zs2FE7ymIv0/S220/button_6.png" /></author><generator version="7.00" uri="http://www.blogger.com">Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>58</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/ZPLt" /><feedburner:info xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" uri="blogspot/zplt" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><feedburner:emailServiceId xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">blogspot/ZPLt</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0">http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><entry gd:etag="W/&quot;CkEBQ38_fSp7ImA9WxBRE00.&quot;"><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2249177911403286815.post-4539237134865310089</id><published>2009-12-31T14:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-31T15:04:12.145-08:00</updated><app:edited xmlns:app="http://www.w3.org/2007/app">2009-12-31T15:04:12.145-08:00</app:edited><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="how to antique furniture" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="distressed furniture" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="faux finished furniture" /><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="antiqued furniture" /><title>How to Antique Furniture with Paint</title><content type="html">I am sure that many of you have an old piece of furniture that could use a makeover - an armoire, a dresser, a table...  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Hi, I am in the process of opening a day care center. I need help with decorating the walls.
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