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Inspiring articles on tufting art, home decor and handmade design
Tufting · September 5, 2026
A rug pad keeps a rug in place, extends its life and protects the floor. The right type for wood, laminate, tile and carpet, and what to avoid.
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Inspiration · September 4, 2026
A few colours, three brushes, a canvas, a palette, linseed oil and turpentine are enough to start oil painting. Here is what you actually need.
What round, flat, filbert, fan, angled and detail brushes are for, and how shape and bristle stiffness change the paint on the surface.
Linseed oil makes paint flow, adds gloss and slows drying. How much to use, in which layer, and what to watch out for.
Kitchen oils change the consistency of paint but never dry. The difference between olive oil, sunflower oil, linseed oil and turpentine.
Turpentine, linseed oil and mediums each thin paint differently. What to use in which layer, and what over-thinning costs you.
Inspiration · September 2, 2026
Wipe first, then solvent, then soap: the order that keeps oil brushes alive, how to rescue dried paint and how not to dry them.
Paint that has skinned over on the palette can be saved; fully hardened paint cannot. Where the line is, and how to unblock a tube.
A lidded box, a sponge and baking paper keep acrylic paint workable for days. Step-by-step assembly and what to watch out for.
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