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General Finishes Design Challenge

Psst. Have you hear about General Finishes Design Challenge. Efex is proud to be a sponsor of the challenge that started on July 4th and will run through July 25th. To celebrate this fun contest Lisa at General Finishes has done this wonderful Trumeau Mirror that we...

Stacey’s Patina Tour

We mentioned in our post "Doorway Patina" earlier this week that our friend Stacey Christensen, of Faux Studio Designs, was headed to Florence to study patina. Well, Stacey has landed, and the first stop on the patina tour has brought her to Milan. Home of high...

French Twist

Elegant French Style When it comes to elegant French style Cindy from Edith and Evelyn has a perfect touch with painting and design. Check out this stunning transformation. She found this chest at an estate sale, it was just the right shape for her foyer and “it had...

Doorway Patina

Reading Patina As painters and embellishers, we are obsessed with making all things looking old and worn. Trying to figure out how to get that look with our tools in our paint box. We love looking at pictures like the one below and saying “ Sigh… I want that look” or...

General Finishes and Efex

General Finishes and Efex are a perfect pair. As part of the Making Patina Series, yesterday was devoted to making patina with General Finishes Pearl Effects. Last time I worked with this product we just showed the basic product. Today we dove into layering. We only...

Gilding Wax and Efex: A Perfect Pair

Efex and Gilding Wax Gilding wax and Efex go together like a hand and glove. One is the form and substance; the other is the design and glitz. This week we worked with several colors of gilding wax mixing them together and with paint to see which combinations we liked...