If the wood has an existing finish, such as paint or varnish, you’ll need to sand it down to expose the raw wood. Use medium-grit sandpaper to remove the top layer and follow up with fine-grit ...

After years of interior design trends leaning toward the super-sleek—by way of glass, chrome, polished wood, or brass; and midcentury-modern furniture against stark-white walls—the moment has ...

Wash It With Color. Lime-wash paint and pigmented plasters from companies like Color Atelier, Domingue Architectural Finishes and Portola Paints & Glazes, which coat walls with gauzy clouds of ...

With 140 shades derived exclusively from mineral pigments and developed with color consultant Eve Ashcraft, the lime wash offers Dankers’s trademark hazy hues, telltale brushstrokes abounding.

According to co-owner Jamie Davis, traditional lime wash applications could only be used on surfaces like plaster, cement, and stucco—products that were essentially naturally porous.