The Kitchen Pantry Scientist, Liz Heineke, shares a simple recipe for making sidewalk chalk. (Make in a disposable container or large plastic bag. Plaster of Paris should not go down the drain!) Mix ...

Chalk paint creates a soft, chalky patina that gives furniture an antique look and it makes refinishing furniture and cabinets easier because it requires little prep work. Although it is a useful and ...

A common casting medium, plaster is also a popular pick for making molds. Using this substance, which is manufactured in powder form, is ideal when you want a rigid structure to make casts as an ...

A former owner had wallpapered the ceiling of my bathroom. I’ve scraped it off but in places, the plaster has come off all the way down to the cement. To patch it, should I use joint compound or ...

The Plaster Cast Workshop of the GrandPalaisRmn has molds of more than 6,000 artworks such as the “Venus de Milo” and Alexander the Great’s foot. An artisan at work in the Plaster Cast Workshop of the ...

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Tile has long been king of the backsplash. Sure, it's easy to clean and durable, but it can also become outdated, chipped, or just not your current style. Rather than replacing it, which can be ...